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Baylor University School of Law

Texas · Private · School ID: baylor-university
CohortsAdmissions: entering class 2025Employment: class of 2024, ~10 mo. outBar: class of 2024, first-time
Data corrected. One or more figures on this page were adjudicated against the ABA source to make the series true. See how we handle anomalies.
First-time bar
94.92%
+13.5 pts vs state
Employed FTLT
98.2%
nat'l median 90.8%
Median LSAT
164
25–75: 159–165
Acceptance
18.94%
nat'l median 35.45%
Net tuition
$31,121
sticker $64,639

Baylor University School of Law is a private law school in Texas. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 94.92% first-time bar passage rate (state average 81.4%). 98.2% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 12.7% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $64,639 per year; a median grant of $33,518 brings median net tuition to about $31,121. The median LSAT is 164 with a 18.94% acceptance rate.

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Where the 2024 class landed
Small firm (2–100)42.7%
Government21.8%
MegaLaw 500+11.8%
Clerkships8.2%
Mid firm (101–250)7.3%
Business3.6%
Academia1.8%
BigLaw 251–5000.9%
Public interest0.9%
No placements reported (0%): Solo, Still seeking. These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.
Bar passage · first-time
This school94.92%
State avg81.4%
first-time +13.5 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 100% · class of 2025 first-time 93.69% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 164
159165
uGPAmedian 3.77
3.493.89
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied3,658
Offered693
Enrolled 1L165
Offer rate 19% · yield 24%.
Grant distribution
No grant 3.1%Under half 41.2%Half to full 29%Full 19.7%Stipend 6.9%
Demographics
Women 47%Men 53%
White305
Black17
Hispanic66
Asian15
Two or more32
Other / unreported4
Cost detail
Resident tuition$64,639
Non-resident$64,639
Mandatory fees
Living estimate$25,023
Median grant$33,518
Grant 25 / 75$18,000 / $57,873
Cond. schol. loss
Faculty & market
Total faculty166
Full-time faculty41
Faculty of color32
Total JD enrollment439
Graduates110
Mean attorney salary · state$177,890

Trajectory since 2011

LSAT · 25-75 band
16420112025
Middle-50% LSAT band by entering class.
uGPA · 25-75 band
3.7720112025
Middle-50% uGPA band by entering class.
First-time bar passage
95%20112025
First-time bar passage rate by year.
Full-time resident tuition
$70k20112026
Sticker resident tuition by year.
Total JD enrollment
43920112025
Total JD enrollment by year.

Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)159 / 164 / 165
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.49 / 3.77 / 3.89
Acceptance rate18.94%
Applications received3,658
Offers extended693
1L enrollment165
Total JD enrollment439
GRE-only takers0
1L attrition (academic / other)2 / 3
Transfers in / out3 / 2

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$64,639
Non-resident tuition$64,639
Mandatory fees
Living-expense estimate$25,023
Median grant$33,518
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$18,000 / $57,873
No-grant share3.1%
< half-tuition grants41.2%
Half-to-full grants29.0%
Full-tuition grants19.7%
Above-full grants (stipend)6.9%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)94.92%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar100.0%
State average (same exam)81.4%
Difference vs. state+13.5 pts

Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates110
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)98.2%
Bar-required jobs95.5%
MegaLaw 500+11.8%
BigLaw 251–5000.9%
Mid 101–2507.3%
Small 2–10042.7%
Solo0.0%
Clerkships8.2%
Government21.8%
Public interest0.9%
Business / industry3.6%
Academia1.8%
Seeking employment0.0%

Top destination states (2024)

  • Texas, 172 graduates
  • Colorado, 3 graduates
  • District Of Columbia, 3 graduates

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment230 (52.5%)
Female enrollment208 (47.5%)
White305
Black17
Hispanic66
Asian15
Two or more races32
Other / unreported4

Faculty

Total faculty166
Full-time41
Faculty of color32

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$177,890

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at Baylor University School of Law?

Baylor University School of Law reported a 94.92% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 81.4% state average.

How much does Baylor University School of Law cost?

Resident tuition at Baylor University School of Law is $64,639 per year (about $193,917 over three years). The median grant is $33,518, bringing median net tuition to roughly $31,121 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for Baylor University School of Law?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Baylor University School of Law is 164 and the median GPA is 3.77; the acceptance rate is 18.94%.

What are the job outcomes at Baylor University School of Law?

98.2% of Baylor University School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 12.7% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 0.0% were still seeking employment.

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Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.
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