The following table lists the top 25 oldest law schools. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.
Rank | School | Established | Enrollment | Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | LSAT Score | Bar Exam Pass Rate |
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Marshall-Wythe School of LawPublicWilliamsburg, VA | 1779 | 687 | $55,285 | 30.09% | 164 | 96.92% |
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Harvard Law SchoolPrivateCambridge, MA | 1817 | 1,907 | $71,734 | 6.90% | 174 | 98.91% |
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University of Maryland School of LawPublicBaltimore, MD | 1823 | 836 | $52,538 | 32.77% | 161 | 86.54% |
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University of Virginia School of LawPublicCharlottesville, VA | 1826 | 936 | $71,500 | 9.66% | 171 | 98.35% |
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University of Cincinnati College of LawPublicCincinnati, OH | 1833 | 392 | $29,010 | 46.62% | 158 | 84.61% |
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Penn State Dickinson LawPublicCarlisle, PA | 1834 | 260 | $54,614 | 39.58% | 161 | 91.67% |
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Penn State LawPublicUniversity Park, PA | 1834 | 524 | $53,580 | 35.64% | 162 | 82.11% |
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New York University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY | 1835 | 2,430 | $76,290 | 14.52% | 172 | 98.00% |
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Maurer School of LawPublicBloomington, IN | 1842 | 640 | $59,435 | 36.13% | 164 | 90.71% |
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Saint Louis University School of LawPrivateQueens, NY | 1843 | 604 | $46,574 | 60.43% | 156 | 88.51% |
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Yale Law SchoolPrivateNew Haven, CT | 1843 | 734 | $71,425 | 4.12% | 174 | 98.91% |
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Baylor Law SchoolPrivateWaco, TX | 1845 | 511 | $61,782 | 34.34% | 162 | 87.25% |
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University of North Carolina School of LawPublicChapel Hill, NC | 1845 | 589 | $44,704 | 15.46% | 164 | 97.06% |
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Louis D. Brandeis School of LawPublicLouisville, LA | 1846 | 343 | $30,550 | 51.46% | 156 | 89.00% |
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Cumberland School of LawPrivateBirmingham, AL | 1847 | 510 | $44,318 | 60.66% | 154 | 79.85% |
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Tulane University School of LawPrivateNew Orleans, LA | 1847 | 971 | $64,868 | 40.05% | 161 | 79.37% |
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Washington and Lee University School of LawPrivateLexington, VA | 1849 | 379 | $54,460 | 31.44% | 164 | 92.59% |
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University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolPrivatePhiladelphia, PA | 1850 | 1,023 | $73,008 | 9.39% | 171 | 95.30% |
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University of Pittsburgh Law SchoolPublicPittsburgh, PA | 1850 | 538 | $47,734 | 36.60% | 160 | 84.33% |
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Albany Law SchoolPrivateAlbany, NY | 1851 | 608 | $55,470 | 50.37% | 154 | 85.00% |
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University of Mississippi School of LawPublicUniversity, MS | 1854 | 539 | $37,836 | 37.33% | 156 | 83.70% |
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Columbia Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY | 1858 | 1,520 | $78,278 | 11.42% | 174 | 96.36% |
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University of Georgia School of LawPublicAthens, GA | 1859 | 595 | $37,752 | 18.48% | 166 | 94.32% |
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University of Michigan Law SchoolPublicAnn Arbor, MI | 1859 | 1,012 | $69,808 | 10.65% | 171 | 93.65% |
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Northwestern Pritzker School of LawPrivateChicago, IL | 1859 | 1,181 | $72,212 | 13.91% | 171 | 96.03% |
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