Law Schools with the Highest Acceptance Rate

An acceptance rate is the ratio of the number of admitted applicants to the total number of applicants. In 2022, the law school acceptance rate is 40.11% over 196 ABA accredited law school in United States. A total of 475,703 students applied to law school(s) and 135,643 students accepted on or more law schools.
Capital University Law School has the highest acceptance rate of 75.62%. University of South Dakota School of Law and University of Puerto Rico School of Law follow it with 68.98% and 66.96% acceptance rate respectively.
The following table lists the top 25 law schools having the highest acceptance rate. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.
RankSchoolAcceptance RateYieldApplication FeeTuition & FeesLSAT ScoreGPAEnrollment
1 Capital University Law SchoolPrivateColumbus, OH75.62%40.35%No Fee$41,3851513.30514
2 University of South Dakota School of LawPublicVermillion, SD68.98%37.80%No Fee$36,3331503.44226
3 University of Puerto Rico School of LawPublicSan Juan, PR66.96%40.26%$30$8,6801493.75533
4 Drake University Law SchoolPrivateDes Moines, IA66.48%33.33%$45$45,9121553.50345
5 Creighton University School of LawPrivateOmaha, NE66.38%31.74%$50$48,9601533.39384
6 New England School of LawPrivateBoston, MA66.14%21.68%No Fee$54,6241543.281,060
7 Vermont Law SchoolPrivateSouth Royalton, VT65.83%26.40%$60$50,7351543.40653
8 Salmon P. Chase College of LawPublicHighland Heights, KY65.18%40.57%$40$36,3521533.37427
9 University of Massachusetts School of LawPublicNorth Dartmouth, MA64.47%15.78%$50$39,5501503.36366
10 University of Toledo College of LawPublicToledo, OH64.08%42.86%No Fee$25,2841523.42380
11 University of St. Thomas School of LawPrivateMinneapolis, MN63.64%37.47%No Fee$46,2201553.48529
12 Roger Williams University School of LawPrivateBristol, RI63.02%29.02%$60$44,7151503.17527
13 University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of LawPublicLincoln, NE62.61%31.66%$50$36,2881583.64464
14 Mitchell Hamline School of LawPrivateSt. Paul, MN62.38%49.81%No Fee$50,7481533.291,398
15 Northern Illinois University College of LawPublicDeKalb, IL62.27%31.22%No Fee$22,5591483.20322
16 Widener Law DelawarePrivateWilmington, DE62.12%35.06%$60$57,3761503.19808
17 Mississippi College School of LawPrivateJackson, MS61.97%31.49%No Fee$38,2021503.24365
18 Willamette University College of LawPrivateSalem, OR61.06%27.56%No Fee$49,0801543.32352
19 Cumberland School of LawPrivateBirmingham, AL60.66%41.09%No Fee$44,3181543.54510
20 Saint Louis University School of LawPrivateQueens, NY60.43%39.18%No Fee$46,5741563.50604
21 Charleston School of LawPrivateCharleston, SC60.00%27.30%No Fee$44,7341513.32607
22 William H. Bowen School of LawPublicLittle Rock, AR59.63%37.83%No Fee$32,6711523.43479
23 University of Akron School of LawPublicAkron, OH59.62%39.66%No Fee$25,2131533.39420
24 University of Illinois Chicago School of LawPublicChicago, IL59.56%30.30%No Fee$39,2901503.311,077
25 Oklahoma City University School of LawPrivateOklahoma City, OK59.34%41.27%$50$36,6001493.30481