Columbus, Ohio
Capital University Law School
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1950
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 151
- Median GPA
- 3.44
- Resident tuition
- $45,066
- First-year class
- 180
- Bar-required jobs
- 71.9%
- First-time bar passage
- 73.7%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2020-2021
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2020)
- Covers
- Report year 2020
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $18,676 | $220 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $18,676 | $220 |
| Part-time · resident | $14,674 | $110 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $14,674 | $110 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $1,334 | $220 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $1,334 | $110 |
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2020)
- Covers
- Report year 2020
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$18,504
- Living off campus$18,504
- Living at home$18,504
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$18,676
- Mandatory fees$220
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$18,504
PreLaw Advisor total$37,400
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2020–2021 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2020)
- Covers
- Report year 2020
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 432 | 311 | 121 |
| Receiving grants | 402 | 291 | 111 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 233 | 148 | 85 |
| Half to full tuition | 145 | 125 | 20 |
| Full tuition | 24 | 18 | 6 |
| More than full tuition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $12,000 | $5,295 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $18,000 | $8,765 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $27,000 | $14,000 |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2020)
- Covers
- Report year 2020
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2019-2020158 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2018-2019118 received · 32 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2017-2018117 received · 29 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.