Comparing SCU Law and Cleveland State Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Santa Clara University School of Law (SCU 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.
  • SCU Law tuition of $66,790 is more expensive than Cleveland State Law tuition of $32,616.
  • SCU Law offers the better financial aid of $40,000 which is 59.89% of tuition amount.
  • Cleveland State Law acceptance rate of 52.58% is lower than SCU Law of 34.45%.
  • SCU Law's LSAT score of 159 is higher than Cleveland State Law of 155.
  • Both schools have same GPA of 3.50 of 3.50.
  • SCU Law with 755 students is larger than Cleveland State Law with 549 students.
  • Cleveland State Law has higher bar exam pass rate than SCU Law.
  • Cleveland State Law founded in 1897 is older than SCU Law founded in 1912.