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Law School Profile

Law School Total Enrollment: 564
Student/Faculty Ratio: 7.3 to 1

Fall 2024 Entering Class Profile

Data current as of Orientation Day, August 2024.

First Year Class Enrollment: 166

Average Age	28	Women	60.8%
Out of State	56%	Self-Identified Students of Color	29%
States and Provinces Represented (incl. DC)	28	Undergraduate Majors Represented	50+

LSAT and GPA

	LSAT	GPA
75th percentile	163	3.78
Median	160	3.58
25th percentile	157	3.28

LSAT/UGPA percentiles are calculated by the Law School Admission Council based on matriculant lists provided by Lewis & Clark Law School to the ABA.

Tuition/Financial Aid (2023-24)

Full-time	$56,296
Part-time	$42,220
Percentage of Fall 2022 incoming students that received scholarships or grants	98%

All candidates are automatically considered for all merit scholarships when evaluated for admission. No separate application is necessary. All merit scholarships for incoming students are free of academic conditions for renewal.

Location

Lewis & Clark is located in the Southwest quadrant of the City of Portland, Oregon, just six miles south of downtown. Our campus is nestled inside 645-acre Tryon Creek State Park and is about 10-12 minutes drive from downtown via our free campus shuttle, the Pioneer Express.

Application Process

September 15	Application accepted on www.LSAC.org.
October 1	Invitations to optional interviews begin. Period to file Free Application for Federal Financial Aid (FAFSA) opens.
November	Application review begins
Mid- to Late-December	First decisions sent
February 15	Priority deadline to file FAFSA
March 15	Application priority deadline (applications may still be accepted after this date)

Offers of admission are made on a rolling basis from December until the incoming class is filled.

We encourage you to apply in advance of our application deadline as review of files begins long before then. We recommend you take the LSAT by the fall of the year before you intend to matriculate. Scores older than five years from the date of application will not be accepted. Highly qualified applicants from all spring test administrations may be considered, but competition becomes greater the later one applies. For complete details on LSAT test dates and deadlines, click here.

Animal Law Clinic
Animal Law Litigation Clinic
Legal Practicum: Entrepreneurship and the Law
Criminal Justice Reform Clinic
Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment
Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic
Crime Victims Litigation Clinic of The National Crime Victim Law Institute
Earthrise Law Center
Small Business Legal Clinic and Patent Internship Program
Various internship and externship opportunities both domestic and abroad

Bar Passage and Career Services

Complete bar pass data can be found on the ABA Ultimate and First Time Bar Passage Report.

Oregon Bar Exam Pass Rate - First Time Test Takers (Class of 2023)

Lewis & Clark Law School	Overall Pass Rate for all First Time Takers in all Jurisdictions
77.58%	73.84%

Employment breakdown and further placement information can be found on the Office of Career Services website, as well as on the law school’s past NALP and ABA reports.