Comparing Cincinnati Law and Cleveland State Law Side by Side

The following statements compares University of Cincinnati College of Law (Cincinnati 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.
  • Both schools are public.
  • Cincinnati Law tuition of $33,025 is more expensive than Cleveland State Law tuition of $32,616.
  • Cincinnati Law offers the better financial aid of $19,000 which is 57.53% of tuition amount.
  • Cincinnati Law acceptance rate of 34.45% is lower than Cleveland State Law of 32.74%.
  • Cincinnati Law's LSAT score of 159 is higher than Cleveland State Law of 155.
  • Cincinnati Law's GPA of 3.80 is higher than Cleveland State Law of 3.50.
  • Cleveland State Law with 549 students is larger than Cincinnati Law with 489 students.
  • Cincinnati Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Cleveland State Law.
  • Cincinnati Law founded in 1833 is older than Cleveland State Law founded in 1897.