Why Lewis and Clark College?

Class profile

US News rank

#112

Median GPA

3.59

25th–75th: 3.24–3.79

Median LSAT

161

25th–75th: 158–164

Acceptance rate

52.0%

Class size (FT 1L)

149

Transfers admitted (2025)

3

ABA 2025 reporting cycle

2025 transfer admit profile

Actual GPAs of students Lewis and Clark College admitted as transfers in the 2025 ABA cycle.

25th percentile

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Suppressed (small cohort)

Median

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50th percentile

75th percentile

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Suppressed (small cohort)

2 1Ls transferred out of Lewis and Clark College in the same cycle — context for how portable Lewis and Clark College's 1L credit is among admissions committees elsewhere.

Top employment markets

1. 1Oregon
2. 2Washington
3. 3California

Where the most recent graduating class concentrated employment, per the school's ABA 509 employment summary. Use this as a signal of where the alumni network and OCI recruiting pipeline are strongest.

Signature clinics

Clinical programs that define Lewis and Clark College's practical training. Mention specific clinic names in your "Why Lewis and Clark College" essay where they align with your interests.

• Earthrise Law Center
  This environmental law clinic advances efforts to protect the environment by aiding public interest organizations and training students in complex environmental litigation.
• Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment
  A partnership between the Center for Animal Law Studies and the Environmental Law Program, offering clinics focused on international animal and environmental law.
• Criminal Justice Reform Clinic
  Students gain hands-on experience representing clients and working on critical issues within Oregon's criminal justice system, including clemency and parole.
• Small Business Law Clinic
  This transactional business law clinic provides legal services to low-income, women, and minority-owned businesses, including intellectual property issues.
• Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic
  Students represent clients in individual cases before the IRS and work on various tax issues under faculty guidance.

Notable journals

Student-edited publications you could write for or cite as a research interest.

• Lewis & Clark Law Review— A general-purpose law review publishing original scholarship across the legal academy.
• Environmental Law— The nation's oldest law journal dedicated solely to exploring natural resources and environmental issues.
• Animal Law Review— The nation's oldest law journal devoted entirely to the discussion of legal issues relating to animals.

Faculty highlights

Well-known faculty grouped by primary specialty. If a professor's scholarship aligns with your interests, name them in your essay and reference a specific paper or course.

• Aliza Kaplan
  Criminal Justice Reform, Director of Criminal Justice Reform Clinic.
• Sarah Lora
  Tax Law, Director of Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic.
• Pamela Frasch
  Animal Law and Policy, Brooks McCormick Jr. Scholar of Animal Law and Policy.
• Erica Lyman
  International Environmental Law, Director of Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment.
• Chris Wold
  International Environmental Law.
• Lisa Benjamin
  Business Law, International Law.
• Tabrez Ebrahim
  Business Law, Intellectual Property.
• Tung Yin
  Criminal Law.
• William (Bill) Shapiro
  Property Law, Torts.
• Melia Cerrato
  Civil Rights, Disability Advocacy, Public Records Law.

What makes Lewis and Clark College distinctive

Programs, history, or institutional features that set this school apart beyond rank.

• ·Home to one of the top-ranked Environmental Law programs in the nation.
• ·A pioneer in Animal Law, offering the world's first Animal Law Clinic and LLM in Animal Law.
• ·Located on a campus adjacent to Tryon Creek State Park, offering a unique natural setting for legal study.
• ·Offers an accelerated 3-3 BA/JD program for highly motivated undergraduate students.
• ·Provides extensive practical training opportunities through a wide array of clinics, externships, and practicums.

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