Comparing Akron Law and Cleveland State Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (Cleveland State Law) and University of Akron School of Law (Akron Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2025-2026, except bar passage and employment data for 2024-2025.
  • Both schools are public.
  • Cleveland State Law tuition of $32,616 is more expensive than Akron Law tuition of $28,825.
  • Cleveland State Law offers the better financial aid of $11,000 which is 33.73% of tuition amount.
  • Cleveland State Law acceptance rate of 58.53% is lower than Akron Law of 34.45%.
  • Cleveland State Law's LSAT score of 155 is higher than Akron Law of 154.
  • Akron Law's GPA of 3.51 is higher than Cleveland State Law of 3.50.
  • Cleveland State Law with 549 students is larger than Akron Law with 494 students.
  • Cleveland State Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Akron Law.
  • Cleveland State Law founded in 1897 is older than Akron Law founded in 1921.