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2024 ABA-Accredited Law Schools with Important Stats

ABA-accredited Law Schools 2024 At a Glance
SchoolStateAcceptance RateLSATGPATuitionFinancial AidTotal EnrollmentFirst-year EnrollmentBar Exam Pass RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
University of Akron School of LawOH62.07%1533.52$26,215$10,00043112273.87%6 to 1
The University of Alabama School of LawAL26.62%1673.95$44,470$22,00047312491.27%5 to 1
Albany Law SchoolNY54.87%1553.47$58,234$36,00069418970.81%7 to 1
Washington College of LawDC35.69%1623.63$63,088$40,0001,63540573.02%5 to 1
Appalachian School of LawGA54.19%1463.13$41,000$20,5001405551.22%6 to 1
Sandra Day O'Connor College of LawAZ21.28%1673.90$50,317$20,0001,60019582.26%7 to 1
James E. Rogers College of LawAZ29.35%1633.79$30,700$24,5002,51911872.06%15 to 1
University of Arkansas School of LawAR42.57%1563.71$39,733$9,00040212881.91%6 to 1
William H. Bowen School of LawAR58.99%1523.39$32,671$6,67643613270.29%4 to 1
Atlanta's John Marshall Law SchoolGA46.88%1503.19$52,006$3,96934912065.45%10 to 1
Ave Maria School of LawFL45.19%1523.35$49,656$34,50027410066.22%7 to 1
University of Baltimore School of LawMD58.66%1543.39$51,014$15,00073722160.47%5 to 1
Dwayne O. Andreas School of LawFL55.63%1493.24$43,150$16,75277124449.40%11 to 1
Baylor Law SchoolTX17.77%1643.73$61,877$33,0004189591.97%3 to 1
Belmont University College of LawTN39.62%1603.77$53,620$37,87535011587.07%7 to 1
Boston College Law SchoolMA13.38%1673.77$66,895$21,00076520591.77%4 to 1
Boston University School of LawMA17.82%1703.86$65,020$33,0001,07022090.58%5 to 1
J. Reuben Clark Law SchoolUT28.77%1683.94$30,152$14,6363799993.16%4 to 1
Brooklyn Law SchoolNY50.00%1603.56$70,356$33,8001,17737876.44%6 to 1
California Western School of LawCA55.38%1533.38$60,430$34,92062520853.49%7 to 1
Berkeley School of LawCA14.92%1703.87$74,995$27,1491,30231893.35%4 to 1
Davis School of Law CA28.99%1653.69$67,164$25,00071820681.78%7 to 1
Hastings College of the LawCA30.91%1603.59$55,207$20,0001,18535670.92%4 to 1
Irvine School of LawCA18.18%1673.72$68,190$27,50051014684.40%4 to 1
Los Angeles School of LawCA16.80%1703.92$68,700$20,0001,37630192.47%5 to 1
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of LawNC38.66%1553.48$49,730$16,25056018075.51%5 to 1
Capital University Law SchoolOH77.52%1503.45$42,875$19,00046314872.99%7 to 1
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawNY37.64%1643.79$70,646$35,0001,03031183.45%3 to 1
Case Western Reserve University School of LawOH41.79%1603.70$61,094$40,95066416186.84%6 to 1
Columbus School of LawDC31.83%1593.63$58,436$30,00040011478.15%4 to 1
Chapman University School of LawCA30.68%1613.67$61,286$56,36042213974.29%4 to 1
Charleston School of LawSC53.13%1533.49$46,134$18,00067525763.86%8 to 1
University of Chicago Law SchoolIL12.78%1733.94$77,877$15,00068618094.26%3 to 1
Chicago-Kent College of LawIL50.45%1593.67$55,327$33,50077721378.05%6 to 1
University of Cincinnati College of LawOH47.66%1583.80$29,010$16,94645512179.31%4 to 1
City University of New York School of LawNY39.89%1533.45$26,204$94667420774.56%7 to 1
Cleveland-Marshall College of LawOH35.88%1553.42$30,142$9,76850414877.95%2 to 1
University of Colorado Boulder School of LawCO34.24%1643.81$42,217$12,36052516184.38%4 to 1
Columbia Law SchoolNY12.23%1733.90$81,292$30,0001,74836393.72%4 to 1
University of Connecticut School of LawCT29.31%1603.71$62,550$15,17751714385.38%4 to 1
Cornell Law SchoolNY18.39%1723.90$77,593$30,00087518790.31%5 to 1
Creighton University School of LawNE71.36%1523.35$49,934$22,40038512969.16%6 to 1
University of Dayton School of LawOH34.30%1553.61$38,843$34,00055213575.58%5 to 1
Sturm College of LawCO50.37%1603.58$55,175$29,00092026778.22%6 to 1
DePaul University College of LawIL43.59%1573.59$52,145$30,00060315768.39%5 to 1
University of Detroit Mercy School of LawMI52.22%1543.46$46,724$19,27661921578.26%7 to 1
David A. Clarke School of LawDC44.34%1513.27$25,873$8,2922488033.85%4 to 1
Drake University Law SchoolIA69.42%1543.49$48,410$32,00038611388.35%4 to 1
Drexel University School of LawPA34.16%1593.70$54,600$30,00069314271.88%5 to 1
Duke University School of LawNC10.51%1703.87$75,618$30,00086823193.52%4 to 1
Duquesne Kline School of LawPA55.43%1563.55$55,500$28,19250916982.64%5 to 1
Elon University School of LawNC45.93%1533.43$58,256$20,03644516651.20%7 to 1
Emory University School of LawGA40.87%1663.82$65,510$37,00087928286.64%4 to 1
Thomas Goode Jones School of LawAL58.25%1503.21$39,900$15,60032511865.91%8 to 1
Florida A&M University College of LawFL35.83%1513.52$32,936$8,00034712453.57%7 to 1
Florida International University College of LawFL25.18%1603.74$36,049$10,68359118180.25%5 to 1
Florida State University College of LawFL21.12%1653.85$40,705$8,2411,31113977.21%10 to 1
Levin College of LawFL17.01%1693.91$38,040$21,80476217776.78%3 to 1
Fordham University School of LawNY21.13%1673.75$72,282$31,6001,57543189.03%4 to 1
George Mason University School of LawVA14.03%1683.89$42,798$25,3549249787.41%3 to 1
The George Washington University Law SchoolDC28.72%1683.85$69,740$25,0001,87051486.05%3 to 1
Georgetown University Law CenterDC19.57%1713.91$75,950$35,0003,03057091.63%4 to 1
Georgia State University College of LawGA31.03%1593.56$36,810$9,80467619779.04%5 to 1
University of Georgia School of LawGA14.77%1693.83$37,752$10,86269415989.06%6 to 1
Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of LawCA22.43%1533.28$56,000$35,0003002545.38%4 to 1
Gonzaga University School of LawMA61.67%1543.48$53,604$29,50055319571.43%7 to 1
Harvard Law SchoolMA9.58%1743.93$75,008$31,2402,03145598.46%5 to 1
William S. Richardson School of LawHI28.80%1573.48$46,588$6,0003139071.43%3 to 1
Hofstra University School of LawNY50.38%1563.59$68,860$35,00085726969.41%6 to 1
University of Houston Law CenterTX32.27%1613.72$50,132$11,50086625983.90%4 to 1
Howard University School of LawDC33.55%1553.43$38,612$13,09048817865.41%4 to 1
University of Idaho College of LawID75.27%1513.35$45,168$9,61842216163.06%4 to 1
University of Illinois College of LawIL43.69%1653.75$51,893$35,90068315990.48%5 to 1
Maurer School of LawIN46.86%1643.86$62,526$35,00061115382.46%5 to 1
Robert H. McKinney School of LawIN62.29%1553.61$51,623$13,00089324973.21%4 to 1
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of LawPR58.41%1423.36$14,510$3,90168118349.54%7 to 1
University of Iowa College of LawIA47.71%1633.76$51,955$28,04555515384.72%6 to 1
University of Illinois Chicago School of LawIL69.53%1523.39$39,708$22,50099034052.27%5 to 1
University of Kansas School of LawKS48.71%1603.71$29,739$12,75040011285.44%5 to 1
University of Kentucky College of LawKY52.54%1573.67$51,380$13,00041015282.89%5 to 1
Lewis & Clark Law SchoolOR67.88%1603.59$56,346$26,00066015778.61%4 to 1
Liberty University School of LawVA56.43%1543.56$42,981$23,00083710576.81%23 to 1
Duncan School of LawTN52.17%1513.49$41,310$18,49537214662.20%7 to 1
Paul M. Hebert Law CenterLA48.93%1573.65$39,105$13,00062620383.87%6 to 1
Louis D. Brandeis School of LawLA57.64%1563.68$30,400$18,00037311565.59%6 to 1
Loyola Law SchoolCA33.92%1613.71$65,912$40,0001,13231479.94%6 to 1
Loyola University Chicago School of LawIL43.92%1603.60$56,186$30,7001,12327379.09%4 to 1
Loyola University New Orleans College of LawLA64.71%1513.37$52,350$27,00061020671.43%6 to 1
University of Maine School of LawME58.29%1573.62$40,640$20,0002708476.32%3 to 1
Marquette University Law SchoolWI45.51%1553.61$49,710$21,500593195100.00%5 to 1
University of Maryland School of LawMD30.18%1633.76$52,538$25,00078621680.00%4 to 1
McGeorge School of LawCA61.31%1553.40$59,580$28,67966619757.52%5 to 1
Cecil C. Humphreys School of LawTN43.66%1553.40$25,262$7,9912837565.05%5 to 1
Mercer Law SchoolGA46.98%1553.59$43,132$16,00039915077.59%5 to 1
University of Miami School of LawFL32.94%1623.72$62,406$40,0001,34735169.84%4 to 1
Michigan State University College of LawMI39.37%1593.55$47,984$35,00064320377.46%6 to 1
University of Michigan Law SchoolMI12.58%1713.85$72,584$30,00097827595.48%5 to 1
University of Minnesota Law SchoolMN39.76%1683.85$58,396$30,00072021493.48%2 to 1
Mississippi College School of LawMS67.41%1503.33$38,202$20,00036212765.38%8 to 1
University of Mississippi School of LawMS43.53%1573.62$38,880$10,00053116664.89%7 to 1
University of Missouri School of LawMO52.49%1603.70$29,877$23,00042412190.59%7 to 1
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of LawMO58.87%1543.55$29,359$5,80041813378.63%4 to 1
Mitchell Hamline School of LawMN67.43%1513.26$52,620$33,1901,28133471.60%9 to 1
University of Montana School of LawMT71.49%1543.48$47,795$5,0003629683.10%9 to 1
University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of LawNE65.90%1583.75$37,442$16,06846614785.83%5 to 1
William S. Boyd School of LawNV33.59%1603.78$42,168$14,33545613172.54%4 to 1
New England School of LawMA74.29%1533.44$57,298$42,5001,08337574.46%7 to 1
University of New Hampshire School of LawNH57.38%1553.41$48,320$19,00068022586.90%4 to 1
University of New Mexico School of LawNM53.48%1553.61$44,158$6,5763128981.08%3 to 1
New York Law SchoolNY53.11%1563.51$64,824$37,5001,06234672.51%4 to 1
New York University School of LawNY16.76%1723.90$80,014$25,0002,09440794.90%5 to 1
North Carolina Central University School of LawNC34.62%1493.35$39,042$10,40543012242.86%7 to 1
University of North Carolina School of LawNC16.27%1663.78$48,204$15,00057217493.75%4 to 1
University of North Dakota School of LawND62.01%1503.37$32,648$4,5852388363.01%7 to 1
Northeastern University School of LawMA37.27%1633.72$60,562$32,00095022989.44%6 to 1
Northern Illinois University College of LawIL54.48%1503.43$23,553$8,27431710358.59%5 to 1
Salmon P. Chase College of LawKY71.91%1523.38$38,165$18,00037512569.91%6 to 1
Northwestern Pritzker School of LawIL15.53%1723.92$74,552$40,0001,18922892.89%5 to 1
Notre Dame Law SchoolIL24.39%1693.83$68,554$30,00056517392.72%4 to 1
Shepard Broad Law CenterFL55.11%1533.36$47,539$15,00088121355.42%9 to 1
Claude W. Pettit College of LawOH68.25%1483.40$34,650$21,0001968573.17%8 to 1
Michael E. Moritz College of LawOH33.08%1653.83$49,292$24,29056415889.89%4 to 1
Oklahoma City University School of LawOK65.40%1493.36$37,500$14,00042714457.34%6 to 1
University of Oklahoma College of LawOK47.23%1593.71$36,653$11,0001,10516585.19%16 to 1
University of Oregon School of LawOR75.23%1583.52$57,586$22,00051315681.16%6 to 1
Pace University School of LawNY53.34%1523.47$53,886$28,00086228162.89%6 to 1
Penn State Dickinson LawPA35.37%1623.63$57,902$56,59231110288.31%5 to 1
Penn State LawPA36.94%1613.77$56,436$54,74455312986.29%8 to 1
University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolPA9.88%1723.92$76,934$40,0001,04823193.77%4 to 1
Pepperdine University School of LawCA28.18%1643.86$68,046$35,0001,11417379.50%8 to 1
University of Pittsburgh Law SchoolPA39.45%1603.56$50,634$28,19255911176.47%3 to 1
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of LawPR39.88%1383.32$16,803$1,45054211035.29%7 to 1
University of Puerto Rico School of LawPR42.35%1483.76$8,680$50046112368.29%5 to 1
Quinnipiac University School of LawCT58.33%1533.51$54,880$18,89536510864.41%3 to 1
Regent University School of LawVA40.88%1573.68$41,496$25,20094410892.59%15 to 1
University of Richmond School of LawVA41.46%1643.75$53,440$30,00040813476.38%3 to 1
Roger Williams University School of LawRI65.19%1503.30$46,464$25,86951614647.41%5 to 1
Rutgers Law School - Camden campusNJ38.88%1573.60$46,695$16,0001,33939068.73%6 to 1
Saint Louis University School of LawNY61.90%1553.59$48,594$24,00056117872.83%5 to 1
Cumberland School of LawAL55.67%1553.61$45,236$16,00048714883.69%7 to 1
University of San Diego School of LawCA33.61%1613.80$62,981$33,00097424976.33%6 to 1
University of San Francisco School of LawCA55.23%1533.46$54,250$25,00061215858.06%7 to 1
Santa Clara University School of LawCA52.43%1593.55$59,254$30,00066224064.62%4 to 1
Seattle University School of LawWA52.26%1573.51$57,015$25,00075021376.44%5 to 1
Seton Hall University School of LawNJ45.58%1603.66$66,780$40,0001,06423585.71%7 to 1
University of South Carolina School of LawSC34.00%1603.70$41,500$9,06261320076.88%5 to 1
University of South Dakota School of LawSD76.16%1513.56$36,333$5,0002448072.15%5 to 1
South Texas College of LawTX44.04%1533.36$41,110$10,0001,03637677.82%8 to 1
Gould School of LawCA12.52%1693.88$78,038$40,0001,43617889.00%8 to 1
Southern Illinois University School of LawIL60.47%1493.30$21,555$5,29427310853.42%6 to 1
Dedman School of LawTX32.69%1643.83$63,502$25,00072518785.28%5 to 1
Southern University Law CenterLA53.46%1473.12$30,034$11,50087423155.24%7 to 1
Southwestern Law SchoolCA49.85%1553.44$58,392$27,77195534560.14%5 to 1
St. John's University School of LawNY41.48%1623.71$71,664$67,80086326985.53%5 to 1
St. Mary's University School of LawTX35.94%1523.38$44,779$11,00088428171.63%8 to 1
St. Thomas University School of LawFL51.44%1523.40$46,200$22,00073924060.44%6 to 1
University of St. Thomas School of LawMN72.17%1553.62$48,379$25,42152515586.81%3 to 1
Stanford Law SchoolCA7.26%1733.95$73,713$34,19968215794.41%4 to 1
Stetson University College of LawFL38.39%1583.59$51,708$25,00094828963.39%5 to 1
Suffolk University Law SchoolMA64.30%1543.55$57,748$21,0001,28838871.10%8 to 1
Syracuse University College of LawNY42.59%1573.58$62,050$27,00074323170.11%8 to 1
Beasley School of LawPA39.40%1633.65$46,776$28,42096720883.06%4 to 1
University of Tennessee College of LawTN30.21%1623.78$39,152$7,00041714188.39%4 to 1
Texas A&M University School of LawTX14.64%1663.97$48,618$27,0001,68313987.86%10 to 1
University of Texas School of LawTX14.90%1713.86$54,096$18,0001,00525190.39%3 to 1
Thurgood Marshall School of LawTX39.65%1503.16$29,497$4,20756819944.51%7 to 1
Texas Tech University School of LawTX38.08%1583.63$39,232$10,00043915279.51%7 to 1
University of Toledo College of LawOH61.59%1513.53$25,484$20,00035310365.96%7 to 1
Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law CenterNY50.49%1513.22$57,545$21,80054217256.44%6 to 1
Tulane University School of LawLA48.01%1613.64$67,780$35,00089720374.70%7 to 1
University of Tulsa College of LawOK43.17%1563.53$29,864$8,5003238071.43%6 to 1
University at Buffalo Law SchoolNY41.08%1563.72$33,550$10,00082313971.85%8 to 1
University of Massachusetts School of LawMA67.27%1503.39$41,272$14,00035411154.02%6 to 1
UNT Dallas College of LawTX30.06%1533.43$32,008$3,00041713760.75%8 to 1
S.J. Quinney College of LawUT30.20%1643.85$43,598$19,1733209694.17%3 to 1
Vanderbilt University Law SchoolTN16.76%1703.89$72,184$33,00055516392.05%4 to 1
Vermont Law SchoolVT64.19%1513.30$51,700$30,00058220153.57%3 to 1
Villanova University School of LawPA22.50%1643.80$56,215$35,00077715780.90%7 to 1
University of Virginia School of LawVA11.46%1713.94$74,200$30,00096027795.36%3 to 1
Wake Forest University School of LawNC31.47%1653.79$54,192$40,00068217589.84%6 to 1
Washburn University School of LawKS66.10%1543.59$39,900$3,0303059776.92%5 to 1
Washington and Lee University School of LawVA31.44%1653.72$55,550$32,50038012490.27%4 to 1
Washington University School of LawMO17.16%1733.95$67,744$42,0001,34122892.34%6 to 1
University of Washington School of LawWA34.67%1643.74$55,617$13,00071517689.40%5 to 1
Wayne State University Law SchoolMI27.41%1623.83$41,388$31,00048012684.07%4 to 1
West Virginia University College of LawWV45.13%1553.59$42,120$10,00031410759.18%5 to 1
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law SchoolMI46.15%1483.07$46,240$11,88647214636.00%5 to 1
Western New England University School of LawMA59.82%1503.30$50,070$30,0003658667.16%4 to 1
Western State College of LawCA45.14%1523.16$49,848$30,72033211746.67%5 to 1
Widener Law CommonwealthPA65.00%1483.34$57,470$24,00037414547.87%7 to 1
Willamette University College of LawOR69.34%1523.26$50,944$20,00034811572.22%6 to 1
Marshall-Wythe School of LawVA27.31%1663.77$66,043$25,06755614693.90%4 to 1
University of Wisconsin Law SchoolMI35.58%1653.79$52,893$29,99272916475.00%6 to 1
University of Wyoming College of LawWY55.09%1543.51$36,426$8,0002268161.43%6 to 1
Yale Law SchoolCT5.58%1753.96$73,865$32,85270517995.77%3 to 1
Widener Law DelawareDE67.83%1503.26$57,470$32,00077024051.65%8 to 1

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