17 Law Schools have Established before 1850

17 law schools are established before 1850. The average founding year of law schools is 1918, so these schools have very long history.

At these schools, the average acceptance rate is 30.06% for 2025-2026 Admission. The acceptance rate of the schools is lower than national average rate of 36.09%.

The average LSAT score of the schools is 164 and the average GPA is 3.79. Their LSAT score is higher than national average score of 160.

The average tuition & fees at the schools is $65,175. In average, 83.66% of students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount is $29,229. The actual tuition after receiving aid is down to $35,945.

The tuition & fees of the schools is higher than national average of $55,459.

Comparison Table Between 17 Law Schools Established before 1850

The following table lists and compare 17 law schools with Established before 1850. For the schools:

New York University School of Law's tuition & fees of $90,638 is the most expensive and Louis D. Brandeis School of Law charges the lowest amount of tuition & fees of $32,900 among the schools.
Yale Law School has the lowest acceptance rate of 4.06% and Louis D. Brandeis School of Law has the highest acceptance rate of 63.39%.
Harvard Law School has the highest LSAT score of of 174 and Penn State Law has the lowest LSAT score of 155.
New York University School of Law is the largest school with 2,172 students and Washington and Lee University School of Law is the smallest school with 369 students.

By Established Range

17 Law Schools Established before 1850
School Name	State	Founded	Tuition & Fees	LSAT Score	Acceptance Rate	Population	Financial Aid
Baylor Law Schoolprivate	TX	1845	$69,605	164	20.59%	448	$33,518
University of Cincinnati College of Lawpublic	OH	1833	$33,025	159	32.74%	489	$19,000
Harvard Law Schoolprivate	MA	1817	$86,344	174	9.20%	2,025	$27,510
Maurer School of Lawpublic	IN	1842	$59,872	164	35.77%	549	$33,000
Louis D. Brandeis School of Lawpublic	LA	1846	$32,900	157	63.39%	377	$12,000
University of Maryland School of Lawpublic	MD	1823	$64,362	164	26.08%	717	$28,000
New York University School of Lawprivate	NY	1835	$90,638	172	13.39%	2,172	$20,000
University of North Carolina School of Lawpublic	NC	1845	$57,854	168	11.19%	543	$17,000
Penn State Dickinson Lawpublic	PA	1834	$61,470	159	42.99%	858	$36,000
Penn State Lawpublic	PA	1834	$61,938	155	51.40%	567	$55,824
Saint Louis University School of Lawprivate	NY	1843	$59,790	157	56.43%	599	$25,000
Cumberland School of Lawprivate	AL	1847	$48,764	156	48.97%	500	$20,000
Tulane University School of Lawprivate	LA	1847	$77,648	161	39.97%	849	$37,500
University of Virginia School of Lawpublic	VA	1826	$84,900	173	10.17%	982	$35,000
Washington and Lee University School of Lawprivate	VA	1849	$62,835	167	22.73%	369	$33,500
Marshall-Wythe School of Lawpublic	VA	1779	$74,208	166	21.97%	544	$29,302
Yale Law Schoolprivate	CT	1843	$81,818	174	4.06%	676	$34,747

*The tuition & fees for the 2026-2027 academic year and Other admission date is for the 2025-2026.