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Quick Facts

Fall 2025 Entering Class

*as of August 27, 2025

4,360

Applied

494
405 FT
85 PT
4 FLP

Total Enrolled

275
225 FT
48 PT
2 FLP

Newark Enrolled

219
180 FT
37 PT
2 FLP

Camden Enrolled

158
75th: 161
25th: 155

LSAT Median

3.66
75th: 3.82
25th: 3.35

Median GPA

Full-Time & Part-Time Profiles

*as of August 27, 2025

158
75th: 161
25th: 155

FT LSAT Median

3.69
75th: 3.86
25th: 3.41

FT Median GPA

157
75th: 161
25th: 154

PT LSAT Median

3.46
75th: 3.70
25th: 3.14

PT Median GPA

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7.7:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

We're the largest public law school in the Northeast and one of the largest law schools in the nation, but with a low student-faculty ratio that means you'll get the attention you need.

Class Composition

Key facts about the 2025 Entering Class.

46%

Students of Color

91%

1st Gen Lawyer

27%

1st Gen College

56%

Female

41%

Male

26
(FT: 25 | PT: 30)

Average Age

Additional Figures

14%

Advanced Degrees

195

Undergraduate Institutions Represented

14%

Rutgers Graduates

35

 Foreign Countries Represented

35%

Out-of-State Residents

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Rutgers Law School

By the Numbers

83
miles between our two campuses—a distance virtually eliminated by our holodeck
50+
Clinics and Pro Bono Projects
23,500+
Alumni Network

  • Rutgers University Law Review (both campuses)

    Rutgers Business Law Review (both campuses)

    Rutgers Computer & Technology Law Journal

    Rutgers International Law & Human Rights Journal

    Rutgers Journal of Law & Public Policy

    Rutgers Journal of Law & Religion

    Rutgers Race & the Law Review

    Women's Rights Law Reporter

    Rutgers Law Record

  • Over 1.2 million volumes in the combined Rutgers Law Library support the research needs of our students and faculty, the legal community, and the public.

  • Rutgers Law has an ultimate bar passage rate of 85.6%. For more information on Rutgers Law graduates’ bar passage rates, see the most recent bar passage report on our ABA Standard 509 Disclosure page.

  • Juris Doctor (J.D.) 

    Minority Student Program

    Summer Jump Start Program

    Foreign Lawyer Program

    3+3 (BA/JD) Program

    Certificate Programs

    J.D./M.D. 

    J.D./M.S. or Ph.D. (Global Affairs)

    J.D./M.B.A. (Master of Business Administration)

    J.D./M.C.R.P. (Master of City and Regional Planning)

    J.D./M.P.A. (Master of Public Administration)

    J.D./M.P.A.P. (Master of Public Affairs and Politics)

    J.D./M.P.H. (Master of Public Health) 

Employment Outcomes

95.6% of the Class of 2024 were employed within 10 months of graduation and 94.5% of the Class of 2024 were employed within 10 months of graduation in positions that require admission to the Bar or where the J.D. was an advantage in obtaining and performing the job. For more information on our employment outcomes, view our ABA Standard 509 Disclosures.

38%

Judicial Clerkships

36%

Law Firms

8%

Business and Industry

12%

Government

5%

Public Interest

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