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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#6 in Library Size

Rutgers Law ranks #6 in terms of library size with 1,258,294 volumes or equivalents.

#26 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Rutgers Law is tied for #26 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (5.4:1).

#37 in Private Sector Salary

Rutgers Law is tied for #37 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($100,000).

#43 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#48 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
Rutgers Law ranks #43 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (60.8%) and #48 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (82.9%).

#55 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Rutgers Law ranks #55 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (16.0%).

#62 in Presence of Minority Students

Rutgers Law ranks #62 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (39.6%).

#92 in Median LSAT

Rutgers Law is tied for #92 in terms of the median LSAT score (155) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#106 in Acceptance Rate

Rutgers Law ranks #106 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 48.8% among those who applied for admission.

#118 in Bar Passage Rate

Rutgers Law ranks #118 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (76.4%), and it outperforms by +6.5% the state of New Jersey’s overall bar passage rate of 69.9%. (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.)

#120 in Presence of Female Faculty

Rutgers Law is tied for #120 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (37.2%).

#124 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Rutgers Law ranks #124 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.36) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#130 in Highest Tuition (out-of-state)

#216 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
Rutgers Law ranks #130 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $41,294, and it ranks #216 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $28,359. 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. Room and board expenses average $14,362 per year.

#143 in Public Sector Salary

Rutgers Law is tied for #143 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($49,571).

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: July 10
Application Fee: $65

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 48.8% 48.8%
LSAT Score (Median) 155 156
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 153-158 153-158
GPA (Median) 3.36 3.25
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.08-3.60 2.96-3.54

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: NJ NJ
School's bar passage rate: 76.4% 80.1%
State overall bar passage rate: 69.9% 75.8%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +6.5% +4.3%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 60.8% 53.3%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 82.9% 71.1%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition (In-State): $28,359 N/A
Tuition (Out-of-State): $41,294 N/A
Room and Board: $14,362 $12,750
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 81.0% 68.9%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $15,050 $11,500
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $55,023 $85,054
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 85.9% 66.0%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 1134 893
Men: 51.8% 60.2%
Women: 48.2% 39.8%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 60.4% N/A
Black: 8.0% N/A
Hispanic: 14.0% N/A
Asian: 8.6% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 5.4 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 325 N/A
Male: 62.8% N/A
Female: 37.2% N/A
Minority: 16.0% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $100,000 $65,000
Public Sector (Median): $49,571 $46,096
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 1,258,294 1,241,309