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    U.S. Law Schools

    There are 202 U.S. Law Schools accredited and approved by American Bar Association (ABA) - 86 public and 116 private schools.
    The 2023 average law school tuition & fees for U.S. Law Schools $30,419 for state residents and $49,993 for out-of-state students.
    The average LSAT (Law School Admission Test) scores of enrolled students is 158 and the average GPA is 3.58. The average acceptance rate is 40.93% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 31%. For the first-time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 75.49%.
    The next table shows the average statistics for U.S. Law Schools.
    U.S. Law Schools Statistics
    Number of Schools202 (86 public, 116 private)
    Tuition & Fees (2023)
    In-State$30,419
    Out-of-State$49,993
    Population141,902
    First-Year Students36,795
    Average LSAT Scores158
    Average GPA3.58
    Acceptance Rate40.93%
    Yield (Enrollment Rate)31.46%
    Bar Exam Pass Rate (First-time Takers)75.49%
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    U.S. Law Schools
    School NameStateTuition & FeesLSATGPAAcceptance RateStudent PopulationBar Exam Pass Rate
    Yale Law School Connecticut $73,865 175 3.94 5.72% 736 95.77%
    Harvard Law School Massachusetts $75,008 174 3.92 10.06% 2,029 98.46%
    University of Chicago Law School Illinois $77,877 173 3.91 14.24% 703 94.26%
    Columbia Law School New York $81,292 173 3.87 11.93% 1,783 93.72%
    Stanford Law School California $73,713 173 3.92 6.88% 690 94.41%
    Cornell Law School New York $77,593 172 3.87 17.44% 964 90.31%
    New York University School of Law New York $80,014 172 3.88 15.65% 2,136 94.90%
    University of Pennsylvania Law School Pennsylvania $76,934 172 3.90 9.74% 1,088 93.77%
    Washington University School of Law Missouri $67,744 172 3.94 18.02% 1,473 92.34%
    Los Angeles School of Law California $68,700 ($56,455) 171 3.90 15.50% 1,335 92.47%
    Georgetown University Law Center District of Columbia $75,950 171 3.86 17.64% 3,042 91.63%
    University of Michigan Law School Michigan $72,584 ($69,584) 171 3.83 13.51% 1,019 95.48%
    Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Illinois $74,552 171 3.89 15.05% 1,354 92.89%
    University of Virginia School of Law Virginia $74,200 ($71,200) 171 3.94 12.88% 950 95.36%
    Boston University School of Law Massachusetts $65,020 170 3.84 16.33% 1,151 90.58%
    Berkeley School of Law California $74,995 ($62,567) 170 3.83 12.47% 1,349 93.35%
    Duke University School of Law North Carolina $75,618 170 3.85 10.74% 898 93.52%
    University of Texas School of Law Texas $54,096 ($36,429) 170 3.84 14.56% 1,030 90.39%
    Vanderbilt University Law School Tennessee $72,184 170 3.90 14.53% 586 92.05%
    Levin College of Law Florida $38,040 ($21,803) 169 3.90 16.94% 799 76.78%
    J. Reuben Clark Law School Utah $30,152 ($15,076) 168 3.92 31.41% 393 93.16%
    Emory University School of Law Georgia $65,510 168 3.80 26.05% 870 86.64%
    The George Washington University Law School District of Columbia $69,740 168 3.84 25.00% 1,968 86.05%
    University of Georgia School of Law Georgia $37,752 ($18,994) 168 3.87 14.83% 703 89.06%
    University of Minnesota Law School Minnesota $58,396 ($48,964) 168 3.83 37.17% 718 93.48%
    Notre Dame Law School Illinois $68,554 168 3.81 24.58% 554 92.72%
    Gould School of Law California $78,038 168 3.87 12.70% 1,521 89.00%
    Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Arizona $50,317 ($28,839) 167 3.85 19.65% 1,619 82.26%
    Irvine School of Law California $68,190 ($55,945) 167 3.72 19.45% 519 84.40%
    Fordham University School of Law New York $72,282 167 3.72 18.79% 1,569 89.03%
    The University of Alabama School of Law Alabama $44,470 ($24,080) 166 3.95 25.78% 479 91.27%
    Boston College Law School Massachusetts $66,895 166 3.74 10.16% 801 91.77%
    George Mason University School of Law Virginia $42,798 ($26,950) 166 3.83 19.63% 837 87.41%
    University of Illinois College of Law Illinois $51,893 ($41,893) 166 3.71 34.74% 718 90.48%
    University of North Carolina School of Law North Carolina $48,204 ($27,972) 166 3.77 14.61% 592 93.75%
    Davis School of Law California $67,164 ($54,919) 165 3.70 25.18% 699 81.78%
    Florida State University College of Law Florida $40,705 ($20,694) 165 3.83 19.58% 1,224 77.21%
    Wake Forest University School of Law North Carolina $54,192 165 3.72 32.98% 619 89.84%
    Marshall-Wythe School of Law Virginia $66,043 ($43,286) 165 3.75 46.01% 662 93.90%
    University of Wisconsin Law School Michigan $52,893 ($35,197) 165 3.73 35.18% 803 75.00%
    Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law New York $70,646 164 3.76 33.80% 1,056 83.45%
    University of Colorado Boulder School of Law Colorado $42,217 ($34,747) 164 3.72 31.23% 541 84.38%
    Maurer School of Law Indiana $62,526 ($41,476) 164 3.81 43.35% 619 82.46%
    Michael E. Moritz College of Law Ohio $49,292 ($34,040) 164 3.86 37.11% 560 89.89%
    Pepperdine University School of Law California $68,046 164 3.85 27.68% 1,222 79.50%
    Dedman School of Law Texas $63,502 164 3.71 33.91% 769 85.28%
    Texas A&M University School of Law Texas $48,618 ($32,634) 164 3.93 16.33% 1,404 87.86%
    Washington and Lee University School of Law Virginia $55,550 164 3.66 32.71% 376 90.27%
    University of Washington School of Law Washington $55,617 ($43,584) 164 3.70 30.29% 730 89.40%
    James E. Rogers College of Law Arizona $30,700 ($26,200) 163 3.76 24.93% 2,544 72.06%
    Baylor Law School Texas $61,877 163 3.72 23.87% 475 91.97%
    University of Iowa College of Law Iowa $51,955 ($31,426) 163 3.66 41.28% 548 84.72%
    University of Maryland School of Law Maryland $52,538 ($36,209) 163 3.71 29.49% 800 80.00%
    Northeastern University School of Law Massachusetts $60,562 163 3.70 31.05% 832 89.44%
    University of Richmond School of Law Virginia $53,440 163 3.75 33.67% 424 76.38%
    Beasley School of Law Pennsylvania $46,776 ($30,880) 163 3.63 36.55% 972 83.06%
    S.J. Quinney College of Law Utah $43,598 ($33,634) 163 3.87 31.95% 306 94.17%
    Villanova University School of Law Pennsylvania $56,215 163 3.76 16.47% 833 80.90%
    Washington College of Law District of Columbia $63,088 162 3.61 33.77% 1,457 73.02%
    Penn State Law Pennsylvania $56,436 162 3.72 30.86% 632 86.29%
    University of St. Thomas School of Law Minnesota $48,379 162 3.66 39.91% 528 86.81%
    Chapman University School of Law California $61,286 161 3.63 28.70% 439 74.29%
    University of Houston Law Center Texas $50,132 ($34,942) 161 3.70 32.13% 827 83.90%
    Lewis & Clark Law School Oregon $56,346 161 3.52 52.02% 673 78.61%
    Loyola Law School California $65,912 161 3.69 34.42% 1,124 79.94%
    University of Miami School of Law Florida $62,406 161 3.69 33.47% 1,389 69.84%
    Penn State Dickinson Law Pennsylvania $57,902 161 3.61 36.80% 279 88.31%
    University of Pittsburgh Law School Pennsylvania $50,634 ($39,618) 161 3.55 33.20% 529 76.47%
    University of San Diego School of Law California $62,981 161 3.74 34.48% 837 76.33%
    Tulane University School of Law Louisiana $67,780 161 3.64 43.29% 921 74.70%
    Wayne State University Law School Michigan $41,388 ($37,950) 161 3.80 35.49% 442 84.07%
    Belmont University College of Law Tennessee $53,620 160 3.70 39.60% 351 87.07%
    Brooklyn Law School New York $70,356 160 3.54 46.22% 1,211 76.44%
    Hastings College of the Law California $55,207 ($48,273) 160 3.59 28.95% 1,177 70.92%
    Case Western Reserve University School of Law Ohio $61,094 160 3.66 39.18% 700 86.84%
    University of Connecticut School of Law Connecticut $62,550 ($31,508) 160 3.64 27.99% 580 85.38%
    Sturm College of Law Colorado $55,175 160 3.60 48.47% 955 78.22%
    Florida International University College of Law Florida $36,049 ($21,806) 160 3.72 22.60% 563 80.25%
    Georgia State University College of Law Georgia $36,810 ($17,202) 160 3.61 28.44% 714 79.04%
    University of Missouri School of Law Missouri $29,877 ($23,877) 160 3.70 51.38% 405 90.59%
    William S. Boyd School of Law Nevada $42,168 ($29,268) 160 3.74 35.44% 455 72.54%
    University of Tennessee College of Law Tennessee $39,152 ($20,408) 160 3.76 33.18% 398 88.39%
    Columbus School of Law District of Columbia $58,436 159 3.61 33.33% 417 78.15%
    Chicago-Kent College of Law Illinois $55,327 159 3.61 50.55% 877 78.05%
    Drexel University School of Law Pennsylvania $54,600 159 3.72 31.03% 662 71.88%
    Loyola University Chicago School of Law Illinois $56,186 159 3.56 41.75% 1,199 79.09%
    University of Oklahoma College of Law Oklahoma $36,653 ($22,808) 159 3.67 42.52% 1,250 85.19%
    Seton Hall University School of Law New Jersey $66,780 159 3.62 40.27% 1,149 85.71%
    University of South Carolina School of Law South Carolina $41,500 ($23,722) 159 3.61 37.63% 629 76.88%
    University of Cincinnati College of Law Ohio $29,010 ($24,010) 158 3.73 44.80% 430 79.31%
    University of Kansas School of Law Kansas $29,739 ($23,402) 158 3.73 55.33% 379 85.44%
    University of Maine School of Law Maine $40,640 ($26,940) 158 3.65 54.60% 270 76.32%
    University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of Law Nebraska $37,442 ($16,082) 158 3.72 60.94% 447 85.83%
    University of Oregon School of Law Oregon $57,586 ($46,264) 158 3.57 55.26% 552 81.16%
    Rutgers Law School - Camden campus New Jersey $46,695 ($32,062) 158 3.41 41.06% 1,255 68.73%
    Santa Clara University School of Law California $59,254 158 3.42 52.29% 673 64.62%
    Stetson University College of Law Florida $51,708 158 3.51 30.95% 967 63.39%
    University of Kentucky College of Law Kentucky $51,380 ($25,748) 157 3.68 50.12% 391 82.89%
    Paul M. Hebert Law Center Louisiana $39,105 ($23,665) 157 3.62 52.50% 616 83.87%
    Michigan State University College of Law Michigan $47,984 ($43,424) 157 3.52 43.89% 724 77.46%
    University of Mississippi School of Law Mississippi $38,880 ($18,470) 157 3.54 41.09% 550 64.89%
    Regent University School of Law Virginia $41,496 157 3.63 41.32% 844 92.59%
    Seattle University School of Law Washington $57,015 157 3.44 54.92% 747 76.44%
    Syracuse University College of Law New York $62,050 157 3.56 41.71% 731 70.11%
    Texas Tech University School of Law Texas $39,232 ($27,532) 157 3.64 36.80% 444 79.51%
    University of Arkansas School of Law Arkansas $39,733 ($17,900) 156 3.60 41.17% 396 81.91%
    DePaul University College of Law Illinois $52,145 156 3.57 41.81% 664 68.39%
    William S. Richardson School of Law Hawaii $46,588 ($23,164) 156 3.53 29.65% 315 71.43%
    Hofstra University School of Law New York $68,860 156 3.58 44.74% 909 69.41%
    Louis D. Brandeis School of Law Louisiana $30,400 ($25,400) 156 3.68 54.21% 365 65.59%
    University of New Hampshire School of Law New Hampshire $48,320 ($40,320) 156 3.48 51.74% 600 86.90%
    University of New Mexico School of Law New Mexico $44,158 ($20,674) 156 3.50 47.05% 325 81.08%
    Saint Louis University School of Law New York $48,594 156 3.54 61.16% 594 72.83%
    St. Thomas University School of Law Florida $46,200 156 3.63 65.48% 755 60.44%
    University at Buffalo Law School New York $33,550 ($28,710) 156 3.61 44.04% 828 71.85%
    Albany Law School New York $58,234 155 3.48 50.15% 677 70.81%
    Duquesne Kline School of Law Pennsylvania $55,500 155 3.50 56.31% 487 82.64%
    Marquette University Law School Wisconsin $49,710 155 3.63 41.04% 582 100.00%
    McGeorge School of Law California $59,580 155 3.47 55.33% 615 57.52%
    New York Law School New York $64,824 155 3.53 51.53% 1,037 72.51%
    Cumberland School of Law Alabama $45,236 155 3.62 62.15% 535 83.69%
    University of San Francisco School of Law California $54,250 155 3.42 46.35% 558 58.06%
    University of Tulsa College of Law Oklahoma $29,864 155 3.43 60.44% 360 71.43%
    West Virginia University College of Law West Virginia $42,120 ($25,272) 155 3.68 41.14% 316 59.18%
    University of Baltimore School of Law Maryland $51,014 ($34,980) 154 3.42 56.56% 763 60.47%
    Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law North Carolina $49,730 154 3.53 55.71% 553 75.51%
    City University of New York School of Law New York $26,204 ($16,014) 154 3.42 35.27% 698 74.56%
    Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Ohio $30,142 ($30,015) 154 3.39 48.46% 453 77.95%
    University of Dayton School of Law Ohio $38,843 154 3.58 28.32% 525 75.58%
    University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Michigan $46,724 154 3.39 56.13% 612 78.26%
    Drake University Law School Iowa $48,410 154 3.55 71.28% 332 88.35%
    Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of Law California $56,000 154 3.15 25.53% 349 45.38%
    Gonzaga University School of Law Massachusetts $53,604 154 3.48 61.86% 499 71.43%
    Howard University School of Law District of Columbia $38,612 154 3.49 31.16% 464 65.41%
    Robert H. McKinney School of Law Indiana $51,623 ($31,559) 154 3.58 64.85% 813 73.21%
    Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Tennessee $25,262 ($19,980) 154 3.32 41.22% 318 65.05%
    Mercer Law School Georgia $43,132 154 3.48 46.11% 380 77.59%
    University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law Missouri $29,359 ($23,359) 154 3.47 52.10% 451 78.63%
    University of Montana School of Law Montana $47,795 ($22,060) 154 3.43 66.09% 374 83.10%
    New England School of Law Massachusetts $57,298 154 3.36 71.04% 1,067 74.46%
    Southwestern Law School California $58,392 154 3.36 50.35% 928 60.14%
    Suffolk University Law School Massachusetts $57,748 154 3.49 60.71% 1,334 71.10%
    Vermont Law School Vermont $51,700 154 3.36 60.94% 519 53.57%
    Washburn University School of Law Kansas $39,900 ($26,340) 154 3.50 49.33% 298 76.92%
    Willamette University College of Law Oregon $50,944 154 3.25 58.93% 332 72.22%
    University of Wyoming College of Law Wyoming $36,426 ($17,946) 154 3.48 50.96% 232 61.43%
    University of Akron School of Law Ohio $26,215 ($26,115) 153 3.45 62.87% 431 73.87%
    California Western School of Law California $60,430 153 3.35 49.26% 739 53.49%
    Creighton University School of Law Nebraska $49,934 153 3.50 67.76% 386 69.16%
    Shepard Broad Law Center Florida $47,539 153 3.43 33.41% 760 55.42%
    South Texas College of Law Texas $41,110 153 3.30 44.34% 1,003 77.82%
    St. John's University School of Law New York $71,664 153 3.36 37.45% 818 85.53%
    William H. Bowen School of Law Arkansas $32,671 ($16,728) 152 3.41 55.81% 442 70.29%
    Ave Maria School of Law Florida $49,656 152 3.30 43.73% 292 66.22%
    Charleston School of Law South Carolina $46,134 152 3.41 56.60% 619 63.86%
    Elon University School of Law North Carolina $58,256 152 3.41 44.03% 438 51.20%
    University of Idaho College of Law Idaho $45,168 ($25,932) 152 3.36 66.77% 396 63.06%
    University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Illinois $39,708 ($32,508) 152 3.36 66.44% 1,014 52.27%
    Liberty University School of Law Virginia $42,981 ($42,891) 152 3.49 55.16% 916 76.81%
    Loyola University New Orleans College of Law Louisiana $52,350 152 3.39 66.67% 614 71.43%
    Mitchell Hamline School of Law Minnesota $52,620 152 3.33 64.91% 1,294 71.60%
    Salmon P. Chase College of Law Kentucky $38,165 ($24,619) 152 3.55 60.58% 386 69.91%
    Pace University School of Law New York $53,886 152 3.39 51.62% 872 62.89%
    Quinnipiac University School of Law Connecticut $54,880 152 3.56 67.03% 384 64.41%
    St. Mary's University School of Law Texas $44,779 ($43,460) 152 3.32 50.27% 880 71.63%
    University of Toledo College of Law Ohio $25,484 ($25,284) 152 3.55 43.68% 360 65.96%
    University of Massachusetts School of Law Massachusetts $41,272 ($31,990) 152 3.47 59.36% 376 54.02%
    UNT Dallas College of Law Texas $32,008 ($19,127) 152 3.31 33.30% 378 60.75%
    Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Georgia $52,006 151 3.14 45.79% 340 65.45%
    Capital University Law School Ohio $42,875 151 3.33 67.45% 512 72.99%
    Thomas Goode Jones School of Law Alabama $39,900 151 3.18 47.93% 258 65.91%
    University of South Dakota School of Law South Dakota $36,333 ($16,793) 151 3.39 67.46% 221 72.15%
    Thurgood Marshall School of Law Texas $29,497 ($21,657) 151 3.10 38.17% 554 44.51%
    Western State College of Law California $49,848 151 3.23 44.61% 290 46.67%
    David A. Clarke School of Law District of Columbia $25,873 ($13,438) 150 3.15 50.29% 221 33.85%
    Florida A&M University College of Law Florida $48,618 ($32,634) 150 3.41 35.48% 362 53.57%
    Duncan School of Law Tennessee $41,310 150 3.40 57.47% 340 62.20%
    Mississippi College School of Law Mississippi $38,202 150 3.38 61.92% 366 65.38%
    University of North Dakota School of Law North Dakota $32,648 ($17,396) 150 3.37 72.68% 229 63.01%
    Northern Illinois University College of Law Illinois $23,553 150 3.36 52.12% 312 58.59%
    Roger Williams University School of Law Rhode Island $46,464 150 3.33 67.27% 553 47.41%
    Southern Illinois University School of Law Illinois $21,555 150 3.35 56.71% 252 53.42%
    Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center New York $57,545 150 3.11 51.40% 570 56.44%
    Western New England University School of Law Massachusetts $50,070 150 3.43 63.54% 403 67.16%
    Widener Law Delaware Delaware $57,470 150 3.26 65.69% 668 51.65%
    Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law Florida $43,150 149 3.23 53.81% 767 49.40%
    North Carolina Central University School of Law North Carolina $39,042 ($16,371) 148 3.32 35.73% 461 42.86%
    Claude W. Pettit College of Law Ohio $34,650 148 3.42 59.43% 178 73.17%
    Oklahoma City University School of Law Oklahoma $37,500 148 3.43 61.92% 462 57.34%
    Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School Michigan $46,240 148 3.00 48.15% 575 36.00%
    Widener Law Commonwealth Pennsylvania $57,470 148 3.30 60.18% 436 47.87%
    University of Puerto Rico School of Law Puerto Rico $8,680 147 3.71 49.01% 501 68.29%
    Appalachian School of Law Georgia $41,000 146 3.21 48.50% 152 51.22%
    Southern University Law Center Louisiana $30,034 ($17,434) 146 3.13 59.71% 938 55.24%
    Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law Puerto Rico $14,510 143 3.37 50.99% 649 49.54%
    Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law Puerto Rico $16,803 135 3.26 56.28% 522 35.29%
    Concordia University School of Law Oregon $29,250 - - - 190 -
    Florida Coastal School of Law Florida $40,300 - - - 250 -
    University of La Verne College of Law California $30,280 - - - 288 -
    Thomas Jefferson School of Law California $38,400 - - - 289 -
    Drivon School of Law California $19,040 - - - - -
    Valparaiso University Law School Indiana $41,532 - - - - -
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