Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

The law school of Cleveland State University, known as Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, is a Public, 4 years school in Cleveland, OH. The law school tuition & fees at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law is $30,142. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 155 and the average GPA is 3.42 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 504 students are attending the law school and 148 first-year students enrolled last year.
  • LSAT Average: 155
  • Tuition & Fees (JD): $30,142
  • LLM Tuition & Fees: $30,142
  • Acceptance Rate: 35.88%
  • Student Population: 504
  • First-Year Student: 148

2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law is $30,015 for Ohio residents and $30,142 for out-of-state students. The tuition increased by 1.99% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $16,770 including costs for room & boards, transportation, and other personal expenses. The living costs does not include the fees for health insurance.
The average tuition & fees of law schools in Ohio is $35,214 for Ohio residents and $37,512 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,924 for State residents and $48,063 for out-of-state students.
The tuition & fees of Cleveland-Marshall College of Law is cheaper than the average tuition & fees of Ohio law schools.
The next table shows the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law tuition & fees and compare it to the Ohio law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2024 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
202220232024
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law$26,806$26,899$29,453$29,553$30,015$30,142
Ohio Law Schools$33,023$35,306 $30,110$32,404-
All U.S. Law Schools$40,818$46,359 $42,101$47,510-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 155 and the average GPA is 3.42 at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.
The undergraduate GPA of Cleveland-Marshall College of Law is lower than the average LSAT score of Ohio law schools.
The next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25th/50th/75th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law LSAT scores distribution
Cleveland-Marshall College of LawOhio Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Full-timePart-time
25th percentile151153152155
50th percentile155155155159
75th percentile157158158161
Cleveland-Marshall College of LawGPA distribution
Cleveland-Marshall College of LawOhio Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Full-timePart-time
25th percentile3.12.863.273.33
50th percentile3.483.263.583.61
75th percentile3.753.673.813.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,006 students have applied to Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Among them, 361 students have accepted to admit and 148 have enrolled into Cleveland-Marshall College of LawThe acceptance rate is 35.88% and the yield is 41%.
The acceptance rate of Cleveland-Marshall College of Law is lower than the acceptance rate of Ohio law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.
The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Admission Statistics
Cleveland-Marshall College of LawOhio Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Applicants1,0068,114414,758
Admitted3613,663130,837
Enrolled1481,18136,756
Acceptance Rate35.88%51.35%42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)41.00%32.88%30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 504 students enrolled to Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Among them 420 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 84 students enrolled in Non-JD program.
For the first class, 148 students newly joined to to Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. By gender, there are 68 men , 79 women, and 1 other/unknown gender first-time students at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. By attending status, 103 students enrolled as full-time and 45 students enrolled as part-time status.
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Student Population
20232024
Total Enrollment453504
JD Enrollment408420
Non-JD Enrollment4584
First-year Student Population
20232024
TotalFull timePart timeTotalFull timePart time
Total13310727 14810245
Men67488 895612
Women785919 794633
Other000 110

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 66.38% where 116 students took the exam and 77 students passed the exam. The pass rate is lower than average pass rate of Ohio law schools (77.13%).
Bar Exam Pass Rate
20232024
Number of Graduates133122
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total127116
New Graduates113102
Prior Year Graduates1414
Early Takers00
No Exam Takers1820
Exam Passer9977
Exam Pass Rate77.95%66.38%
Ohio Pass Rate78.7%77.13%

Law Schools in Ohio

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