Top Ohio Law Schools Comparison

There are 9 ABA-accredited law schools in Ohio. Of those schools, the top 5 schools present in the following table. The schools are ranked based on test scores, tuition, bar pass rate, and employment statistics. You can search all law schools in Ohio at Ohio law school search page.
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Law's tuition is the most expensive ($58,688) and University of Cincinnati College of Law's tuition is the lowest ($29,010).
  • University of Dayton School of Law offers the best financial aid of $32,000 which is 85.64% of tuition amount.
  • Cleveland-Marshall College of Law has the lowest acceptance rate of 23.09%) and University of Cincinnati College of Law has the highest rate of 46.62%).
  • Michael E. Moritz College of Law has the highest LSAT score of 163 and University of Dayton School of Law has the lowest score of 153.
  • Michael E. Moritz College of Law has the highest GPA of 3.79 and Cleveland-Marshall College of Law has the lowest GPA of 3.48.
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Law is the largest school with 667 enrolled students and University of Cincinnati College of Law is the smallest school with 392 students.
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Law has the highest bar exam pass rate of 95.00% and Cleveland-Marshall College of Law has the lowest rate of 80.44%.
  • University of Cincinnati College of Law is the oldest school founded in 1833 and University of Dayton School of Law is the most recently founded in 1974.
  • Michael E. Moritz College of Law requires the most expensive application fees of $60.

Michael E. Moritz College of Law

Public • Columbus, OH
Founded
1891
Tuition & Costs
$48,572 ($33,320 in-state)
$12,168 Living Costs
$5,416 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$20,000 Avg. Amount
41.18% Tuition Covered
95.10% Received
LSAT Scores
163 Median Score
165 75th Percentile
160 25th Percentile
GPA
3.79 Median Score
3.9 75th Percentile
3.6 25th Percentile
Admission
32.10% Acceptance Rate
29.15% Yield
1913 Applicants
614 Admitted
179 Enrolled
Enrollment
584 Total Enrollment
559 JD Enrollment
25 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
138 Faculties
8 Staffs
4 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
92.18% Pass Rate
192 Exam Takers
16 Not Taken
177 Exam Passers
Employment
178 Total Graduates
173 Employed Full-time
1 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$60
Application deadline
2022-09-15 Application Open
2022-11-18 Early Decision
2023-03-31 Preferred
2023-07-01 Final
Founded
1892
Tuition & Costs
$58,688 tuition & fees
$20,438 Living Costs
Financial Aid
$36,016 Avg. Amount
61.37% Tuition Covered
94.71% Received
LSAT Scores
160 Median Score
162 75th Percentile
156 25th Percentile
GPA
3.61 Median Score
3.83 75th Percentile
3.42 25th Percentile
Admission
46.60% Acceptance Rate
24.23% Yield
1399 Applicants
652 Admitted
158 Enrolled
Enrollment
667 Total Enrollment
397 JD Enrollment
270 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
102 Faculties
26 Staffs
7 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
95.00% Pass Rate
100 Exam Takers
22 Not Taken
95 Exam Passers
Employment
153 Total Graduates
133 Employed Full-time
10 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$40
Application deadline
2022-09-01 Application Open
2022-11-30 Early Decision
2022-12-20 Applicants notified of early decision
2023-03-01 Priority
2023-04-01 Regular Decision

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Public • Cleveland, OH
Founded
1897
Tuition & Costs
$29,553 ($29,453 in-state)
$16,770 Living Costs
$1,700 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$14,154 Avg. Amount
47.89% Tuition Covered
78.01% Received
LSAT Scores
155 Median Score
157 75th Percentile
152 25th Percentile
GPA
3.48 Median Score
3.7 75th Percentile
3.12 25th Percentile
Admission
23.09% Acceptance Rate
81.07% Yield
732 Applicants
169 Admitted
137 Enrolled
Enrollment
466 Total Enrollment
420 JD Enrollment
46 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
86 Faculties
17 Staffs
5 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
80.44% Pass Rate
92 Exam Takers
26 Not Taken
74 Exam Passers
Employment
128 Total Graduates
108 Employed Full-time
6 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
No Fees
Application deadline
2022-11-01 Early Decision I
2023-01-01 Early Decision II
2023-07-01 Regular Decision
Founded
1833
Tuition & Costs
$29,010 ($24,010 in-state)
$11,734 Living Costs
$4,834 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$16,000 Avg. Amount
55.15% Tuition Covered
94.12% Received
LSAT Scores
158 Median Score
161 75th Percentile
156 25th Percentile
GPA
3.7 Median Score
3.85 75th Percentile
3.48 25th Percentile
Admission
46.62% Acceptance Rate
27.65% Yield
931 Applicants
434 Admitted
120 Enrolled
Enrollment
392 Total Enrollment
392 JD Enrollment
0 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
85 Faculties
14 Staffs
5 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
84.61% Pass Rate
91 Exam Takers
4 Not Taken
77 Exam Passers
Employment
126 Total Graduates
115 Employed Full-time
0 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$35
Application deadline
2023-03-15 Regular Decision
Founded
1974
Tuition & Costs
$37,364 tuition & fees
$17,000 Living Costs
Financial Aid
$32,000 Avg. Amount
85.64% Tuition Covered
69.21% Received
LSAT Scores
153 Median Score
155 75th Percentile
150 25th Percentile
GPA
3.53 Median Score
3.72 75th Percentile
3.18 25th Percentile
Admission
25.76% Acceptance Rate
34.58% Yield
1448 Applicants
373 Admitted
129 Enrolled
Enrollment
415 Total Enrollment
353 JD Enrollment
62 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
93 Faculties
28 Staffs
4 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
88.24% Pass Rate
68 Exam Takers
10 Not Taken
60 Exam Passers
Employment
62 Total Graduates
56 Employed Full-time
1 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
No Fees
Application deadline
2023-05-01 Regular Decision