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 — 2022-2023
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 (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $41,035 | $350 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $41,035 | $350 |
| Part-time · resident | $36,790 | $240 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $36,790 | $240 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $1,415 | $350 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $1,415 | $240 |
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 (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$19,080
- Living off campus$19,080
- Living at home$19,080
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$41,035
- Mandatory fees$350
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$19,080
PreLaw Advisor total$60,465
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 (2022–2023 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 480 | 364 | 116 |
| Receiving grants | 460 | 353 | 107 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 248 | 173 | 75 |
| Half to full tuition | 168 | 140 | 28 |
| Full tuition | 41 | 38 | 3 |
| More than full tuition | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $12,000 | $6,075 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $19,000 | $11,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $28,000 | $17,687 |
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 (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2019-2020184 received · 56 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2018-2019165 received · 39 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2017-2018158 received · 29 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.