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92 schools Showing 1–24 with verified programs in Criminal Law
Law schools with latest published admissions, cost and bar-passage figures. Column headings sort the list. School Median LSAT↕
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Albany Law School Albany, NY · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
158 154–161 3.54 3.16–3.75 $63,994 86.7% Save Albany Law School Compare Albany Law School Appalachian School of Law Grundy, VA · Private
146 145–151 3.20 2.72–3.53 $41,000 54.8% Save Appalachian School of Law Compare Appalachian School of Law Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Atlanta, GA · Private · Part-time program
152 150–155 3.13 2.78–3.49 $52,536 63.8% Save Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Compare Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Barry University School of Law Orlando, FL · Private · Part-time program
150 148–152 3.23 2.93–3.48 $42,000 58.9% Save Barry University School of Law Compare Barry University School of Law Belmont University College of Law Nashville, TN · Private
161 158–163 3.84 3.66–3.94 $55,500 96.5% Save Belmont University College of Law Compare Belmont University College of Law Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University New York, NY · Private
165 162–167 3.78 3.56–3.87 $74,438 Boston University School of Law Boston, MA · Private
170 164–171 3.88 3.71–3.93 $69,870 94.9% Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn, NY · Private · Part-time program
161 158–163 3.59 3.37–3.75 $75,496 California Western School of Law San Diego, CA · Private · Part-time program
155 152–158 3.50 3.16–3.66 $64,720 71.4% Save California Western School of Law Compare California Western School of Law Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Orange, CA · Private
163 156–164 3.70 3.32–3.82 $63,126 80.3% Save Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Compare Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Cleveland State University College of Law Cleveland, OH · Public · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
155 152–158 3.50 3.11–3.76 $29,766 Nonresident $29,866 College of Law - University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH · Public
159 156–161 3.80 3.64–3.91 $24,010 Nonresident $29,010 85.1% Save College of Law - University of Cincinnati Columbus School of Law Washington, DC · Private · Part-time program
161 158–163 3.68 3.46–3.85 $61,580 90.4%
Cornell Law School Ithaca, NY · Private
173 168–175 3.92 3.75–3.97 $84,722 93.7% Save Cornell Law School Compare Cornell Law School DePaul University College of Law Chicago, IL · Private · Part-time program
158 154–160 3.61 3.17–3.80 $55,328 83.8% Save DePaul University College of Law Compare DePaul University College of Law Drake University Law School Des Moines, IA · Private
156 153–159 3.67 3.38–3.89 $50,920 77.2% Save Drake University Law School Compare Drake University Law School Duke Law School Durham, NC · Private
171 169–172 3.91 3.83–3.96 $80,100 98.2% Save Duke Law School Compare Duke Law School Georgia State University College of Law Atlanta, GA · Public · Part-time program
160 158–163 3.64 3.45–3.82 $16,162 Nonresident $37,886 87.4% Save Georgia State University College of Law Compare Georgia State University College of Law Howard University School of Law Washington, DC · Private
156 153–160 3.63 3.40–3.80 $39,780 78.0% Save Howard University School of Law Compare Howard University School of Law LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center Baton Rouge, LA · Public
157 155–160 3.74 3.48–3.93 $19,750 85.4% Lewis & Clark Law School Portland, OR · Private · Part-time program
161 158–166 3.59 3.24–3.79 $61,434 86.7% Save Lewis & Clark Law School Compare Lewis & Clark Law School Liberty School of Law Lynchburg, VA · Private
154 151–158 3.54 3.36–3.81 $43,150 85.3% Marquette University Law School Milwaukee, WI · Private · Part-time program
158 156–160 3.70 3.50–3.83 $51,970 Not published Save Marquette University Law School Compare Marquette University Law School Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University Hempstead, NY · Private · Part-time program
157 154–160 3.65 3.35–3.83 $73,344 79.2% Save Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University Compare Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Admissions: fall 2025 entering class · Tuition: 2025-2026 · Bar passage: 2025 graduates. Bars show the 25th–75th percentile band and median on a common scale (LSAT 140–180, GPA 2.80–4.10). A school’s own profile states the year of each of its figures.
Albany Law School Albany, NY · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 158 154–161
Median GPA 3.54 3.16–3.75
Resident tuition $63,994
First-time bar 86.7% Save Albany Law School Compare Albany Law School Appalachian School of Law Grundy, VA · Private
Median LSAT 146 145–151
Median GPA 3.20 2.72–3.53
Resident tuition $41,000
First-time bar 54.8% Save Appalachian School of Law Compare Appalachian School of Law Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Atlanta, GA · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 152 150–155
Median GPA 3.13 2.78–3.49
Resident tuition $52,536
First-time bar 63.8% Save Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Compare Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Barry University School of Law Orlando, FL · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 150 148–152
Median GPA 3.23 2.93–3.48
Resident tuition $42,000
First-time bar 58.9% Save Barry University School of Law Compare Barry University School of Law Belmont University College of Law Nashville, TN · Private
Median LSAT 161 158–163
Median GPA 3.84 3.66–3.94
Resident tuition $55,500
First-time bar 96.5% Save Belmont University College of Law Compare Belmont University College of Law Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University New York, NY · Private
Median LSAT 165 162–167
Median GPA 3.78 3.56–3.87
Resident tuition $74,438
First-time bar 87.8% Save Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University Compare Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University Boston University School of Law Boston, MA · Private
Median LSAT 170 164–171
Median GPA 3.88 3.71–3.93
Resident tuition $69,870
First-time bar 94.9% Save Boston University School of Law Compare Boston University School of Law Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn, NY · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 161 158–163
Median GPA 3.59 3.37–3.75
Resident tuition $75,496
First-time bar 85.5% Save Brooklyn Law School Compare Brooklyn Law School California Western School of Law San Diego, CA · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 155 152–158
Median GPA 3.50 3.16–3.66
Resident tuition $64,720
First-time bar 71.4% Save California Western School of Law Compare California Western School of Law Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Orange, CA · Private
Median LSAT 163 156–164
Median GPA 3.70 3.32–3.82
Resident tuition $63,126
First-time bar 80.3% Save Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Compare Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law Cleveland State University College of Law Cleveland, OH · Public · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 155 152–158
Median GPA 3.50 3.11–3.76
Resident tuition $29,766 Nonresident $29,866
First-time bar 72.7% Save Cleveland State University College of Law Compare Cleveland State University College of Law College of Law - University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH · Public
Median LSAT 159 156–161
Median GPA 3.80 3.64–3.91
Resident tuition $24,010 Nonresident $29,010
First-time bar 85.1% Save College of Law - University of Cincinnati Compare College of Law - University of Cincinnati Columbus School of Law Washington, DC · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 161 158–163
Median GPA 3.68 3.46–3.85
Resident tuition $61,580
First-time bar 90.4% Save Columbus School of Law Compare Columbus School of Law Cornell Law School Ithaca, NY · Private
Median LSAT 173 168–175
Median GPA 3.92 3.75–3.97
Resident tuition $84,722
First-time bar 93.7% Save Cornell Law School Compare Cornell Law School DePaul University College of Law Chicago, IL · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 158 154–160
Median GPA 3.61 3.17–3.80
Resident tuition $55,328
First-time bar 83.8% Save DePaul University College of Law Compare DePaul University College of Law Drake University Law School Des Moines, IA · Private
Median LSAT 156 153–159
Median GPA 3.67 3.38–3.89
Resident tuition $50,920
First-time bar 77.2% Save Drake University Law School Compare Drake University Law School Duke Law School Durham, NC · Private
Median LSAT 171 169–172
Median GPA 3.91 3.83–3.96
Resident tuition $80,100
First-time bar 98.2% Save Duke Law School Compare Duke Law School Georgia State University College of Law Atlanta, GA · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 160 158–163
Median GPA 3.64 3.45–3.82
Resident tuition $16,162 Nonresident $37,886
First-time bar 87.4% Save Georgia State University College of Law Compare Georgia State University College of Law Howard University School of Law Washington, DC · Private
Median LSAT 156 153–160
Median GPA 3.63 3.40–3.80
Resident tuition $39,780
First-time bar 78.0% Save Howard University School of Law Compare Howard University School of Law LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center Baton Rouge, LA · Public
Median LSAT 157 155–160
Median GPA 3.74 3.48–3.93
Resident tuition $19,750
First-time bar 85.4% Save LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center Compare LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center Lewis & Clark Law School Portland, OR · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 161 158–166
Median GPA 3.59 3.24–3.79
Resident tuition $61,434
First-time bar 86.7% Save Lewis & Clark Law School Compare Lewis & Clark Law School Liberty School of Law Lynchburg, VA · Private
Median LSAT 154 151–158
Median GPA 3.54 3.36–3.81
Resident tuition $43,150
First-time bar 85.3% Save Liberty School of Law Compare Liberty School of Law Marquette University Law School Milwaukee, WI · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 158 156–160
Median GPA 3.70 3.50–3.83
Resident tuition $51,970
First-time bar Not published Save Marquette University Law School Compare Marquette University Law School Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University Hempstead, NY · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 157 154–160
Median GPA 3.65 3.35–3.83
Resident tuition $73,344
First-time bar 79.2% Save Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University Compare Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University LSAT and GPA figures are the published medians of each school’s most recent entering class, with the 25th and 75th percentiles beneath. Each dataset states its own year. They describe a past class and are not an admissions prediction. Results are in the order you choose; the directory does not rank schools. Other law schools in the United States, including closed ones, are listed separately without profiles.
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