Akron, Ohio

The University of Akron School of Law

Accreditation: ABA approved since 1961
Institution type: Public
J.D. formats: Full-time and Part-time J.D.
Website: Official website (opens in a new tab)

Median LSAT: 154; Fall 2025 entering class
Median GPA: 3.51; Fall 2025 entering class
Resident tuition: $22,359; Full-time, 2025-2026
First-year class: 203; Enrolled fall 2025
Bar-required jobs: 78.9%; Class of 2025, full-time long-term
First-time bar passage: 70.2%; 2025 graduates

Latest verified values from ABA required disclosures. Each dataset describes a different class, as labelled. The job share is PreLaw Advisor’s arithmetic (full-time, long-term bar-passage-required positions ÷ total graduates), not an ABA-published figure.

J.D. program formats

Full-time J.D.: Offered. Full-time first-year students were reported to the ABA.
Part-time J.D.: Offered. The school is on the ABA Council’s list of approved part-time programs.
Distance-education J.D.: Not on the ABA Council’s distance-education J.D. list.

Formats come from the ABA Council’s published lists, not from the school’s marketing. What each format means

Programs published by the school

Certificates

Credentials a school awards for completing a defined set of courses, either alongside the J.D. or as a stand-alone program.

Certificate in LitigationSchool page for Certificate in Litigation (opens in a new tab)

Clinics and field placements

Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.

Civil Litigation ClinicSchool page for Civil Litigation Clinic (opens in a new tab)
Civil Practice ClinicSchool page for Civil Practice Clinic (opens in a new tab)
Reentry ClinicSchool page for Reentry Clinic (opens in a new tab)
Small Entrepreneur and Economic Development (SEED) ClinicSchool page for Small Entrepreneur and Economic Development (SEED) Clinic (opens in a new tab)
Trademark ClinicSchool page for Trademark Clinic (opens in a new tab)

Advanced law degrees

Degrees for people who already hold a first degree in law, in the United States or abroad.

These are not J.D. programs. The ABA Council approves a school’s J.D. program; it does not approve or accredit these degrees.

LL.M. in Intellectual PropertySchool page for LL.M. in Intellectual Property (opens in a new tab)
LL.M. in International Business LawSchool page for LL.M. in International Business Law (opens in a new tab)

Master's degrees for non-lawyers

Graduate degrees in legal studies for professionals who work with the law but do not intend to practise. They do not qualify graduates to sit for the bar.

These are not J.D. programs. The ABA Council approves a school’s J.D. program; it does not approve or accredit these degrees.

M.S.L.School page for M.S.L. (opens in a new tab)

9 programs read from The University of Akron School of Law’s own website and reviewed before publication, most recently verified Sep 2026. The list covers structured academic offerings, not student organizations, and may not be complete.

Curriculum & faculty (2025 ABA report)

Source

Organization: American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
Document: ABA Standard 509 compilation — Curricular Offerings (2025)
Covers: Report year 2025
Retrieved: Sep 23, 2026
Status: Verified · Sep 23, 2026

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Course titles beyond 1L

Clinic positions available

120

46 filled

Field placements filled

Simulation course seats

922

Co-curricular offerings

Full-time faculty

70 total faculty

Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).