Recently Opened Law Schools

13 Law Schools Established After 2000

Among 197 ABA-accredited law schools, Jacksonville University College of Law is the newest school, established in 2022. UNT Dallas College of Law and Belmont University College of Law have also short histories established in 2014 and 2011 respectively.
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Top 25 Newest Law Schools

The following table compares the top 25 Newest Law Schools with important academic indicators.
The rankings include 9 public and 16 law schools are included.
The average acceptance rate of the schools is 43.60% and the yield is 32.22%. The acceptance rate of Newest Law Schools is average, compared to average rate of all law schools, 42.35%.
The average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 155 and the average GPA is 3.53 at Newest Law Schools. Their LSAT scores are low, compared to average LSAT score of all law schools, 159.
For the Newest Law Schools, the average 2024 tuition & fees is $26,902 state residents and $41,069 for out-of-state students in public law schools. In private law schools in the rankings, the tuition & fees is $48,902. The average financial aid amount of them is $21,387 which is 46.41% of tuition & fees.
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Comparison between Newest Law Schools
RankSchoolEstablishedEnrollmentTuition & FeesAcceptance RateLSAT ScoreBar Exam Pass Rate
1 Jacksonville University College of LawPrivateJacksonville, FL20220$36,00032.60%153-
2 UNT Dallas College of LawPublicDallas, TX2014417$32,00830.06%15368.54%
3 Belmont University College of LawPrivateNashville, TN2011350$56,36039.62%16093.58%
4 Irvine School of LawPublicIrvine, CA2009510$68,19018.18%16786.86%
4 Duncan School of LawPrivateKnoxville, TN2009372$41,31052.17%15160.87%
6 Drexel University School of LawPrivatePhiladelphia, PA2006693$54,60034.16%15976.76%
6 Elon University School of LawPrivateGreensboro, NC2006445$60,58845.93%15359.35%
8 Liberty University School of LawPrivateLynchburg, VA2004837$44,26056.43%15482.14%
9 Charleston School of LawPrivateCharleston, SC2003675$46,13453.13%15365.63%
10 Ave Maria School of LawPrivateNaples, FL2000274$50,75045.19%15266.22%
10 Florida A&M University College of LawPublicOrlando, FL2000347$33,07635.83%15140.20%
10 Florida International University College of LawPublicMiami, FL2000591$36,04925.18%16086.49%
13 Dwayne O. Andreas School of LawPrivateOrlando, FL1999771$43,15055.63%14952.76%
13 University of St. Thomas School of LawPrivateMinneapolis, MN1999525$48,37972.17%15578.71%
15 William S. Boyd School of LawPublicLas Vegas, NV1997456$44,55233.59%16076.80%
16 Chapman University School of LawPrivateOrange, CA1995422$63,12630.68%16180.00%
17 Appalachian School of LawPrivateGrundy, GA1994140$41,00054.19%14661.22%
18 Roger Williams University School of LawPrivateBristol, RI1992516$48,06465.19%15057.89%
18 Texas A&M University School of LawPublicFort Worth, TX19921,683$48,61814.64%16692.99%
20 Widener Law CommonwealthPrivateHarrisburg, PA1989374$58,95865.00%14853.75%
21 Regent University School of LawPrivateVirginia Beach, VA1986944$43,54640.88%15783.51%
22 St. Thomas University School of LawPrivateMiami Gardens, FL1984739$46,20051.44%15258.42%
23 City University of New York School of LawPublicLong Island City, NY1983674$29,04239.89%15355.88%
24 Georgia State University College of LawPublicAtlanta, GA1982676$36,81031.03%15978.53%
24 University of Massachusetts School of LawPublicNorth Dartmouth, MA1982354$41,27267.27%15059.43%