List of Law Schools with Important Admission Facts

There are 196 ABA accredited Law Schools in United States - 86 public and 110 private schools. In 2023, over the law schools,
  • The average LSAT Score is 158.
  • The average GPA is 3.58.
  • The average acceptance rate is 40.93%.
  • The average yield (i.e. enrollment rate) is 31.46%.
  • In public law schools, the average tuition & fees is $30,198 for state residents and $43,313 for out-of-state students.
  • In private law schools, the average tuition & fees is $55,993.
  • The average number of students is 719.
  • The total number of law school students is 140,885.
  • A total of 36,795 students have newly enrolled (first-time students) this year.
  • In average, a law school has 188 first-time students this year.
  • The average bar exam pass rate is 75.49%.
The following table lists all ABA accredited law schools with important admission statistics. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.
Important Law School Admission Facts
SchoolLSAT ScoreGPAAcceptance RateTuition & FeesEnrollmentBar Exam Pass Rate
Albany Law SchoolPrivateAlbany, NY1553.4850.15%$58,23467770.81%
Appalachian School of LawPrivateGrundy, GA1463.2148.50%$41,00015251.22%
Atlanta's John Marshall Law SchoolPrivateAtlanta, GA1513.1445.79%$52,00634065.45%
Ave Maria School of LawPrivateNaples, FL1523.3043.73%$49,65629266.22%
Baylor Law SchoolPrivateWaco, TX1633.7223.87%$61,87747591.97%
Beasley School of LawPublicPhiladelphia, PA1633.6336.55%$46,776
($30,880)
97283.06%
Belmont University College of LawPrivateNashville, TN1603.7039.60%$53,62035187.07%
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawPrivateNew York, NY1643.7633.80%$70,6461,05683.45%
Berkeley School of LawPublicBerkeley, CA1703.8312.47%$74,995
($62,567)
1,34993.35%
Boston College Law SchoolPrivateNewton, MA1663.7410.16%$66,89580191.77%
Boston University School of LawPrivateBoston, MA1703.8416.33%$65,0201,15190.58%
Brooklyn Law SchoolPrivateBrooklyn, NY1603.5446.22%$70,3561,21176.44%
California Western School of LawPrivateSan Diego, CA1533.3549.26%$60,43073953.49%
Capital University Law SchoolPrivateColumbus, OH1513.3367.45%$42,87551272.99%
Case Western Reserve University School of LawPrivateCleveland, OH1603.6639.18%$61,09470086.84%
Cecil C. Humphreys School of LawPublicMemphis, TN1543.3241.22%$25,262
($19,980)
31865.05%
Chapman University School of LawPrivateOrange, CA1613.6328.70%$61,28643974.29%
Charleston School of LawPrivateCharleston, SC1523.4156.60%$46,13461963.86%
Chicago-Kent College of LawPrivateChicago, IL1593.6150.55%$55,32787778.05%
City University of New York School of LawPublicLong Island City, NY1543.4235.27%$26,204
($16,014)
69874.56%
Claude W. Pettit College of LawPrivateAda, OH1483.4259.43%$34,65017873.17%
Cleveland-Marshall College of LawPublicCleveland, OH1543.3948.46%$30,142
($30,015)
45377.95%
Columbia Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY1733.8711.93%$81,2921,78393.72%
Columbus School of LawPrivateWashington, DC1593.6133.33%$58,43641778.15%
Cornell Law SchoolPrivateIthaca, NY1723.8717.44%$77,59396490.31%
Creighton University School of LawPrivateOmaha, NE1533.5067.76%$49,93438669.16%
Cumberland School of LawPrivateBirmingham, AL1553.6262.15%$45,23653583.69%
David A. Clarke School of LawPublicWashington, DC1503.1550.29%$25,873
($13,438)
22133.85%
Davis School of Law PublicDavis, CA1653.7025.18%$67,164
($54,919)
69981.78%
Dedman School of LawPrivateDallas, TX1643.7133.91%$63,50276985.28%
DePaul University College of LawPrivateChicago, IL1563.5741.81%$52,14566468.39%
Drake University Law SchoolPrivateDes Moines, IA1543.5571.28%$48,41033288.35%
Drexel University School of LawPrivatePhiladelphia, PA1593.7231.03%$54,60066271.88%
Duke University School of LawPrivateDurham, NC1703.8510.74%$75,61889893.52%
Duncan School of LawPrivateKnoxville, TN1503.4057.47%$41,31034062.20%
Duquesne Kline School of LawPrivatePittsburgh, PA1553.5056.31%$55,50048782.64%
Dwayne O. Andreas School of LawPrivateOrlando, FL1493.2353.81%$43,15076749.40%
Elon University School of LawPrivateGreensboro, NC1523.4144.03%$58,25643851.20%
Emory University School of LawPrivateAtlanta, GA1683.8026.05%$65,51087086.64%
Florida A&M University College of LawPublicOrlando, FL1503.4135.48%$32,936
($13,676)
36253.57%
Florida International University College of LawPublicMiami, FL1603.7222.60%$36,049
($21,806)
56380.25%
Florida State University College of LawPublicTallahassee, FL1653.8319.58%$40,705
($20,694)
1,22477.21%
Fordham University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY1673.7218.79%$72,2821,56989.03%
George Mason University School of LawPublicArlington, VA1663.8319.63%$42,798
($26,950)
83787.41%
Georgetown University Law CenterPrivateWashington, DC1713.8617.64%$75,9503,04291.63%
Georgia State University College of LawPublicAtlanta, GA1603.6128.44%$36,810
($17,202)
71479.04%
Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of LawPrivateSan Francisco, CA1543.1525.53%$56,00034945.38%
Gonzaga University School of LawPrivateSpokane, MA1543.4861.86%$53,60449971.43%
Gould School of LawPrivateLos Angeles, CA1683.8712.70%$78,0381,52189.00%
Harvard Law SchoolPrivateCambridge, MA1743.9210.06%$75,0082,02998.46%
Hastings College of the LawPublicSan Francisco, CA1603.5928.95%$55,207
($48,273)
1,17770.92%
Hofstra University School of LawPrivateHempstead, NY1563.5844.74%$68,86090969.41%
Howard University School of LawPrivateWashington, DC1543.4931.16%$38,61246465.41%
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of LawPrivateSan Juan, PR1433.3750.99%$14,51064949.54%
Irvine School of LawPublicIrvine, CA1673.7219.45%$68,190
($55,945)
51984.40%
J. Reuben Clark Law SchoolPrivateProvo, UT1683.9231.41%$30,15239393.16%
Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law CenterPrivateCentral Islip, NY1503.1151.40%$57,54557056.44%
James E. Rogers College of LawPublicTucson, AZ1633.7624.93%$30,700
($26,200)
2,54472.06%
Levin College of LawPublicGainesville, FL1693.9016.94%$38,040
($21,804)
79976.78%
Lewis & Clark Law SchoolPrivatePortland, OR1613.5252.02%$56,34667378.61%
Liberty University School of LawPrivateLynchburg, VA1523.4955.16%$42,98191676.81%
Los Angeles School of LawPublicLos Angeles, CA1713.9015.50%$68,700
($56,455)
1,33592.47%
Louis D. Brandeis School of LawPublicLouisville, LA1563.6854.21%$30,400
($25,400)
36565.59%
Loyola Law SchoolPrivateLos Angeles, CA1613.6934.42%$65,9121,12479.94%
Loyola University Chicago School of LawPrivateChicago, IL1593.5641.75%$56,1861,19979.09%
Loyola University New Orleans College of LawPrivateNew Orleans, LA1523.3966.67%$52,35061471.43%
Marquette University Law SchoolPrivateMilwaukee, WI1553.6341.04%$49,710582100.00%
Marshall-Wythe School of LawPublicWilliamsburg, VA1653.7546.01%$66,043
($43,286)
66293.90%
Maurer School of LawPublicBloomington, IN1643.8143.35%$62,526
($41,476)
61982.46%
McGeorge School of LawPrivateSacramento, CA1553.4755.33%$59,58061557.52%
Mercer Law SchoolPrivateMacon, GA1543.4846.11%$43,13238077.59%
Michael E. Moritz College of LawPublicColumbus, OH1643.8637.11%$49,292
($34,040)
56089.89%
Michigan State University College of LawPrivateEast Lansing, MI1573.5243.89%$47,98472477.46%
Mississippi College School of LawPrivateJackson, MS1503.3861.92%$38,20236665.38%
Mitchell Hamline School of LawPrivateSt. Paul, MN1523.3364.91%$52,6201,29471.60%
New England School of LawPrivateBoston, MA1543.3671.04%$57,2981,06774.46%
New York Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY1553.5351.53%$64,8241,03772.51%
New York University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY1723.8815.65%$80,0142,13694.90%
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of LawPrivateRaleigh, NC1543.5355.71%$49,73055375.51%
North Carolina Central University School of LawPublicDurham, NC1483.3235.73%$39,042
($16,371)
46142.86%
Northeastern University School of LawPrivateBoston, MA1633.7031.05%$60,56283289.44%
Northern Illinois University College of LawPublicDeKalb, IL1503.3652.12%$23,553
($23,553)
31258.59%
Northwestern Pritzker School of LawPrivateChicago, IL1713.8915.05%$74,5521,35492.89%
Notre Dame Law SchoolPrivateNotre Dame, IL1683.8124.58%$68,55455492.72%
Oklahoma City University School of LawPrivateOklahoma City, OK1483.4361.92%$37,50046257.34%
Pace University School of LawPrivateWhite Plains, NY1523.3951.62%$53,88687262.89%
Paul M. Hebert Law CenterPublicBaton Rouge, LA1573.6252.50%$39,105
($23,665)
61683.87%
Penn State Dickinson LawPublicCarlisle, PA1613.6136.80%$57,902
($57,902)
27988.31%
Penn State LawPublicUniversity Park, PA1623.7230.86%$56,436
($56,436)
63286.29%
Pepperdine University School of LawPrivateMalibu, CA1643.8527.68%$68,0461,22279.50%
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of LawPrivatePonce, PR1353.2656.28%$16,80352235.29%
Quinnipiac University School of LawPrivateHamden, CT1523.5667.03%$54,88038464.41%
Regent University School of LawPrivateVirginia Beach, VA1573.6341.32%$41,49684492.59%
Robert H. McKinney School of LawPublicIndianapolis, IN1543.5864.85%$51,623
($31,559)
81373.21%
Roger Williams University School of LawPrivateBristol, RI1503.3367.27%$46,46455347.41%
Rutgers Law School - Camden campusPublicCamden, NJ1583.4141.06%$46,695
($32,062)
1,25568.73%
S.J. Quinney College of LawPublicSalt Lake City, UT1633.8731.95%$43,598
($33,634)
30694.17%
Saint Louis University School of LawPrivateQueens, NY1563.5461.16%$48,59459472.83%
Salmon P. Chase College of LawPublicHighland Heights, KY1523.5560.58%$38,165
($24,619)
38669.91%
Sandra Day O'Connor College of LawPublicPhoenix, AZ1673.8519.65%$50,317
($28,839)
1,61982.26%
Santa Clara University School of LawPrivateSanta Clara, CA1583.4252.29%$59,25467364.62%
Seattle University School of LawPrivateSeattle, WA1573.4454.92%$57,01574776.44%
Seton Hall University School of LawPrivateNewark, NJ1593.6240.27%$66,7801,14985.71%
Shepard Broad Law CenterPrivateFort Lauderdale, FL1533.4333.41%$47,53976055.42%
South Texas College of LawPrivateHouston, TX1533.3044.34%$41,1101,00377.82%
Southern Illinois University School of LawPublicCarbondale, IL1503.3556.71%$21,555
($21,555)
25253.42%
Southern University Law CenterPublicBaton Rouge, LA1463.1359.71%$30,034
($17,434)
93855.24%
Southwestern Law SchoolPrivateLos Angeles, CA1543.3650.35%$58,39292860.14%
St. John's University School of LawPrivateQueens, NY1533.3637.45%$71,66481885.53%
St. Mary's University School of LawPrivateSan Antonio, TX1523.3250.27%$44,77988071.63%
St. Thomas University School of LawPrivateMiami Gardens, FL1563.6365.48%$46,20075560.44%
Stanford Law SchoolPrivateStanford, CA1733.926.88%$73,71369094.41%
Stetson University College of LawPrivateGulfport, FL1583.5130.95%$51,70896763.39%
Sturm College of LawPrivateDenver, CO1603.6048.47%$55,17595578.22%
Suffolk University Law SchoolPrivateBoston, MA1543.4960.71%$57,7481,33471.10%
Syracuse University College of LawPrivateSyracuse, NY1573.5641.71%$62,05073170.11%
Texas A&M University School of LawPublicFort Worth, TX1643.9316.33%$48,618
($32,634)
1,40487.86%
Texas Tech University School of LawPublicLubbock, TX1573.6436.80%$39,232
($27,532)
44479.51%
The George Washington University Law SchoolPrivateWashington, DC1683.8425.00%$69,7401,96886.05%
The University of Alabama School of LawPublicTuscaloosa, AL1663.9525.78%$44,470
($24,080)
47991.27%
Thomas Goode Jones School of LawPrivateMontgomery, AL1513.1847.93%$39,90025865.91%
Thurgood Marshall School of LawPublicHouston, TX1513.1038.17%$29,497
($21,657)
55444.51%
Tulane University School of LawPrivateNew Orleans, LA1613.6443.29%$67,78092174.70%
University at Buffalo Law SchoolPublicBuffalo, NY1563.6144.04%$33,550
($28,710)
82871.85%
University of Akron School of LawPublicAkron, OH1533.4562.87%$26,215
($26,115)
43173.87%
University of Arkansas School of LawPublicFayetteville, AR1563.6041.17%$39,733
($17,900)
39681.91%
University of Baltimore School of LawPublicBaltimore, MD1543.4256.56%$51,014
($34,980)
76360.47%
University of Chicago Law SchoolPrivateChicago, IL1733.9114.24%$77,87770394.26%
University of Cincinnati College of LawPublicCincinnati, OH1583.7344.80%$29,010
($24,010)
43079.31%
University of Colorado Boulder School of LawPublicBoulder, CO1643.7231.23%$42,217
($34,747)
54184.38%
University of Connecticut School of LawPublicHartford, CT1603.6427.99%$62,550
($31,508)
58085.38%
University of Dayton School of LawPrivateDayton, OH1543.5828.32%$38,84352575.58%
University of Detroit Mercy School of LawPrivateDetroit, MI1543.3956.13%$46,72461278.26%
University of Georgia School of LawPublicAthens, GA1683.8714.83%$37,752
($18,994)
70389.06%
University of Houston Law CenterPublicHouston, TX1613.7032.13%$50,132
($34,942)
82783.90%
University of Idaho College of LawPublicMoscow, ID1523.3666.77%$45,168
($25,932)
39663.06%
University of Illinois Chicago School of LawPublicChicago, IL1523.3666.44%$39,708
($32,508)
1,01452.27%
University of Illinois College of LawPublicChampaign, IL1663.7134.74%$51,893
($41,893)
71890.48%
University of Iowa College of LawPublicIowa City, IA1633.6641.28%$51,955
($31,426)
54884.72%
University of Kansas School of LawPublicLawrence, KS1583.7355.33%$29,739
($23,402)
37985.44%
University of Kentucky College of LawPublicLexington, KY1573.6850.12%$51,380
($25,748)
39182.89%
University of Maine School of LawPublicPortland, ME1583.6554.60%$40,640
($26,940)
27076.32%
University of Maryland School of LawPublicBaltimore, MD1633.7129.49%$52,538
($36,209)
80080.00%
University of Massachusetts School of LawPublicNorth Dartmouth, MA1523.4759.36%$41,272
($31,990)
37654.02%
University of Miami School of LawPrivateCoral Gables, FL1613.6933.47%$62,4061,38969.84%
University of Michigan Law SchoolPublicAnn Arbor, MI1713.8313.51%$72,584
($69,584)
1,01995.48%
University of Minnesota Law SchoolPublicMinneapolis, MN1683.8337.17%$58,396
($48,964)
71893.48%
University of Mississippi School of LawPublicUniversity, MS1573.5441.09%$38,880
($18,470)
55064.89%
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of LawPublicKansas City, MO1543.4752.10%$29,359
($23,359)
45178.63%
University of Missouri School of LawPublicColumbia, MO1603.7051.38%$29,877
($23,877)
40590.59%
University of Montana School of LawPublicMissoula, MT1543.4366.09%$47,795
($22,060)
37483.10%
University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of LawPublicLincoln, NE1583.7260.94%$37,442
($16,082)
44785.83%
University of New Hampshire School of LawPublicConcord, NH1563.4851.74%$48,320
($40,320)
60086.90%
University of New Mexico School of LawPublicAlbuquerque, NM1563.5047.05%$44,158
($20,674)
32581.08%
University of North Carolina School of LawPublicChapel Hill, NC1663.7714.61%$48,204
($27,972)
59293.75%
University of North Dakota School of LawPublicGrand Forks, ND1503.3772.68%$32,648
($17,396)
22963.01%
University of Oklahoma College of LawPublicNorman, OK1593.6742.52%$36,653
($22,808)
1,25085.19%
University of Oregon School of LawPublicEugene, OR1583.5755.26%$57,586
($46,264)
55281.16%
University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolPrivatePhiladelphia, PA1723.909.74%$76,9341,08893.77%
University of Pittsburgh Law SchoolPublicPittsburgh, PA1613.5533.20%$50,634
($39,618)
52976.47%
University of Puerto Rico School of LawPublicSan Juan, PR1473.7149.01%$8,680
($8,680)
50168.29%
University of Richmond School of LawPrivateUniversity of Richmond School of Law, VA1633.7533.67%$53,44042476.38%
University of San Diego School of LawPrivateSan Diego, CA1613.7434.48%$62,98183776.33%
University of San Francisco School of LawPrivateSan Francisco, CA1553.4246.35%$54,25055858.06%
University of South Carolina School of LawPublicColumbia, SC1593.6137.63%$41,500
($23,722)
62976.88%
University of South Dakota School of LawPublicVermillion, SD1513.3967.46%$36,333
($16,793)
22172.15%
University of St. Thomas School of LawPrivateMinneapolis, MN1623.6639.91%$48,37952886.81%
University of Tennessee College of LawPublicKnoxville, TN1603.7633.18%$39,152
($20,408)
39888.39%
University of Texas School of LawPublicAustin, TX1703.8414.56%$54,096
($36,429)
1,03090.39%
University of Toledo College of LawPublicToledo, OH1523.5543.68%$25,484
($25,284)
36065.96%
University of Tulsa College of LawPrivateTulsa, OK1553.4360.44%$29,86436071.43%
University of Virginia School of LawPublicCharlottesville, VA1713.9412.88%$74,200
($71,200)
95095.36%
University of Washington School of LawPublicSeattle, WA1643.7030.29%$55,617
($43,584)
73089.40%
University of Wisconsin Law SchoolPublicMadison, MI1653.7335.18%$52,893
($35,197)
80375.00%
University of Wyoming College of LawPublicLaramie, WY1543.4850.96%$36,426
($17,946)
23261.43%
UNT Dallas College of LawPublicDallas, TX1523.3133.30%$32,008
($19,127)
37860.75%
Vanderbilt University Law SchoolPrivateNashville, TN1703.9014.53%$72,18458692.05%
Vermont Law SchoolPrivateSouth Royalton, VT1543.3660.94%$51,70051953.57%
Villanova University School of LawPrivateVillanova, PA1633.7616.47%$56,21583380.90%
Wake Forest University School of LawPrivateWinston-Salem, NC1653.7232.98%$54,19261989.84%
Washburn University School of LawPublicTopeka, KS1543.5049.33%$39,900
($26,340)
29876.92%
Washington and Lee University School of LawPrivateLexington, VA1643.6632.71%$55,55037690.27%
Washington College of LawPrivateWashington, DC1623.6133.77%$63,0881,45773.02%
Washington University School of LawPrivateSt. Louis, MO1723.9418.02%$67,7441,47392.34%
Wayne State University Law SchoolPublicDetroit, MI1613.8035.49%$41,388
($37,950)
44284.07%
West Virginia University College of LawPublicMorgantown, WV1553.6841.14%$42,120
($25,272)
31659.18%
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law SchoolPrivateLansing, MI1483.0048.15%$46,24057536.00%
Western New England University School of LawPrivateSpringfield, MA1503.4363.54%$50,07040367.16%
Western State College of LawPrivateIrvine, CA1513.2344.61%$49,84829046.67%
Widener Law CommonwealthPrivateHarrisburg, PA1483.3060.18%$57,47043647.87%
Widener Law DelawarePrivateWilmington, DE1503.2665.69%$57,47066851.65%
Willamette University College of LawPrivateSalem, OR1543.2558.93%$50,94433272.22%
William H. Bowen School of LawPublicLittle Rock, AR1523.4155.81%$32,671
($16,728)
44270.29%
William S. Boyd School of LawPublicLas Vegas, NV1603.7435.44%$42,168
($29,268)
45572.54%
William S. Richardson School of LawPublicHonolulu, HI1563.5329.65%$46,588
($23,164)
31571.43%
Yale Law SchoolPrivateNew Haven, CT1753.945.72%$73,86573695.77%