Michael E. Moritz College of Law

The law school of Ohio State University-Main Campus, known as Michael E. Moritz College of Law, is a Public, 4 years school in Columbus, OH. The law school tuition & fees at Michael E. Moritz College of Law is $49,292. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 165 and the average GPA is 3.83 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 564 students are attending the law school and 158 first-year students enrolled last year.
  • LSAT Average: 165
  • Tuition & Fees (JD): $49,292
  • LLM Tuition & Fees: $49,763
  • Acceptance Rate: 33.08%
  • Student Population: 564
  • First-Year Student: 158

2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Michael E. Moritz College of Law is $34,040 for Ohio residents and $49,292 for out-of-state students. The tuition increased by 1.48% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $12,168 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 Michael E. Moritz College of Law is more expensive than the average tuition & fees of Ohio law schools, as well as costs of all law schools in United States.
The next table shows the Michael E. Moritz 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.
Michael E. Moritz College of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
202220232024
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Michael E. Moritz College of Law$32,685$47,937$33,320$48,572$34,040$49,292
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 165 and the average GPA is 3.83 at Michael E. Moritz College of Law.
The LSAT score of Michael E. Moritz College of Law is higher than the average LSAT score of Ohio law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.
The undergraduate GPA of Michael E. Moritz College of Law is higher than the average LSAT score of Ohio law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.
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.
Michael E. Moritz College of Law LSAT scores distribution
Michael E. Moritz College of LawOhio Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
25th percentile161152155
50th percentile165155159
75th percentile167158161
Michael E. Moritz College of LawGPA distribution
Michael E. Moritz College of LawOhio Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
25th percentile3.573.273.33
50th percentile3.833.583.61
75th percentile3.953.813.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,814 students have applied to Michael E. Moritz College of Law. Among them, 600 students have accepted to admit and 158 have enrolled into Michael E. Moritz College of LawThe acceptance rate is 33.08% and the yield is 26%.
The acceptance rate of Michael E. Moritz 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 Michael E. Moritz College of Law.
Michael E. Moritz College of Law Admission Statistics
Michael E. Moritz College of LawOhio Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Applicants1,8148,114414,758
Admitted6003,663130,837
Enrolled1581,18136,756
Acceptance Rate33.08%51.35%42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)26.33%32.88%30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 564 students enrolled to Michael E. Moritz College of Law. Among them 503 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 61 students enrolled in Non-JD program.
For the first class, 158 students newly joined to to Michael E. Moritz College of Law. By gender, there are 73 men and 88 women first-time students at Michael E. Moritz College of Law. All students enrolled as full-time status at Michael E. Moritz College of Law.
Michael E. Moritz College of Law Student Population
20232024
Total Enrollment560564
JD Enrollment521503
Non-JD Enrollment3961
First-year Student Population
20232024
Total156158
Men7873
Women8088

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 90.66% where 182 students took the exam and 165 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of Ohio law schools (77.15%).
Bar Exam Pass Rate
20232024
Number of Graduates188178
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total178182
New Graduates172170
Prior Year Graduates612
Early Takers00
No Exam Takers167
Exam Passer160165
Exam Pass Rate89.89%90.66%
Ohio Pass Rate78.16%77.15%

Law Schools in Ohio

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