List of Law Schools with Important Admission Facts

There are 196 ABA accredited Law Schools in United States - 86 public and 110 private schools. For the academic year 2023-2024, over the law schools,
  • The average LSAT Score is 159.
  • The average GPA is 3.61.
  • The average acceptance rate is 31.55%.
  • The average yield (i.e. enrollment rate) is 28.96%.
  • In public law schools, the average tuition & fees is $30,970 for state residents and $51,478 for out-of-state students.
  • In private law schools, the average tuition & fees is $57,067.
  • The average number of students is 714.
  • The total number of law school students is 139,883.
  • A total of 37,889 students have newly enrolled (first-time students) this year.
  • In average, a law school has 193 first-time students this year.
  • The average bar exam pass rate is 77.17%.
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 for the academic year 2023-2024
SchoolLSAT ScoreGPAAcceptance RateTuition & FeesEnrollmentBar Exam Pass Rate
Albany Law SchoolPrivateAlbany, NY1553.4754.87%$61,13669482.05%
Appalachian School of LawPrivateGrundy, GA1463.1354.19%$41,00014061.22%
Atlanta's John Marshall Law SchoolPrivateAtlanta, GA1503.1946.88%$52,00634964.94%
Ave Maria School of LawPrivateNaples, FL1523.3545.19%$50,75027466.22%
Baylor Law SchoolPrivateWaco, TX1643.7317.77%$64,65041891.61%
Beasley School of LawPublicPhiladelphia, PA1633.6539.40%$46,776
($30,880)
96785.15%
Belmont University College of LawPrivateNashville, TN1603.7739.62%$56,36035093.58%
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawPrivateNew York, NY1643.7937.64%$73,4401,03083.86%
Berkeley School of LawPublicBerkeley, CA1703.8714.92%$74,995
($62,567)
1,30288.24%
Boston College Law SchoolPrivateNewton, MA1673.7713.38%$66,89576595.88%
Boston University School of LawPrivateBoston, MA1703.8617.82%$65,0201,07087.70%
Brooklyn Law SchoolPrivateBrooklyn, NY1603.5650.00%$70,3561,17778.82%
California Western School of LawPrivateSan Diego, CA1533.3855.38%$62,55062548.35%
Capital University Law SchoolPrivateColumbus, OH1503.4577.52%$42,83846377.44%
Case Western Reserve University School of LawPrivateCleveland, OH1603.7041.79%$61,09466472.90%
Cecil C. Humphreys School of LawPublicMemphis, TN1553.4043.66%$25,262
($19,980)
28376.09%
Chapman University School of LawPrivateOrange, CA1613.6730.68%$63,12642280.00%
Charleston School of LawPrivateCharleston, SC1533.4953.13%$46,13467565.63%
Chicago-Kent College of LawPrivateChicago, IL1593.6750.45%$55,32777784.08%
City University of New York School of LawPublicLong Island City, NY1533.4539.89%$29,042
($18,852)
67455.88%
Claude W. Pettit College of LawPrivateAda, OH1483.4068.25%$35,25019650.94%
Cleveland-Marshall College of LawPublicCleveland, OH1553.4235.88%$30,142
($30,015)
50466.38%
Columbia Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY1733.9012.23%$81,2921,74893.72%
Columbus School of LawPrivateWashington, DC1593.6331.83%$58,43640084.47%
Cornell Law SchoolPrivateIthaca, NY1723.9018.39%$77,59387594.29%
Creighton University School of LawPrivateOmaha, NE1523.3571.36%$51,43038565.31%
Cumberland School of LawPrivateBirmingham, AL1553.6155.67%$45,23648778.36%
David A. Clarke School of LawPublicWashington, DC1513.2744.34%$25,873
($13,438)
24847.92%
Davis School of Law PublicDavis, CA1653.6928.99%$67,164
($54,919)
71882.66%
Dedman School of LawPrivateDallas, TX1643.8332.69%$63,50272584.86%
DePaul University College of LawPrivateChicago, IL1573.5943.59%$52,14560375.00%
Drake University Law SchoolPrivateDes Moines, IA1543.4969.42%$48,41038690.63%
Drexel University School of LawPrivatePhiladelphia, PA1593.7034.16%$54,60069376.76%
Duke University School of LawPrivateDurham, NC1703.8710.51%$75,61886894.44%
Duncan School of LawPrivateKnoxville, TN1513.4952.17%$41,31037260.87%
Duquesne Kline School of LawPrivatePittsburgh, PA1563.5555.43%$55,50050983.33%
Dwayne O. Andreas School of LawPrivateOrlando, FL1493.2455.63%$43,15077152.76%
Elon University School of LawPrivateGreensboro, NC1533.4345.93%$60,58844559.35%
Emory University School of LawPrivateAtlanta, GA1663.8240.87%$65,51087986.22%
Florida A&M University College of LawPublicOrlando, FL1513.5235.83%$33,076
($13,816)
34740.20%
Florida International University College of LawPublicMiami, FL1603.7425.18%$36,049
($21,806)
59186.49%
Florida State University College of LawPublicTallahassee, FL1653.8521.12%$40,705
($20,694)
1,31182.97%
Fordham University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY1673.7521.13%$72,2821,57587.78%
George Mason University School of LawPublicArlington, VA1683.8914.03%$42,798
($26,950)
92487.43%
Georgetown University Law CenterPrivateWashington, DC1713.9119.57%$79,6723,03090.51%
Georgia State University College of LawPublicAtlanta, GA1593.5631.03%$36,810
($17,202)
67678.53%
Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of LawPrivateSan Francisco, CA1533.2822.43%$56,000300-1.00%
Gonzaga University School of LawPrivateSpokane, MA1543.4861.67%$56,22755365.69%
Gould School of LawPrivateLos Angeles, CA1693.8812.52%$78,0381,43682.42%
Harvard Law SchoolPrivateCambridge, MA1743.939.58%$78,6922,03196.10%
Hofstra University School of LawPrivateHempstead, NY1563.5950.38%$68,86085776.34%
Howard University School of LawPrivateWashington, DC1553.4333.55%$39,75648874.22%
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of LawPrivateSan Juan, PR1423.3658.41%$14,51068145.45%
Irvine School of LawPublicIrvine, CA1673.7218.18%$68,190
($55,945)
51086.86%
J. Reuben Clark Law SchoolPrivateProvo, UT1683.9428.77%$30,15237995.41%
Jacksonville University College of LawPrivateJacksonville, FL1533.4332.60%$36,0000-
Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law CenterPrivateCentral Islip, NY1513.2250.49%$57,54554255.35%
James E. Rogers College of LawPublicTucson, AZ1633.7929.35%$29,988
($25,353)
2,51978.45%
Levin College of LawPublicGainesville, FL1693.9117.01%$38,040
($21,804)
76281.86%
Lewis & Clark Law SchoolPrivatePortland, OR1603.5967.88%$59,07066077.58%
Liberty University School of LawPrivateLynchburg, VA1543.5656.43%$44,26083782.14%
Los Angeles School of LawPublicLos Angeles, CA1703.9216.80%$71,430
($59,185)
1,37688.82%
Louis D. Brandeis School of LawPublicLouisville, LA1563.6857.64%$30,400
($25,400)
37374.77%
Loyola Law SchoolPrivateLos Angeles, CA1613.7133.92%$68,5121,13278.76%
Loyola University Chicago School of LawPrivateChicago, IL1603.6043.92%$56,4501,12383.56%
Loyola University New Orleans College of LawPrivateNew Orleans, LA1513.3764.71%$54,70861066.30%
Marquette University Law SchoolPrivateMilwaukee, WI1553.6145.51%$52,0505930.00%
Marshall-Wythe School of LawPublicWilliamsburg, VA1663.7727.31%$68,329
($44,706)
55692.96%
Maurer School of LawPublicBloomington, IN1643.8646.86%$62,526
($41,476)
61181.48%
McGeorge School of LawPrivateSacramento, CA1553.4061.31%$59,58066667.07%
Mercer Law SchoolPrivateMacon, GA1553.5946.98%$43,13239976.47%
Michael E. Moritz College of LawPublicColumbus, OH1653.8333.08%$49,292
($34,040)
56490.66%
Michigan State University College of LawPrivateEast Lansing, MI1593.5539.37%$47,98464372.78%
Mississippi College School of LawPrivateJackson, MS1503.3367.41%$39,64236275.25%
Mitchell Hamline School of LawPrivateSt. Paul, MN1513.2667.43%$53,9301,28171.99%
New England School of LawPrivateBoston, MA1533.4474.29%$60,0751,08371.53%
New York Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY1563.5153.11%$64,8241,06270.71%
New York University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY1723.9016.76%$80,0142,09496.58%
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of LawPrivateRaleigh, NC1553.4838.66%$49,73056081.88%
North Carolina Central University School of LawPublicDurham, NC1493.3534.62%$39,042
($16,371)
43056.59%
Northeastern University School of LawPrivateBoston, MA1633.7237.27%$60,56295086.22%
Northern Illinois University College of LawPublicDeKalb, IL1503.4354.48%$23,553
($23,553)
31759.55%
Northwestern Pritzker School of LawPrivateChicago, IL1723.9215.53%$74,5521,18991.60%
Notre Dame Law SchoolPrivateNotre Dame, IL1693.8324.39%$68,55456591.46%
Oklahoma City University School of LawPrivateOklahoma City, OK1493.3665.40%$37,50042759.38%
Pace University School of LawPrivateWhite Plains, NY1523.4753.34%$53,88686265.15%
Paul M. Hebert Law CenterPublicBaton Rouge, LA1573.6548.93%$39,105
($23,665)
62692.00%
Penn State Dickinson LawPublicCarlisle, PA1623.6335.37%$59,054
($59,054)
31177.46%
Penn State LawPublicUniversity Park, PA1613.7736.94%$57,556
($57,556)
55386.79%
Pepperdine University School of LawPrivateMalibu, CA1643.8628.18%$68,0461,11483.33%
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of LawPrivatePonce, PR1383.3239.88%$16,80354262.32%
Quinnipiac University School of LawPrivateHamden, CT1533.5158.33%$56,08036566.09%
Regent University School of LawPrivateVirginia Beach, VA1573.6840.88%$43,54694483.51%
Robert H. McKinney School of LawPublicIndianapolis, IN1553.6162.29%$51,623
($31,559)
89376.00%
Roger Williams University School of LawPrivateBristol, RI1503.3065.19%$48,06451657.89%
Rutgers Law School - Camden campusPublicCamden, NJ1573.6038.88%$46,695
($32,062)
1,33967.01%
S.J. Quinney College of LawPublicSalt Lake City, UT1643.8530.20%$43,598
($33,634)
32093.98%
Saint Louis University School of LawPrivateQueens, NY1553.5961.90%$48,59456186.74%
Salmon P. Chase College of LawPublicHighland Heights, KY1523.3871.91%$38,165
($24,619)
37581.61%
Sandra Day O'Connor College of LawPublicPhoenix, AZ1673.9021.28%$50,317
($28,839)
1,60086.44%
Santa Clara University School of LawPrivateSanta Clara, CA1593.5552.43%$59,25466261.79%
Seattle University School of LawPrivateSeattle, WA1573.5152.26%$59,49475069.09%
Seton Hall University School of LawPrivateNewark, NJ1603.6645.58%$66,7801,06482.23%
Shepard Broad Law CenterPrivateFort Lauderdale, FL1533.3655.11%$47,53988163.92%
South Texas College of LawPrivateHouston, TX1533.3644.04%$41,1101,03680.34%
Southern Illinois University School of LawPublicCarbondale, IL1493.3060.47%$21,555
($21,555)
27365.67%
Southern University Law CenterPublicBaton Rouge, LA1473.1253.46%$30,034
($17,434)
87452.94%
Southwestern Law SchoolPrivateLos Angeles, CA1553.4449.85%$58,39295563.98%
St. John's University School of LawPrivateQueens, NY1623.7141.48%$72,63086387.10%
St. Mary's University School of LawPrivateSan Antonio, TX1523.3835.94%$44,85488473.47%
St. Thomas University School of LawPrivateMiami Gardens, FL1523.4051.44%$46,20073958.42%
Stanford Law SchoolPrivateStanford, CA1733.957.26%$73,71368296.70%
Stetson University College of LawPrivateGulfport, FL1583.5938.39%$54,89294876.98%
Sturm College of LawPrivateDenver, CO1603.5850.37%$62,58592081.71%
Suffolk University Law SchoolPrivateBoston, MA1543.5564.30%$61,0441,28879.33%
Syracuse University College of LawPrivateSyracuse, NY1573.5842.59%$62,05074374.59%
Texas A&M University School of LawPublicFort Worth, TX1663.9714.64%$48,618
($32,634)
1,68392.99%
Texas Tech University School of LawPublicLubbock, TX1583.6338.08%$39,232
($27,532)
43992.09%
The George Washington University Law SchoolPrivateWashington, DC1683.8528.72%$69,7401,87086.09%
The University of Alabama School of LawPublicTuscaloosa, AL1673.9526.62%$44,470
($24,080)
47391.30%
Thomas Goode Jones School of LawPrivateMontgomery, AL1503.2158.25%$39,90032566.67%
Thurgood Marshall School of LawPublicHouston, TX1503.1639.65%$29,497
($21,657)
56863.45%
Tulane University School of LawPrivateNew Orleans, LA1613.6448.01%$71,17289779.61%
University at Buffalo Law SchoolPublicBuffalo, NY1563.7241.08%$33,550
($28,710)
82381.05%
University of Akron School of LawPublicAkron, OH1533.5262.07%$26,215
($26,115)
43172.15%
University of Arkansas School of LawPublicFayetteville, AR1563.7142.57%$39,733
($17,900)
40282.54%
University of Baltimore School of LawPublicBaltimore, MD1543.3958.66%$51,014
($34,980)
73764.68%
University of California College of the Law, San FranciscoPublicSan Francisco, CA1603.5930.91%$55,207
($48,273)
1,18572.14%
University of Chicago Law SchoolPrivateChicago, IL1733.9412.78%$77,87768697.10%
University of Cincinnati College of LawPublicCincinnati, OH1583.8047.66%$29,010
($24,010)
45587.93%
University of Colorado Boulder School of LawPublicBoulder, CO1643.8134.24%$42,217
($34,747)
52581.14%
University of Connecticut School of LawPublicHartford, CT1603.7129.31%$62,550
($31,508)
51780.95%
University of Dayton School of LawPrivateDayton, OH1553.6134.30%$38,84355286.49%
University of Detroit Mercy School of LawPrivateDetroit, MI1543.4652.22%$47,65461959.23%
University of Georgia School of LawPublicAthens, GA1693.8314.77%$37,752
($18,994)
69483.73%
University of Houston Law CenterPublicHouston, TX1613.7232.27%$50,132
($34,942)
86686.01%
University of Idaho College of LawPublicMoscow, ID1513.3575.27%$46,205
($26,969)
42274.76%
University of Illinois Chicago School of LawPublicChicago, IL1523.3969.53%$39,708
($32,508)
99059.19%
University of Illinois College of LawPublicChampaign, IL1653.7543.69%$51,893
($41,893)
68372.48%
University of Iowa College of LawPublicIowa City, IA1633.7647.71%$51,955
($31,426)
55588.89%
University of Kansas School of LawPublicLawrence, KS1603.7148.71%$29,739
($23,402)
40091.86%
University of Kentucky College of LawPublicLexington, KY1573.6752.54%$51,380
($25,748)
41074.19%
University of Maine School of LawPublicPortland, ME1573.6258.29%$40,640
($26,940)
27088.16%
University of Maryland School of LawPublicBaltimore, MD1633.7630.18%$52,538
($36,209)
78674.87%
University of Massachusetts School of LawPublicNorth Dartmouth, MA1503.3967.27%$41,272
($31,990)
35459.43%
University of Miami School of LawPrivateCoral Gables, FL1623.7232.94%$62,4061,34775.20%
University of Michigan Law SchoolPublicAnn Arbor, MI1713.8512.58%$72,584
($69,584)
97897.27%
University of Minnesota Law SchoolPublicMinneapolis, MN1683.8539.76%$58,396
($48,964)
72089.55%
University of Mississippi School of LawPublicUniversity, MS1573.6243.53%$38,880
($18,470)
53173.72%
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of LawPublicKansas City, MO1543.5558.87%$29,359
($23,359)
41877.21%
University of Missouri School of LawPublicColumbia, MO1603.7052.49%$29,877
($23,877)
42486.87%
University of Montana School of LawPublicMissoula, MT1543.4871.49%$54,449
($26,983)
36285.94%
University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of LawPublicLincoln, NE1583.7565.90%$37,442
($16,082)
46676.19%
University of New Hampshire School of LawPublicConcord, NH1553.4157.38%$48,320
($40,320)
68069.29%
University of New Mexico School of LawPublicAlbuquerque, NM1553.6153.48%$44,158
($20,674)
31281.91%
University of North Carolina School of LawPublicChapel Hill, NC1663.7816.27%$51,486
($29,696)
57292.00%
University of North Dakota School of LawPublicGrand Forks, ND1503.3762.01%$32,648
($17,396)
23860.71%
University of Oklahoma College of LawPublicNorman, OK1593.7147.23%$36,653
($22,808)
1,10587.88%
University of Oregon School of LawPublicEugene, OR1583.5275.23%$60,414
($48,516)
51376.67%
University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolPrivatePhiladelphia, PA1723.929.88%$76,9341,04896.25%
University of Pittsburgh Law SchoolPublicPittsburgh, PA1603.5639.45%$50,634
($39,618)
55984.55%
University of Puerto Rico School of LawPublicSan Juan, PR1483.7642.35%$8,680
($8,680)
46151.43%
University of Richmond School of LawPrivateUniversity of Richmond School of Law, VA1643.7541.46%$55,50040879.59%
University of San Diego School of LawPrivateSan Diego, CA1613.8033.61%$62,98197478.76%
University of San Francisco School of LawPrivateSan Francisco, CA1533.4655.23%$55,29061267.37%
University of South Carolina School of LawPublicColumbia, SC1603.7034.00%$41,500
($23,722)
61381.60%
University of South Dakota School of LawPublicVermillion, SD1513.5676.16%$36,333
($16,793)
24467.27%
University of St. Thomas School of LawPrivateMinneapolis, MN1553.6272.17%$48,37952578.71%
University of Tennessee College of LawPublicKnoxville, TN1623.7830.21%$39,152
($20,408)
41783.65%
University of Texas School of LawPublicAustin, TX1713.8614.90%$54,096
($36,429)
1,00594.01%
University of Toledo College of LawPublicToledo, OH1513.5361.59%$25,484
($25,284)
35369.89%
University of Tulsa College of LawPrivateTulsa, OK1563.5343.17%$29,86432370.87%
University of Virginia School of LawPublicCharlottesville, VA1713.9411.46%$77,700
($74,700)
96096.50%
University of Washington School of LawPublicSeattle, WA1643.7434.67%$55,617
($43,584)
71589.51%
University of Wisconsin Law SchoolPublicMadison, MI1653.7935.58%$52,893
($35,197)
729100.00%
University of Wyoming College of LawPublicLaramie, WY1543.5155.09%$37,162
($18,322)
22680.88%
UNT Dallas College of LawPublicDallas, TX1533.4330.06%$32,008
($19,127)
41768.54%
Vanderbilt University Law SchoolPrivateNashville, TN1703.8916.76%$75,44055596.97%
Vermont Law SchoolPrivateSouth Royalton, VT1513.3064.19%$53,76858263.48%
Villanova University School of LawPrivateVillanova, PA1643.8022.50%$58,61577791.81%
Wake Forest University School of LawPrivateWinston-Salem, NC1653.7931.47%$54,19268293.26%
Washburn University School of LawPublicTopeka, KS1543.5966.10%$39,900
($26,340)
30584.04%
Washington and Lee University School of LawPrivateLexington, VA1653.7231.44%$55,55038083.33%
Washington College of LawPrivateWashington, DC1623.6335.69%$65,5561,63574.85%
Washington University School of LawPrivateSt. Louis, MO1733.9517.16%$67,7441,34191.93%
Wayne State University Law SchoolPublicDetroit, MI1623.8327.41%$41,388
($37,950)
48066.67%
West Virginia University College of LawPublicMorgantown, WV1553.5945.13%$42,120
($25,272)
31469.39%
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law SchoolPrivateLansing, MI1483.0746.15%$46,24047237.25%
Western New England University School of LawPrivateSpringfield, MA1503.3059.82%$50,07036568.60%
Western State College of LawPrivateIrvine, CA1523.1645.14%$49,84833258.49%
Widener Law CommonwealthPrivateHarrisburg, PA1483.3465.00%$58,95837453.75%
Widener Law DelawarePrivateWilmington, DE1503.2667.83%$57,47077063.78%
Willamette University College of LawPrivateSalem, OR1523.2669.34%$53,99434852.69%
William H. Bowen School of LawPublicLittle Rock, AR1523.3958.99%$32,671
($16,728)
43675.40%
William S. Boyd School of LawPublicLas Vegas, NV1603.7833.59%$44,552
($30,748)
45676.80%
William S. Richardson School of LawPublicHonolulu, HI1573.4828.80%$46,588
($23,164)
31369.14%
Yale Law SchoolPrivateNew Haven, CT1753.965.58%$76,36970596.79%