Comparing Suffolk Law and Cleveland State Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Suffolk University Law School (Suffolk 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.
  • Suffolk Law tuition of $66,224 is more expensive than Cleveland State Law tuition of $32,616.
  • Suffolk Law offers the better financial aid of $22,445 which is 33.89% of tuition amount.
  • Cleveland State Law acceptance rate of 61.85% is lower than Suffolk Law of 34.45%.
  • Both schools have same LSAT scores of 155 of 155.
  • Suffolk Law's GPA of 3.58 is higher than Cleveland State Law of 3.50.
  • Suffolk Law with 1,391 students is larger than Cleveland State Law with 549 students.
  • Suffolk Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Cleveland State Law.
  • Cleveland State Law founded in 1897 is older than Suffolk Law founded in 1906.