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 — 2023-2024
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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $42,485 | $390 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $42,485 | $390 |
| Part-time · resident | $38,090 | $280 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $38,090 | $280 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $1,465 | $390 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $1,465 | $280 |
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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$19,845
- Living off campus$19,845
- Living at home$19,845
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$42,485
- Mandatory fees$390
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$19,845
PreLaw Advisor total$62,720
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 (2023–2024 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 466 | 347 | 119 |
| Receiving grants | 440 | 337 | 103 |
| % receiving grants | 94% | 97% | 87% |
| Less than half tuition | 249 | 178 | 71 |
| Half to full tuition | 160 | 133 | 27 |
| Full tuition | 31 | 26 | 5 |
| More than full tuition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $12,000 | $7,125 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $19,000 | $12,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $29,700 | $18,500 |
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 (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports offering conditional scholarships (awards that can be reduced or eliminated, e.g. for grades).
- Entering 2022-2023144 received · 42 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2021-2022184 received · 61 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2020-2021165 received · 39 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.