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.
  • University of Virginia School of Law's tuition is the most expensive ($71,500) 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 38.90% of tuition amount.
  • University of Virginia School of Law has the lowest acceptance rate of 9.66%) and Los Angeles School of Law has the highest rate of 15.43%).
  • University of Virginia School of Law has the highest LSAT score of 171 and Berkeley School of Law has the lowest score of 169.
  • University of Virginia School of Law has the highest GPA of 3.91 and University of Texas School of Law has the lowest GPA of 3.80.
  • Berkeley School of Law is the largest school with 1,235 enrolled students and University of Virginia School of Law is the smallest school with 936 students.
  • University of Virginia School of Law has the highest bar exam pass rate of 98.35% and University of Michigan Law School has the lowest rate of 93.65%.
  • 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
$71,500 ($68,500 in-state)
$15,282 Living Costs
$4,438 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$25,000 Avg. Amount
34.97% Tuition Covered
61.78% Received
LSAT Scores
171 Median Score
173 75th Percentile
166 25th Percentile
GPA
3.91 Median Score
3.97 75th Percentile
3.64 25th Percentile
Admission
9.66% Acceptance Rate
42.00% Yield
7047 Applicants
681 Admitted
286 Enrolled
Enrollment
936 Total Enrollment
922 JD Enrollment
14 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
252 Faculties
52 Staffs
4 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
98.35% Pass Rate
303 Exam Takers
20 Not Taken
298 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
$69,808 ($66,808 in-state)
$17,474 Living Costs
$3,826 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$27,154 Avg. Amount
38.90% Tuition Covered
98.82% Received
LSAT Scores
171 Median Score
172 75th Percentile
166 25th Percentile
GPA
3.84 Median Score
3.93 75th Percentile
3.61 25th Percentile
Admission
10.65% Acceptance Rate
33.21% Yield
7693 Applicants
819 Admitted
272 Enrolled
Enrollment
1,012 Total Enrollment
964 JD Enrollment
48 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
171 Faculties
28 Staffs
6 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
93.65% Pass Rate
315 Exam Takers
11 Not Taken
295 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
$67,781 ($59,237 in-state)
$29,792 Living Costs
$2,908 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$25,000 Avg. Amount
36.88% Tuition Covered
70.49% Received
LSAT Scores
169 Median Score
171 75th Percentile
165 25th Percentile
GPA
3.83 Median Score
3.92 75th Percentile
3.74 25th Percentile
Admission
13.66% Acceptance Rate
31.58% Yield
7948 Applicants
1086 Admitted
343 Enrolled
Enrollment
1,235 Total Enrollment
1,088 JD Enrollment
147 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
284 Faculties
19 Staffs
4 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
96.67% Pass Rate
301 Exam Takers
15 Not Taken
291 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
$64,426 ($53,920 in-state)
$25,173 Living Costs
$2,394 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$17,867 Avg. Amount
27.73% Tuition Covered
99.50% Received
LSAT Scores
170 Median Score
171 75th Percentile
166 25th Percentile
GPA
3.82 Median Score
3.92 75th Percentile
3.57 25th Percentile
Admission
15.43% Acceptance Rate
28.33% Yield
7939 Applicants
1225 Admitted
347 Enrolled
Enrollment
1,184 Total Enrollment
1,038 JD Enrollment
146 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
197 Faculties
36 Staffs
6 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
96.55% Pass Rate
290 Exam Takers
27 Not Taken
280 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)
$17,616 Living Costs
$4,208 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$14,845 Avg. Amount
27.44% Tuition Covered
91.71% Received
LSAT Scores
169 Median Score
170 75th Percentile
167 25th Percentile
GPA
3.8 Median Score
3.9 75th Percentile
3.67 25th Percentile
Admission
15.24% Acceptance Rate
34.10% Yield
7679 Applicants
1170 Admitted
399 Enrolled
Enrollment
1,015 Total Enrollment
1,001 JD Enrollment
14 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
281 Faculties
38 Staffs
4 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
95.05% Pass Rate
283 Exam Takers
46 Not Taken
269 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