Comparing Washburn Law and Cleveland State Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Washburn University School of Law (Washburn 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.
  • Washburn Law tuition of $45,632 is more expensive than Cleveland State Law tuition of $32,616.
  • Cleveland State Law offers the better financial aid of $11,000 which is 33.73% of tuition amount.
  • Cleveland State Law acceptance rate of 46.45% is lower than Washburn Law of 34.45%.
  • Both schools have same LSAT scores of 155 of 155.
  • Washburn Law's GPA of 3.68 is higher than Cleveland State Law of 3.50.
  • Cleveland State Law with 549 students is larger than Washburn Law with 355 students.
  • Cleveland State Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Washburn Law.
  • Cleveland State Law founded in 1897 is older than Washburn Law founded in 1903.