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Lincoln Memorial University School of Law

Tennessee · Private · School ID: lincoln-memorial-university
CohortsAdmissions: entering class 2025Employment: class of 2024, ~10 mo. outBar: class of 2024, first-time
First-time bar
63.73%
-14.6 pts vs state
Employed FTLT
83.6%
nat'l median 90.8%
Median LSAT
153
25–75: 150–156
Acceptance
52.2%
nat'l median 35.45%
Net tuition
$15,210
sticker $43,210

Lincoln Memorial University School of Law is a private law school in Tennessee. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 63.73% first-time bar passage rate (state average 78.4%). 83.6% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 3.6% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $43,210 per year; a median grant of $28,000 brings median net tuition to about $15,210. The median LSAT is 153 with a 52.2% acceptance rate.

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Where the 2024 class landed
Small firm (2–100)43.6%
Government20%
Still seeking8.2%
Business7.3%
Solo6.4%
Mid firm (101–250)1.8%
BigLaw 251–5001.8%
MegaLaw 500+1.8%
Public interest1.8%
No placements reported (0%): Clerkships, Academia. 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 school63.73%
State avg78.4%
first-time -14.6 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 83.54% · class of 2025 first-time 78.7% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 153
150156
uGPAmedian 3.44
3.083.68
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied828
Offered432
Enrolled 1L163
Offer rate 52% · yield 38%.
Grant distribution
No grant 0.5%Under half 39%Half to full 53.5%Full 0.8%Stipend 6.2%
Demographics
Women 65%Men 35%
White336
Black15
Hispanic18
Asian6
Two or more41
Other / unreported13
Cost detail
Resident tuition$43,210
Non-resident$43,210
Mandatory fees
Living estimate$28,325
Median grant$28,000
Grant 25 / 75$15,988 / $32,736
Cond. schol. loss
Faculty & market
Total faculty70
Full-time faculty25
Faculty of color13
Total JD enrollment429
Graduates110
Mean attorney salary · state$136,770

Trajectory since 2011

LSAT · 25-75 band
15320112025
Middle-50% LSAT band by entering class.
uGPA · 25-75 band
3.4420112025
Middle-50% uGPA band by entering class.
First-time bar passage
64%20112025
First-time bar passage rate by year.
Full-time resident tuition
$43k20112025
Sticker resident tuition by year.
Total JD enrollment
42920112025
Total JD enrollment by year.

Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)150 / 153 / 156
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.08 / 3.44 / 3.68
Acceptance rate52.2%
Applications received828
Offers extended432
1L enrollment163
Total JD enrollment429
GRE-only takers4
1L attrition (academic / other)19 / 3
Transfers in / out6 / 3

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$43,210
Non-resident tuition$43,210
Mandatory fees
Living-expense estimate$28,325
Median grant$28,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$15,988 / $32,736
No-grant share0.5%
< half-tuition grants39.0%
Half-to-full grants53.5%
Full-tuition grants0.8%
Above-full grants (stipend)6.2%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Part-time JD

Part-time 1L enrollment54
PT LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)151 / 154 / 156
PT uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)2.82 / 3.14 / 3.65
Part-time tuition$1,490 per credit

Part-time JD figures, most recent ABA 509 cycle. Tuition is reported per credit; annual cost depends on the part-time load taken.

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)63.73%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar83.54%
State average (same exam)78.4%
Difference vs. state-14.6 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)83.6%
Bar-required jobs74.5%
MegaLaw 500+1.8%
BigLaw 251–5001.8%
Mid 101–2501.8%
Small 2–10043.6%
Solo6.4%
Clerkships0.0%
Government20.0%
Public interest1.8%
Business / industry7.3%
Academia0.0%
Seeking employment8.2%

Top destination states (2024)

  • Tennessee, 63 graduates
  • Kentucky, 6 graduates
  • Florida, 2 graduates

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment151 (35.4%)
Female enrollment275 (64.6%)
White336
Black15
Hispanic18
Asian6
Two or more races41
Other / unreported13

Faculty

Total faculty70
Full-time25
Faculty of color13

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$136,770

Frequently asked questions

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

Lincoln Memorial University School of Law reported a 63.73% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 78.4% state average.

How much does Lincoln Memorial University School of Law cost?

Resident tuition at Lincoln Memorial University School of Law is $43,210 per year (about $129,630 over three years). The median grant is $28,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $15,210 per year.

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

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Lincoln Memorial University School of Law is 153 and the median GPA is 3.44; the acceptance rate is 52.2%.

What are the job outcomes at Lincoln Memorial University School of Law?

83.6% of Lincoln Memorial University School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 3.6% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 8.2% 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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