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Rutgers Law School
Rutgers Law School
Ranked #100
2026 US News rankings
Ranked #41 in Above the Law 2019
Newark, New Jersey
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.66
Median LSAT
158
Acceptance rate
34%
LSAT vs GPA
Last cycle's acceptance stats
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
155
158
161
GPA
3.35
3.66
3.82
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
4305
100%
Accepted
1444
34%
Matriculated
482
11%
Your chances
At Rutgers, your chances increase by 0.8% if your LSAT score increases by 3 points.
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Trends
Rutgers acceptance rate trend
Based on data from ABA
Rutgers rankings trend
Based on data from US News and World Report
Rutgers LSAT trend
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Rutgers GPA trend
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Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
89%
Full-time non-legal
7%
Unemployed
4%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
New Jersey
304
New York
55
Pennsylvania
43
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
34%
1-25
13%
26-500
14%
501+
7%
Business & industry
7%
Government
11%
Public interest
5%
Clerkship
35%
Federal
0.8%
State
35%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
2%
Unemployed
4%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$29,790
Estimated 3 years: $89,370
Cost of living (off-campus)
$32,546
Estimated 3 years
$97,638
Total cost
$54,887
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$164,661
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$15,000
25th percentile: $12,000
75th percentile: $20,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
60%
50-100%
40%
100%
0%
>100%
0.4%
Demographics
Out of 1235 students in 2024, 55% were women, and 43% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
43%
Women
55%
Other
0.8%
Full-time faculty
Men
49%
Women
51%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
66%
Women
34%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
57%
Black
10%
Asian
11%
Hisp
13%
PI
0%
AI
0.7%
2+
3%
Unk
6%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
45%
Black
11%
Asian
6%
Hisp
16%
PI
3%
AI
0%
2+
8%
Unk
10%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
73%
PoC
27%
Part-time faculty
White
78%
PoC
23%
Rutgers student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
534
-
59
79
Women
683
-
62
41
Other gender
10
-
0
0
White
701
134
88
93
Asian
142
19
-
-
Hispanic
156
46
-
-
Black
123
32
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
10
-
-
American Indian
9
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
33
24
-
-
Other
71
31
-
-
People of Color
534
162
33
27
Frequently asked questions
Admission to Rutgers is moderately competitive. For the 2025 application cycle, the Rutgers acceptance rate was 33.54%.
To be a competitive applicant at Rutgers, you should aim for an LSAT score around the median of 158 and a GPA of 3.66. The middle 50% of accepted students scored between 155 and 161 on the LSAT.
For the 2025 academic year, Rutgers tuition is $29,790 for full-time students. When factoring in the cost of living and additional fees, the total estimated cost of attendance is $54,887 per year.
Whether Rutgers is the right fit depends heavily on your specific career goals and target job market. It is currently ranked as 100 by U.S. News. Prospective students should closely review the school's recent employment outcomes and bar passage rates before applying.
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