University of Idaho vs University of Puerto Rico
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. 2.2% of Idaho's Class of 2025 and 1.6% of Puerto Rico's went to BigLaw or federal clerkships.
- Puerto Rico costs about $93K less over three years after the average scholarship: $97K against $190K, and more of its students get a scholarship (50% vs 46%).
- Idaho is harder to get into: a 153 median LSAT and a 66.8% acceptance rate, against 152 and 39.7% at Puerto Rico.
Idaho
vs
Puerto Rico
Where graduates go
Idaho leads 3 of 5
✓2.2%
BigLaw + federal clerkships
1.6%
✓1.5%
BigLaw (501+ attorney firms)
0.8%
0.7%
Federal clerkships
✓0.8%
✓89.8%
Graduates employed
79.0%
75.2%
First time bar passage
✓75.7%
What it costs
Even, 2 each
$190K
Three year net cost
✓$97K
46%
Students receiving a scholarship
✓50%
✓$8,000/yr
Median scholarship (recipients)
$1,000/yr
✓$3,710/yr
Average scholarship (all students)
$472/yr
Who gets in
Acceptance rate: Idaho 66.8% · Puerto Rico 39.7%
LSAT
Bars run from the 25th to the 75th percentile, with the median marked.
Idaho
149153157
Puerto Rico
146152156
144146148150152154156158160
GPA
Undergraduate GPA of the entering class, same scale for both schools.
Idaho
3.073.543.81
Puerto Rico
3.573.773.90
3.003.103.203.303.403.503.603.703.803.90
University of Idaho
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Frequently asked questions
Is Idaho or Puerto Rico better for BigLaw?
Idaho placed more of its Class of 2025 in BigLaw or federal clerkships: 2.2% against 1.6%. By BigLaw alone (firms of 501+ attorneys), Idaho placed 1.5% and Puerto Rico placed 0.8%. Federal clerkships were 0.7% at Idaho and 0.8% at Puerto Rico.
Which is harder to get into, Idaho or Puerto Rico?
Idaho's Fall 2025 entering class had a median LSAT of 153 and a median GPA of 3.54, with a 66.8% acceptance rate. Puerto Rico's had 152 and 3.77, with 39.7%. Add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances at both.
Which costs less, Idaho or Puerto Rico?
After the average scholarship, three years cost about $190K at Idaho and $97K at Puerto Rico, 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, Idaho or Puerto Rico?
46% of Idaho students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $8,000 a year among recipients. 50% of Puerto Rico students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $1,000 a year among recipients.
Which has the better bar passage rate?
75.2% of Idaho's first time takers passed in 2025, against 75.7% at Puerto Rico. Each school's profile shows how that compares with the states where its graduates sat.
Should I choose Idaho or Puerto Rico?
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