ABA 509 Profile · Public · Grand Forks, ND
University of North Dakota School of Law: admission requirements and 509 data
A median LSAT of 151 and a median undergraduate GPA of 3.48 describe the class that entered in 2025. 401 people applied, 253 were admitted and 97 enrolled. Every figure below is taken from this school's ABA Standard 509 Information Report, the disclosure the ABA requires each approved law school to publish for applicants.
Median LSAT
151
p25 148 to p75 155
Median UGPA
3.48
p25 3.24 to p75 3.75
Acceptance Rate
63.1%
253 offers of 401 applications
First-Year Class
97
all full time
Tuition Per Credit
$1,181/cr
billed by credit hour, not by year
Living Estimate
$20,616
school's own figure, single student off campus
Median Grant
$3,875
52% of students hold one
First-Time Bar Pass
68.3%
jurisdiction average 73.3%
How the acceptance rate is worked out
253 offers of admission ÷ 401 completed applications = 63.1%
We divide offers by completed applications rather than reprinting a rate. The 509 report states 63.09%, which agrees with the division above. The rate counts every completed application, including applicants who never became competitive, so it is a measure of volume as much as of standards.
What the 2025 numbers say about University of North Dakota
University of North Dakota received 401 completed applications for the 2025 entering class and made 253 offers of admission, an acceptance rate of 63.1%. 97 of those admitted enrolled, a yield of 38.3%. The full first-year class came to 97 students, all full time. Total JD enrollment across all years is 246.
Enrolled students posted a median LSAT of 151, with a 25th percentile of 148 and a 75th of 155. That is 8 points below the 159 median across the 196 ABA-approved schools in this data. It ranks 178 of 196 on LSAT median. Undergraduate GPA ran 3.24 at the 25th percentile, 3.48 at the median and 3.75 at the 75th.
The school bills tuition by the credit hour rather than by the year, at $1,181 a credit, against the 90 credits the JD requires. The school's own living-expense estimate for a single student off campus is $20,616. 119 JD students hold a grant or scholarship, 52% of the student body, and the median full-time award is $3,875. 4 awards cover full tuition or more. The school reports conditional scholarships: 14 entering students held one and 0 had it reduced or eliminated.
Of the graduating class that sat a bar exam for the first time, 54 of 79 passed, a rate of 68.35%. The weighted average across the jurisdictions where those graduates sat was 73.32%, so the school ran 4.97 points behind the jurisdictions it feeds. Ten months after graduation, 59 of 73 graduates (80.8%) held a job requiring bar admission. 4 took federal clerkships. The largest single destination was North Dakota with 29 graduates, followed by Minnesota with 10.
University of North Dakota has been approved by the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education since 1923. It is a public school based in Grand Forks, ND. 1 first-year students left for academic reasons, 1.0% of the class. 2 students transferred in from other law schools.
The full 509 record
Admitted class profile, 2025 entering class
| Completed applications | 401 |
|---|---|
| Offers of admission | 253 |
| Matriculants from the applicant pool | 97 |
| Yield (matriculants per offer) | 38.3% |
| LSAT 75th percentile | 155 |
| LSAT 50th percentile | 151 |
| LSAT 25th percentile | 148 |
| UGPA 75th percentile | 3.75 |
| UGPA 50th percentile | 3.48 |
| UGPA 25th percentile | 3.24 |
| Students admitted on an LSAT score | 97 |
| Students admitted on a GRE score | 0 |
Program, faculty and calendar
| Total JD enrollment | 246 |
|---|---|
| JD degrees awarded | 73 |
| Credit hours required for the JD | 90 |
| Academic term | Semesters |
| Full-time faculty | 18 |
| Faculty other than full time | 16 |
| Course titles beyond the first year | 66 |
| Law clinic seats filled27 available | 27 |
| Field placements filled | 122 |
| Application deadline | July 15 |
Tuition, fees and living costs, 2025 to 2026
| Full-time annual fees, resident | $0 |
|---|---|
| Full-time annual fees, non-resident | $0 |
| Full-time tuition per credit, resident | $591 |
| Full-time tuition per credit, non-resident | $1,181 |
| Living expenses, on campus | $20,616 |
| Living expenses, off campus | $20,616 |
| Tuition guarantee program | No |
Grants and scholarships
| JD students receiving a grantof 227 students | 119 |
|---|---|
| Share receiving a grant | 52% |
| Awards below half tuition | 86 |
| Awards from half to full tuition | 29 |
| Awards at full tuition | 0 |
| Awards above full tuition | 4 |
| Full-time grant, 75th percentile | $10,500 |
| Full-time grant, 50th percentile | $3,875 |
| Full-time grant, 25th percentile | $1,775 |
| Conditional scholarships offered | Yes |
Attrition, transfers and outcomes
| First-year academic attrition1.0% of the first-year class | 1 |
|---|---|
| First-year other attrition | 2 |
| Students transferring in | 2 |
| First-year students transferring out | 10 |
| First-time bar takers | 79 |
| First-time bar passers | 54 |
| Gap to the jurisdiction average | -4.97 points |
| Graduates in a job requiring bar admission80.8% of 73 graduates | 59 |
| Graduates at firms of 251 or more lawyers0.0% of graduates | 0 |
| Graduates at firms of 501 or more lawyers | 0 |
| Graduates in federal clerkships | 4 |
| Graduates seeking work at the reporting date | 3 |
As listed on the 509 report
215 Centennial Drive, Stop 9003
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9003
(701) 777-2104
Council approved since 1923
Closest on the numbers
Schools with the nearest LSAT median to University of North Dakota
Capital University
151 LSAT, 3.44 GPA, 65.9% accept
Oklahoma City University
151 LSAT, 3.56 GPA, 51.6% accept
North Carolina Central University
151 LSAT, 3.31 GPA, 39.1% accept
University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke
151 LSAT, 3.28 GPA, 37.0% accept
University of South Dakota
152 LSAT, 3.47 GPA, 62.5% accept
Data: ABA Standard 509 Information Report (2025), published for consumer disclosure, retrieved from the ABA Required Disclosures portal on 2026-09-01. Bar passage and employment figures come from the same portal's Bar Passage Outcomes and Employment Summary reports for the class of 2024. Figures describe the 2025 to 2026 reporting cycle for University of North Dakota School of Law and are restated in our own structure; no ABA document or file is reproduced here. Verify anything decision-critical with the school.
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