ABA Required Disclosures

• Lewis & Clark Law School is approved by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association, 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654, 312-988-6738.

The American Bar Association (ABA) is the primary accrediting body for U. S. law schools. Standard 509 of the ABA requires law schools to make certain information publicly available to prospective and current students. Much of the information can be found in Lewis & Clark Law School’s most recent ABA Standard 509 Information Report. Below is a list of links to the required information or the various places on our website where the information can be found. 

Admissions Data

• ABA Standard 509 Information Report
• Entering Class Profile

Enrollment Data, Attrition/Graduation Rates, and Transfer Student Information

• ABA Standard 509 Information Report
  • Enrollment (Pages 1-2)
  • Attrition (Page 3)
  • Graduation Rates (Page 2)

Curricular Offerings, Academic Calendar, and Academic Requirements

• ABA Standard 509 Information Report
  
  • Curricular Offerings (Page 1)
  • Academic Calendar (Page 1) and Current Academic Year Calendar

• Graduation Requirements

Tuition, Fees, Living Costs, Financial Aid, Scholarships, Conditional Scholarship Retention Data, and Refunds

• Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
• Scholarship Information
• Conditional Scholarship Retention Data
• Refund Policy
• Financial Aid

Employment Outcomes and Bar Passage Data

• Employment Outcomes

• Salary Information (see NALP Summaries)
• Bar Passage Information:
  • 2023 Bar passage for first time takers: 77.58%
    • Oregon Bar Exam: 83.72% (versus Oregon statewide pass rate of 73.32%)
    • Any Jurisdiction:  63.80%
  • ABA Ultimate Bar Passage (All graduates who sat for a bar exam within two years of their date of graduation): 90.18%

For more detail about bar passage, see our 2024 Ultimate Bar Passage ABA Report.

In addition to a bar examination, there are character, fitness, and other qualifications for admission to the bar in every U.S. jurisdiction. Applicants are encouraged to determine the requirements for any jurisdiction in which they intend to seek admission by contacting the jurisdiction. Addresses for all relevant agencies
are available through the National Conference of Bar Examiners.

Full-Time and Part-Time Faculty, Professional Librarians, and Administrators

• Number of Full-Time and Part-Time Faculty, and Librarians (Page 2)
• Law Library Directory

Polices for Transfer Credit

• Policies Regarding Transfer of Credit at Other Institutions

Policy Regarding Student Concerns About Non-Compliance with ABA Standards

• Student Complaints Regarding Non-Compliance with ABA Standards