Lewis and Clark College vs Seattle 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. 3.9% of Lewis and Clark College's Class of 2025 and 4.4% of Seattle's went to BigLaw or federal clerkships.
- Lewis and Clark College costs about $17K less over three years after the average scholarship: $192K against $209K, and more of its students get a scholarship (95% vs 87%).
- Lewis and Clark College is harder to get into: a 161 median LSAT and a 54.7% acceptance rate, against 159 and 38.9% at Seattle.
- Lewis and Clark College has the higher first time bar pass rate: 86.7% against 79.5%.
Lewis and Clark College
vs
Seattle
Where graduates go
Seattle leads 3 of 5
3.9%
BigLaw + federal clerkships
✓4.4%
2.6%
BigLaw (501+ attorney firms)
✓4.4%
✓1.3%
Federal clerkships
0.0%
90.8%
Graduates employed
✓91.2%
✓86.7%
First time bar passage
79.5%
What it costs
Even, 2 each
✓$192K
Three year net cost
$209K
✓95%
Students receiving a scholarship
87%
$26,000/yr
Median scholarship (recipients)
✓$30,000/yr
$25,724/yr
Average scholarship (all students)
✓$26,171/yr
Who gets in
Acceptance rate: Lewis and Clark College 54.7% · Seattle 38.9%
LSAT
Bars run from the 25th to the 75th percentile, with the median marked.
Lewis and Clark College
158161166
Seattle
155159162
152154156158160162164166168
GPA
Undergraduate GPA of the entering class, same scale for both schools.
Lewis and Clark College
3.243.593.79
Seattle
3.223.603.80
3.153.253.353.453.553.653.753.85
Lewis and Clark College
Seattle University
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lewis and Clark College or Seattle better for BigLaw?
Seattle placed more of its Class of 2025 in BigLaw or federal clerkships: 4.4% against 3.9%. By BigLaw alone (firms of 501+ attorneys), Lewis and Clark College placed 2.6% and Seattle placed 4.4%. Federal clerkships were 1.3% at Lewis and Clark College and 0.0% at Seattle.
Which is harder to get into, Lewis and Clark College or Seattle?
Lewis and Clark College's Fall 2025 entering class had a median LSAT of 161 and a median GPA of 3.59, with a 54.7% acceptance rate. Seattle's had 159 and 3.60, with 38.9%. Add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances at both.
Which costs less, Lewis and Clark College or Seattle?
After the average scholarship, three years cost about $192K at Lewis and Clark College and $209K at Seattle, 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, Lewis and Clark College or Seattle?
95% of Lewis and Clark College students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $26,000 a year among recipients. 87% of Seattle students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $30,000 a year among recipients.
Which has the better bar passage rate?
86.7% of Lewis and Clark College's first time takers passed in 2025, against 79.5% at Seattle. Each school's profile shows how that compares with the states where its graduates sat.
Should I choose Lewis and Clark College or Seattle?
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.
What a higher LSAT changes
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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