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92 schools Showing 73–92 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↕
Disability Law (12)
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— Climate Change Law (5)
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— Government Contracts
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Health Law (39)
— Bioethics & Life Sciences Law (3)
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Immigration Law (70)
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International Law (64)
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— International Business & Trade Law (5)
Juvenile & Children's Law (43)
Labor & Employment Law (17)
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Litigation (72)
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Media & Communications Law (14)
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University of Nebraska College of Law Lincoln, NE · Public
160 156–162 3.81 3.60–3.98 $456 / credit 84.9% Save University of Nebraska College of Law Compare University of Nebraska College of Law University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law Concord, NH · Public · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
155 151–159 3.50 3.10–3.72 $42,000 Nonresident $50,000 73.8% Save University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law Compare University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law University of North Texas Dallas College of Law Dallas, TX · Public · Part-time program
153 151–156 3.41 3.18–3.66 $562 / credit 79.7% Save University of North Texas Dallas College of Law Compare University of North Texas Dallas College of Law University of Oklahoma College of Law Norman, OK · Public
162 159–164 3.73 3.42–3.88 $18,379 Nonresident $33,357 91.7% Save University of Oklahoma College of Law Compare University of Oklahoma College of Law University of Richmond School of Law Richmond, VA · Private
164 159–167 3.81 3.66–3.92 $57,700 91.3% Save University of Richmond School of Law Compare University of Richmond School of Law University of San Diego, School of Law San Diego, CA · Private · Part-time program
163 160–165 3.84 3.59–3.92 $66,950 86.7% Save University of San Diego, School of Law Compare University of San Diego, School of Law University of San Francisco School of Law San Francisco, CA · Private · Part-time program
155 152–157 3.47 3.16–3.68 $59,800 80.9% Save University of San Francisco School of Law Compare University of San Francisco School of Law University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law Columbia, SC · Public
162 160–164 3.67 3.43–3.86 $20,322 Nonresident $38,100 90.0% University of Texas School of Law Austin, TX · Public
172 166–173 3.89 3.75–3.96 $38,236 Nonresident $56,822 96.4% University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Salt Lake City, UT · Public
166 162–168 3.87 3.62–3.94 $34,721 Nonresident $45,382 94.6% Save University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Compare University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law University of Wisconsin Law School Madison, WI · Public
167 161–169 3.81 3.61–3.93 $36,526 Nonresident $53,640 75.0% University of Wyoming College of Law Laramie, WY · Public
156 153–160 3.55 3.32–3.80 $576 / credit 83.0% Save University of Wyoming College of Law Compare University of Wyoming College of Law University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law Washington, DC · Public · Part-time program
151 148–153 3.28 3.05–3.55 $12,438 Nonresident $24,874 Vanderbilt University Law School Nashville, TN · Private
170 167–171 3.91 3.77–3.97 $76,440 94.6% Save Vanderbilt University Law School Compare Vanderbilt University Law School Wake Forest University School of Law Winston Salem, NC · Private
166 163–168 3.79 3.60–3.90 $57,920 89.6% Save Wake Forest University School of Law Compare Wake Forest University School of Law Washington University School of Law (WashU Law) St. Louis, MO · Private
175 165–176 3.96 3.58–4.00 $72,792 89.6% Western New England University School of Law Springfield, MA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
153 149–156 3.27 2.84–3.57 $50,320 68.0% Save Western New England University School of Law Compare Western New England University School of Law Western State College of Law at Westcliff University Irvine, CA · Private · Part-time program
152 150–156 3.36 3.03–3.62 $54,840 81.1% Willamette University School of Law Salem, OR · Private
154 151–157 3.48 3.22–3.70 $56,600 64.6% Save Willamette University School of Law Compare Willamette University School of Law Yale Law School New Haven, CT · Private
174 171–177 3.96 3.90–4.00 $76,636
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.
University of Nebraska College of Law Lincoln, NE · Public
Median LSAT 160 156–162
Median GPA 3.81 3.60–3.98
Resident tuition $456 / credit
First-time bar 84.9% Save University of Nebraska College of Law Compare University of Nebraska College of Law University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law Concord, NH · Public · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 155 151–159
Median GPA 3.50 3.10–3.72
Resident tuition $42,000 Nonresident $50,000
First-time bar 73.8% Save University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law Compare University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law University of North Texas Dallas College of Law Dallas, TX · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 153 151–156
Median GPA 3.41 3.18–3.66
Resident tuition $562 / credit
First-time bar 79.7% Save University of North Texas Dallas College of Law Compare University of North Texas Dallas College of Law University of Oklahoma College of Law Norman, OK · Public
Median LSAT 162 159–164
Median GPA 3.73 3.42–3.88
Resident tuition $18,379 Nonresident $33,357
First-time bar 91.7% Save University of Oklahoma College of Law Compare University of Oklahoma College of Law University of Richmond School of Law Richmond, VA · Private
Median LSAT 164 159–167
Median GPA 3.81 3.66–3.92
Resident tuition $57,700
First-time bar 91.3% Save University of Richmond School of Law Compare University of Richmond School of Law University of San Diego, School of Law San Diego, CA · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 163 160–165
Median GPA 3.84 3.59–3.92
Resident tuition $66,950
First-time bar 86.7% Save University of San Diego, School of Law Compare University of San Diego, School of Law University of San Francisco School of Law San Francisco, CA · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 155 152–157
Median GPA 3.47 3.16–3.68
Resident tuition $59,800
First-time bar 80.9% Save University of San Francisco School of Law Compare University of San Francisco School of Law University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law Columbia, SC · Public
Median LSAT 162 160–164
Median GPA 3.67 3.43–3.86
Resident tuition $20,322 Nonresident $38,100
First-time bar 90.0% Save University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law Compare University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law University of Texas School of Law Austin, TX · Public
Median LSAT 172 166–173
Median GPA 3.89 3.75–3.96
Resident tuition $38,236 Nonresident $56,822
First-time bar 96.4% Save University of Texas School of Law Compare University of Texas School of Law University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Salt Lake City, UT · Public
Median LSAT 166 162–168
Median GPA 3.87 3.62–3.94
Resident tuition $34,721 Nonresident $45,382
First-time bar 94.6% Save University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Compare University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law University of Wisconsin Law School Madison, WI · Public
Median LSAT 167 161–169
Median GPA 3.81 3.61–3.93
Resident tuition $36,526 Nonresident $53,640
First-time bar 75.0% Save University of Wisconsin Law School Compare University of Wisconsin Law School University of Wyoming College of Law Laramie, WY · Public
Median LSAT 156 153–160
Median GPA 3.55 3.32–3.80
Resident tuition $576 / credit
First-time bar 83.0% Save University of Wyoming College of Law Compare University of Wyoming College of Law University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law Washington, DC · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 151 148–153
Median GPA 3.28 3.05–3.55
Resident tuition $12,438 Nonresident $24,874
First-time bar 57.9% Save University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law Compare University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law Vanderbilt University Law School Nashville, TN · Private
Median LSAT 170 167–171
Median GPA 3.91 3.77–3.97
Resident tuition $76,440
First-time bar 94.6% Save Vanderbilt University Law School Compare Vanderbilt University Law School Wake Forest University School of Law Winston Salem, NC · Private
Median LSAT 166 163–168
Median GPA 3.79 3.60–3.90
Resident tuition $57,920
First-time bar 89.6% Save Wake Forest University School of Law Compare Wake Forest University School of Law Washington University School of Law (WashU Law) St. Louis, MO · Private
Median LSAT 175 165–176
Median GPA 3.96 3.58–4.00
Resident tuition $72,792
First-time bar 89.6% Save Washington University School of Law (WashU Law) Compare Washington University School of Law (WashU Law) Western New England University School of Law Springfield, MA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 153 149–156
Median GPA 3.27 2.84–3.57
Resident tuition $50,320
First-time bar 68.0% Save Western New England University School of Law Compare Western New England University School of Law Western State College of Law at Westcliff University Irvine, CA · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 152 150–156
Median GPA 3.36 3.03–3.62
Resident tuition $54,840
First-time bar 81.1% Save Western State College of Law at Westcliff University Compare Western State College of Law at Westcliff University Willamette University School of Law Salem, OR · Private
Median LSAT 154 151–157
Median GPA 3.48 3.22–3.70
Resident tuition $56,600
First-time bar 64.6% Save Willamette University School of Law Compare Willamette University School of Law Yale Law School New Haven, CT · Private
Median LSAT 174 171–177
Median GPA 3.96 3.90–4.00
Resident tuition $76,636
First-time bar 98.5% Save Yale Law School Compare Yale Law School 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.
Save University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law Compare University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law
Save University of Texas School of Law Compare University of Texas School of Law
Save University of Wisconsin Law School Compare University of Wisconsin Law School
57.9%
Save University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law Compare University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law
Save Washington University School of Law (WashU Law) Compare Washington University School of Law (WashU Law)
Save Western State College of Law at Westcliff University Compare Western State College of Law at Westcliff University
98.5%
Save Yale Law School Compare Yale Law School
