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Charleston School of Law vs Willamette University

Where graduates end up, what each school really costs, and who gets in, side by side from each school's official ABA data. Add your LSAT and GPA to see your chances and scholarship estimates at both.

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The short version

  • =About the same placement. 1.4% of Charleston's Class of 2025 and 1.0% of Willamette's went to BigLaw or federal clerkships.
  • Charleston costs about $7K less over three years after the average scholarship: $173K against $181K, and more of its students get a scholarship (95% vs 94%).
  • Charleston is harder to get into: a 154 median LSAT and a 50.2% acceptance rate, against 154 and 61.4% at Willamette.
  • Charleston has the higher first time bar pass rate: 77.4% against 64.6%.
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Where graduates go

Charleston leads 4 of 5

✓1.4%
BigLaw + federal clerkships
1.0%
1.0%
BigLaw (501+ attorney firms)
1.0%
✓0.5%
Federal clerkships
0.0%
✓84.3%
Graduates employed
76.2%
✓77.4%
First time bar passage
64.6%

What it costs

Charleston leads 3 of 4

✓$173K
Three year net cost
$181K
✓95%
Students receiving a scholarship
94%
$20,000/yr
Median scholarship (recipients)
$20,000/yr
✓$19,649/yr
Average scholarship (all students)
$19,294/yr

Who gets in

Acceptance rate: Charleston 50.2% · Willamette 61.4%

LSAT

Bars run from the 25th to the 75th percentile, with the median marked.

Charleston
152154157
Willamette
151154157
148150152154156158160

GPA

Undergraduate GPA of the entering class, same scale for both schools.

Charleston
3.263.513.75
Willamette
3.223.483.70
3.153.253.353.453.553.653.75

Frequently asked questions

Is Charleston or Willamette better for BigLaw?
Charleston placed more of its Class of 2025 in BigLaw or federal clerkships: 1.4% against 1.0%. By BigLaw alone (firms of 501+ attorneys), Charleston placed 1.0% and Willamette placed 1.0%. Federal clerkships were 0.5% at Charleston and 0.0% at Willamette.
Which is harder to get into, Charleston or Willamette?
Charleston's Fall 2025 entering class had a median LSAT of 154 and a median GPA of 3.51, with a 50.2% acceptance rate. Willamette's had 154 and 3.48, with 61.4%. Add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances at both.
Which costs less, Charleston or Willamette?
After the average scholarship, three years cost about $173K at Charleston and $181K at Willamette, including living costs. Public schools are shown at out of state tuition. Your own scholarship can move these numbers a lot, so add your numbers above for an estimate.
Which gives more scholarship money, Charleston or Willamette?
95% of Charleston students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $20,000 a year among recipients. 94% of Willamette students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $20,000 a year among recipients.
Which has the better bar passage rate?
77.4% of Charleston's first time takers passed in 2025, against 64.6% at Willamette. Each school's profile shows how that compares with the states where its graduates sat.
Should I choose Charleston or Willamette?
It depends on your goals, your odds and your offers. Compare where each school's graduates end up, then add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances and scholarships at both. Your scholarship offer usually changes the cost more than anything else.

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Figures come from each school’s official ABA disclosures. Admission chances and scholarship estimates are modeled from that data and are not predictions of any individual decision. Our data and methodology

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