Lewis & Clark Law School

Lewis & Clark Law School is located in Portland, Oregon. The law school has been accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) since 1970.
Acceptance Rate
63.3%
Tuition & Fees
$59K
Students With Grants
96.6%
Bar Passage Rate 1st Time / 2 Years
77.6% / 90.2%
Admissions & Academics
Learn about topics such as the degrees that you can pursue at Lewis & Clark Law School and what it takes to get into the JD program.
Acceptance Rate
63.3%
Median LSAT
160
Median GPA
3.58
First-Year Class Enrollment
166
Acceptance Rate
Degrees:
  • JD
  • LLM
  • MSL
  • SJD
Joint/Dual Degrees:
  • JD/LLM in Environmental Law
  • JD/MBA (with Portland State University)
Certificates or Concentrations:
  • LLM - Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law
  • LLM - Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law Online
  • MSL - Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law
  • MSL - Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law Online
  • LLM - Animal Law
  • LLM - Animal Law Online
  • MSL - Animal Law
  • MSL - Animal Law Online
  • JD Certificate Program - Animal Law
  • JD Certificate Program - Business Law
  • JD Certificate Program - Criminal Law & Justice
  • JD Certificate Program - Environmental and Natural Resources Law
  • JD Certificate Program - Energy, Innovation & Sustainability Law
  • JD Certificate Program - Intellectual Property Law
  • JD Certificate Program - International Law
  • JD Certificate Program - Public Interest Law
  • JD Certificate Program - Tax Law

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Application Deadlines:
JD
Priority (International and foreign-educated applicants except Canadians): Jan 15, 2025 Financial Aid Priority: Feb 15, 2025 Priority: Mar 15, 2025 Rolling
SJD
Regular: Feb 1, 2025
LLM - Animal Law
Priority: Feb 1, 2025 Rolling
LLM - Animal Law Online
Fall: May 19, 2025
LLM - Environmental Law
Priority: Jul 15, 2025 Rolling
LSAT

  • Median LSAT

  • 25/75 LSAT

GPA

  • Median GPA

  • 25/75 GPA

First-Year Class Enrollment

  • Full Time

  • Part Time

Demographic Distribution By Race

  • White 69.3%

  • Hispanic 9.6%

  • Race / Ethnicity Unknown 9%

  • Asian 7.4%

  • Black / African American 3.2%

  • American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6%

  • Multiracial 0.6%

  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%

Demographic Distribution By Gender

  • Women 59.4%

  • Men 39.6%

  • Prefer Not To Report 1%

  • Another Gender Identity 0%

First-Year Section Size: 52 Student/Faculty Ratio: 3.05:1 Total JD Enrollment: 502 Total Non-JD Enrollment: 132
Cost & Financial Aid
Learn about the cost of attending Lewis & Clark Law School and the availability of financial aid.
Tuition & Fees
$59K
Living Expenses On Campus
$28K
Living Expenses Off Campus
$28K
Students With Grants
96.6%
Tuition & Fees

  • Tuition & Fees

Living Expenses

  • Living Expenses On Campus

  • Living Expenses Off Campus

  • Living Expenses at Home

Students With Grants

  • With Less than Half Grants

  • With Half to Full Grants

  • With Full / More than Full Grants

Median Grant Amounts

  • Median Grant Amount

Conditional Scholarships Offered: No Conditional Scholarships Awarded: 0 Conditional Scholarships Reduced/Eliminated After 1 Year: 0
Extracurriculars
Learn about the opportunities that Lewis & Clark Law School offers outside the classroom.
Journals:
  • Animal Law Review
  • Environmental Law Review
  • Lewis & Clark Law Review
Clinics:
  • Animal Law Clinic
  • Farmed Animal Protection Project
  • Crime Victim Litigation Clinic
  • Criminal Justice Reform Clinic
  • Earthrise Law Center
  • Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment (JD clinic and Animal Law LLM clinic)
  • Low Income Tax Payer Clinic
  • Small Business Legal Clinic

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Student Associations:
  • American Constitution Society (ACS)
  • Asian Pacific American Law Student Association
  • Black Law Student Association
  • Data Privacy Group
  • Disability Allied Law Student Association
  • Entertainment, Sports, Media (ESM) Law Society
  • Environmental Law Caucus
  • Food & Agriculture Law Society (FALS)
  • GREEN (Golf Recreation Equity & Excellence at the Northwestern School of Law)
  • Health Law Society
  • If/When/How (Law Students for Reproductive Justice)
  • Immigration Student Group (ISG)
  • Intellectual Property Student Organization (IPSO)
  • International Law Society (ILS)
  • Labor and Employment Law Society
  • Latinx Law Society
  • Legally Fat: Law Students for the Advancement of Fat Acceptance
  • Lewis & Clark Law School Animal Legal Defense Fund
  • Minority Law Student Association
  • National Lawyers Guild
  • Native American Law Student Association (NALSA)
  • Northwest Environmental Defense Center (NEDC)
  • OUTLAW
  • Phi Alpha Delta
  • Public Interest Law Project
  • South Asian Law Student Association
  • Student Advocates for Business & Environmental Responsibility (SABER)
  • Student Bar Association
  • Students for International Environmental Law (SIEL)
  • Tax Law Society
  • Women in Criminal Law
  • Women’s Law Caucus
  • Youth Justice Club

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Moot Court/Legal Skills Competitions:
  • Moot Court Client Counseling Competition
  • Mock Trial Competition
Other Opportunities:
  • Lawyering Program
  • Overseas and Off-Campus Programs
  • L&C Collaborative Research
  • Integrated Evidence and Trial Advocacy
  • Environmental and Animal Law Advocacy
  • Moot Court Appellate Advocacy Regional Team
  • Interscholastic Mock Trial Team

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Careers
Learn about the bar passage rate of Lewis & Clark Law School alumni and the career paths that they have pursued.
Bar Passage Rate 1st Time / 2 Years
77.6% / 90.2%
Graduates Employed
90.4%
Graduates in Jobs Requiring Bar Passage
73%
Graduates in Law Firm Jobs
42.7%
Employment Status

  • Jobs Requiring Bar Passage 73%

  • Jobs for Which a JD Is an Advantage 12.4%

  • Unemployed – Seeking Employment 7.9%

  • Positions Funded by Their School 2.2%

  • Professional Positions 1.7%

  • Other Positions 1.1%

  • Jobs With Deferred Start Dates 1.1%

  • Unknown Employment Status 0.6%

  • Undeterminable Positions 0%

  • Enrolled in Graduate Studies 0%

  • Unemployed – Not Seeking Employment 0%

Employment Type

  • Law Firms 47.2%

  • Public Interest 18%

  • Government 14.3%

  • Non-Federal Clerkships 10.6%

  • Business / Industry 6.2%

  • Education 2.5%

  • Federal Clerkships 1.2%

  • Unknown 0%

Top Three States of Employed Graduates
10101 S. Terwilliger Blvd.
Portland, OR 97219
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Most of the statistical data comes from various ABA required disclosures spreadsheets. Consult our data guide for more details about certain items on this page.

law.lclark.edu

10101 S. Terwilliger Blvd.
Portland, OR 97219

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