Loyola University-New Orleans School of Law is a private law school in Louisiana. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 68.98% first-time bar passage rate (state average 76.0%). 86.4% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 6.2% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $55,024 per year; a median grant of $26,000 brings median net tuition to about $29,024. The median LSAT is 154 with a 50.9% acceptance rate.
No placements reported (0%): Solo, 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 school68.98%
State avg76%
first-time -7.1 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 79.87% · class of 2025 first-time 71.17% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 154
151157
uGPAmedian 3.47
3.213.71
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied1,241
Offered632
Enrolled 1L223
Offer rate 51% · yield 35%.
Grant distribution
No grant 24.5%Under half 40.6%Half to full 36%Full 0.8%
Demographics
Women 55%Men 45%
White
408
Black
67
Hispanic
98
Asian
10
Two or more
40
Other / unreported
26
Cost detail
Resident tuition
$55,024
Non-resident
$55,024
Mandatory fees
$1,870
Living estimate
$29,205
Median grant
$26,000
Grant 25 / 75
$15,000 / $36,000
Cond. schol. loss
—
Faculty & market
Total faculty
89
Full-time faculty
46
Faculty of color
21
Total JD enrollment
649
Graduates
177
Mean attorney salary · state
$120,700
Trajectory since 2011
LSAT · 25-75 band
Middle-50% LSAT band by entering class.
uGPA · 25-75 band
Middle-50% uGPA band by entering class.
First-time bar passage
First-time bar passage rate by year.
Full-time resident tuition
Sticker resident tuition by year.
Total JD enrollment
Total JD enrollment by year.
Admissions
LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
151 / 154 / 157
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.21 / 3.47 / 3.71
Acceptance rate
50.9%
Applications received
1,241
Offers extended
632
1L enrollment
223
Total JD enrollment
649
GRE-only takers
3
1L attrition (academic / other)
0 / 5
Transfers in / out
1 / 1
Cost & scholarships
Resident tuition
$55,024
Non-resident tuition
$55,024
Mandatory fees
$1,870
Living-expense estimate
$29,205
Median grant
$26,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile
$15,000 / $36,000
No-grant share
24.5%
< half-tuition grants
40.6%
Half-to-full grants
36.0%
Full-tuition grants
0.8%
Above-full grants (stipend)
0.0%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
—
Part-time JD
Part-time 1L enrollment
35
PT LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
150 / 153 / 158
PT uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
2.84 / 3.35 / 3.56
Part-time tuition
$41,278
Part-time JD figures, most recent ABA 509 cycle.
Bar passage
First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)
68.98%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar
79.87%
State average (same exam)
76.0%
Difference vs. state
-7.1 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.
What is the first-time bar passage rate at Loyola University-New Orleans School of Law?
Loyola University-New Orleans School of Law reported a 68.98% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 76.0% state average.
How much does Loyola University-New Orleans School of Law cost?
Resident tuition at Loyola University-New Orleans School of Law is $55,024 per year (about $165,072 over three years). The median grant is $26,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $29,024 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Loyola University-New Orleans School of Law?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Loyola University-New Orleans School of Law is 154 and the median GPA is 3.47; the acceptance rate is 50.9%.
What are the job outcomes at Loyola University-New Orleans School of Law?
86.4% of Loyola University-New Orleans School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 6.2% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 5.1% 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.