Lewis & Clark Law School (Northwestern)

10015 S.W. Terwilliger Boulevard
Portland, OR 97219
(503) 768-6613

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#64 in Median LSAT

Lewis & Clark Law is tied for #64 in terms of the median LSAT score (158) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#66 in Library Size

Lewis & Clark Law ranks #66 in terms of library size with 497,928 volumes or equivalents.

#72 in Bar Passage Rate

Lewis & Clark Law ranks #72 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (83.8%), and it outperforms by +2.0% the state of Oregon’s overall bar passage rate of 81.8%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#84 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Lewis & Clark Law is tied for #84 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (6.7:1).

#85 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Lewis & Clark Law ranks #85 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (13.2%).

#92 in Highest Tuition

Lewis & Clark Law ranks #92 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($46,370). We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates.

#93 in Presence of Female Faculty

Lewis & Clark Law is tied for #93 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (40.3%).

#114 in Presence of Minority Students

Lewis & Clark Law ranks #114 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (29.5%).

#121 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Lewis & Clark Law ranks #121 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.37) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#133 in Acceptance Rate

Lewis & Clark Law ranks #133 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 55.0% among those who applied for admission.

#138 in Private Sector Salary

Lewis & Clark Law is tied for #138 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($62,400).

#154 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#156 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
Lewis & Clark Law ranks #154 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (27.3%) and #156 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (65.6%).

#166 in Public Sector Salary

Lewis & Clark Law is tied for #166 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($45,000).

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: March 15
Application Fee: $50

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 55.0% 58.8%
LSAT Score (Median) 158 158
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 155-161 154-161
GPA (Median) 3.37 3.34
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.08-3.67 3.08-3.59

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: OR OR
School's bar passage rate: 83.8% 80.6%
State overall bar passage rate: 81.8% 73.2%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +2.0% +7.4%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 27.3% 29.9%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 65.6% 64.1%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $46,370 $41,328
Room and Board: $15,750 $12,600
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 83.6% 92.8%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $20,000 $15,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $128,497 $140,025
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 81.5% 80.6%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 553 414
Men: 43.0% 53.4%
Women: 57.0% 46.6%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 70.5% N/A
Black: 2.4% N/A
Hispanic: 9.0% N/A
Asian: 6.3% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 6.7 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 144 N/A
Male: 59.7% N/A
Female: 40.3% N/A
Minority: 13.2% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $62,400 $60,000
Public Sector (Median): $45,000 $45,612
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 497,928 512,435