Comparing Cleveland State Law and Dayton Law Side by Side

The following statements compares University of Dayton School of Law (Dayton Law) and Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (Cleveland State Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2025-2026, except bar passage and employment data for 2024-2025.
  • Dayton Law tuition of $42,906 is more expensive than Cleveland State Law tuition of $32,616.
  • Dayton Law offers the better financial aid of $33,000 which is 76.91% of tuition amount.
  • Dayton Law acceptance rate of 34.45% is lower than Cleveland State Law of 30.66%.
  • Dayton Law's LSAT score of 157 is higher than Cleveland State Law of 155.
  • Dayton Law's GPA of 3.60 is higher than Cleveland State Law of 3.50.
  • Dayton Law with 696 students is larger than Cleveland State Law with 549 students.
  • Dayton Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Cleveland State Law.
  • Cleveland State Law founded in 1897 is older than Dayton Law founded in 1974.