Top 5 Public Law Schools Comparison

In United States, there are 82 public law schools accredited by ABA. Among the, following 5 schools ranked in top based on LSAT score, GPA, admission statistics, and important outcomes such as bar exam pass rate and employment.
  • Berkeley School of Law's tuition is the most expensive ($74,995) and University of Texas School of Law's tuition is the lowest ($54,096).
  • University of Michigan Law School offers the best financial aid of $27,154 which is 37.41% of tuition amount.
  • Berkeley School of Law has the lowest acceptance rate of 12.47%) and Los Angeles School of Law has the highest rate of 15.50%).
  • University of Virginia School of Law has the highest LSAT score of 171 and Berkeley School of Law has the lowest score of 170.
  • University of Virginia School of Law has the highest GPA of 3.94 and University of Michigan Law School has the lowest GPA of 3.83.
  • Berkeley School of Law is the largest school with 1,349 enrolled students and University of Virginia School of Law is the smallest school with 950 students.
  • University of Michigan Law School has the highest bar exam pass rate of 95.48% and University of Texas School of Law has the lowest rate of 90.39%.
  • University of Virginia School of Law is the oldest school founded in 1826 and Los Angeles School of Law is the most recently founded in 1949.
  • University of Virginia School of Law requires the most expensive application fees of $85.

University of Virginia School of Law

Public • Charlottesville, VA
Founded
1826
Tuition & Costs
$74,200 ($71,200 in-state)
$20,870 Living Costs
$4,500 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$25,000 Avg. Amount
33.69% Tuition Covered
61.78% Received
LSAT Scores
171 Median Score
173 75th Percentile
166 25th Percentile
GPA
3.94 Median Score
3.99 75th Percentile
3.69 25th Percentile
Admission
12.88% Acceptance Rate
39.00% Yield
6031 Applicants
777 Admitted
303 Enrolled
Enrollment
950 Total Enrollment
898 JD Enrollment
52 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
252 Faculties
52 Staffs
4 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
95.36% Pass Rate
323 Exam Takers
9 Not Taken
308 Exam Passers
Employment
318 Total Graduates
311 Employed Full-time
1 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$85
Application deadline
2022-09-01 Application Open
2023-02-10 Priority
2023-03-01 Regular Decision

University of Michigan Law School

Public • Ann Arbor, MI
Founded
1859
Tuition & Costs
$72,584 ($69,584 in-state)
$19,188 Living Costs
$3,656 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$27,154 Avg. Amount
37.41% Tuition Covered
98.82% Received
LSAT Scores
171 Median Score
172 75th Percentile
166 25th Percentile
GPA
3.83 Median Score
3.92 75th Percentile
3.59 25th Percentile
Admission
13.51% Acceptance Rate
36.33% Yield
6253 Applicants
845 Admitted
307 Enrolled
Enrollment
1,019 Total Enrollment
976 JD Enrollment
43 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
171 Faculties
28 Staffs
6 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
95.48% Pass Rate
310 Exam Takers
4 Not Taken
296 Exam Passers
Employment
363 Total Graduates
352 Employed Full-time
2 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$75
Application deadline
2022-11-15 Early Decision
2023-02-28 Regular Decision

Berkeley School of Law

Public • Berkeley, CA
Founded
1894
Tuition & Costs
$74,995 ($62,567 in-state)
$31,944 Living Costs
$3,152 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$25,000 Avg. Amount
33.34% Tuition Covered
70.49% Received
LSAT Scores
170 Median Score
172 75th Percentile
167 25th Percentile
GPA
3.83 Median Score
3.9 75th Percentile
3.74 25th Percentile
Admission
12.47% Acceptance Rate
29.95% Yield
6722 Applicants
838 Admitted
251 Enrolled
Enrollment
1,349 Total Enrollment
1,019 JD Enrollment
330 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
284 Faculties
19 Staffs
4 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
93.35% Pass Rate
346 Exam Takers
14 Not Taken
323 Exam Passers
Employment
327 Total Graduates
312 Employed Full-time
1 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$75
Application deadline
2022-09-01 Application Open
2022-11-15 Priority
2023-02-15 Regular Decision

Los Angeles School of Law

Public • Los Angeles, CA
Founded
1949
Tuition & Costs
$68,700 ($56,455 in-state)
$25,839 Living Costs
$2,520 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$17,867 Avg. Amount
26.01% Tuition Covered
99.50% Received
LSAT Scores
171 Median Score
172 75th Percentile
166 25th Percentile
GPA
3.9 Median Score
3.97 75th Percentile
3.66 25th Percentile
Admission
15.50% Acceptance Rate
24.38% Yield
7227 Applicants
1120 Admitted
273 Enrolled
Enrollment
1,335 Total Enrollment
1,006 JD Enrollment
329 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
197 Faculties
36 Staffs
6 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
92.47% Pass Rate
332 Exam Takers
3 Not Taken
307 Exam Passers
Employment
343 Total Graduates
327 Employed Full-time
3 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$75
Application deadline
2022-09-01 Application Open
2023-02-01 Regular Decision
Founded
1883
Tuition & Costs
$54,096 ($36,429 in-state)
$18,166 Living Costs
$4,482 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$14,845 Avg. Amount
27.44% Tuition Covered
91.71% Received
LSAT Scores
170 Median Score
171 75th Percentile
166 25th Percentile
GPA
3.84 Median Score
3.92 75th Percentile
3.71 25th Percentile
Admission
14.56% Acceptance Rate
28.66% Yield
6325 Applicants
921 Admitted
264 Enrolled
Enrollment
1,030 Total Enrollment
994 JD Enrollment
36 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
281 Faculties
38 Staffs
4 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
90.39% Pass Rate
281 Exam Takers
19 Not Taken
254 Exam Passers
Employment
376 Total Graduates
350 Employed Full-time
3 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$70
Application deadline
2022-09-01 Application Open
2022-11-01 Early Decision
2023-03-01 Regular Decision