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43 schools Showing 1–24 with verified programs in Juvenile & Children's Law
Law schools with latest published admissions, cost and bar-passage figures. Column headings sort the list. School Median LSAT↕
Disability Law (12)
Domestic & Gender-Based Violence Law (16)
Education Law (7)
Elder Law (6)
Election Law (1)
Energy Law (11)
Entertainment Law (12)
Environmental Law (42)
— Climate Change Law (5)
— Natural Resources Law
— Ocean & Coastal Law (2)
— Water Law (1)
Family Law (33)
Government & Public Sector Law (17)
— Government Contracts
— Municipal & Local Government Law (1)
Health Law (39)
— Bioethics & Life Sciences Law (3)
— Mental Health Law (4)
Immigration Law (70)
Insurance Law
Intellectual Property (44)
— Copyright Law
— Patent Law (5)
— Trade Secret Law
— Trademark Law (8)
International Law (64)
— Human Rights Law (40)
— International Arbitration (2)
— International Business & Trade Law (5)
Juvenile & Children's Law (43)
Labor & Employment Law (17)
— Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (2)
— Employment Law (14)
— Labor Law (1)
Litigation (72)
— Appellate Practice (37)
— Trial Advocacy (20)
Media & Communications Law (14)
Military & Veterans Law (33)
National Security Law (1)
Native American & Tribal Law (16)
Personal Injury & Tort Law (1)
Public Interest Law (61)
— Legal Aid & Poverty Law (29)
Real Estate Law (42)
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— Land Use & Zoning (8)
Sports Law (12)
Tax Law (30)
Technology Law (32)
— Artificial Intelligence Law (3)
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Transportation Law (4)
— Admiralty & Maritime Law (1)
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Trusts & Estates (16)
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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 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 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 Emory University School of Law Atlanta, GA · Private
166 162–168 3.82 3.68–3.87 $69,510 86.3% Save Emory University School of Law Compare Emory University School of Law Florida State University College of Law Tallahassee, FL · Public
166 158–167 3.93 3.60–3.99 $688 / credit 88.8% Save Florida State University College of Law Compare Florida 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 LMU Loyola Law School Los Angeles, CA · Private · Part-time program
163 160–165 3.74 3.52–3.89 $70,360 79.7% Save LMU Loyola Law School Compare LMU Loyola Law School LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center Baton Rouge, LA · Public
157 155–160 3.74 3.48–3.93 $19,750 85.4% Save LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center Compare LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center Liberty School of Law Lynchburg, VA · Private
154 151–158 3.54 3.36–3.81 $43,150 85.3% Save Liberty School of Law Compare Liberty School of Law Loyola University Chicago School of Law Chicago, IL · Private · Part-time program
161 159–163 3.70 3.55–3.83 $58,670 85.7% Save Loyola University Chicago School of Law Compare Loyola University Chicago School of Law 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 Mississippi College School of Law Jackson, MS · Private
152 148–155 3.37 3.03–3.73 $37,980 81.6% Save Mississippi College School of Law Compare Mississippi College School of Law NYU School of Law New York, NY · Private
172 169–174 3.92 3.81–3.97 $83,952 96.9% Save NYU School of Law Compare NYU School of Law New York Law School New York, NY · Private · Part-time program
157 154–160 3.63 3.41–3.78 $71,052 86.5% Save New York Law School Compare New York Law School North Carolina Central University School of Law Durham, NC · Public · Part-time program
151 149–154 3.31 3.05–3.56 $13,444 Nonresident $36,116 59.4% Save North Carolina Central University School of Law Compare North Carolina Central University School of Law Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law Davie, FL · Private · Part-time program
155 152–158 3.52 3.34–3.71 $49,350 74.5% Save Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law Compare Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law Penn State Dickinson Law Carlisle, PA · Public
159 157–161 3.71 3.50–3.86 $60,048 87.6% Save Penn State Dickinson Law Compare Penn State Dickinson Law Robert H. McKinney School of Law Indianpolis, IN · Public · Part-time program
155 152–159 3.58 3.33–3.82 $1,028 / credit 80.4% Save Robert H. McKinney School of Law Compare Robert H. McKinney School of Law Rutgers Law School Newark, NJ · Public · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
158 155–161 3.66 3.35–3.82 $31,577 Nonresident $47,863 Saint Louis University School of Law St. Louis, MO · Private · Part-time program
157 154–161 3.61 3.37–3.83 $55,260 89.1% Save Saint Louis University School of Law Compare Saint Louis University School of Law Southwestern Law School Los Angeles, CA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
157 154–160 3.51 3.23–3.72 $63,160 72.1% Save Southwestern Law School Compare Southwestern Law School St Thomas School of Law, University of (Minneapolis) Minneapolis, MN · Private
159 155–162 3.72 3.46–3.88 $50,998 85.1% Save St Thomas School of Law, University of (Minneapolis) Compare St Thomas School of Law, University of (Minneapolis) St. John's University School of Law Queens, NY · Private · Part-time program
164 156–166 3.81 3.44–3.91 $75,170 87.5% Save St. John's University School of Law Compare St. John's University School of Law
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.
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 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 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 Emory University School of Law Atlanta, GA · Private
Median LSAT 166 162–168
Median GPA 3.82 3.68–3.87
Resident tuition $69,510
First-time bar 86.3% Save Emory University School of Law Compare Emory University School of Law Florida State University College of Law Tallahassee, FL · Public
Median LSAT 166 158–167
Median GPA 3.93 3.60–3.99
Resident tuition $688 / credit
First-time bar 88.8% Save Florida State University College of Law Compare Florida 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 LMU Loyola Law School Los Angeles, CA · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 163 160–165
Median GPA 3.74 3.52–3.89
Resident tuition $70,360
First-time bar 79.7% Save LMU Loyola Law School Compare LMU Loyola Law School 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 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 Loyola University Chicago School of Law Chicago, IL · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 161 159–163
Median GPA 3.70 3.55–3.83
Resident tuition $58,670
First-time bar 85.7% Save Loyola University Chicago School of Law Compare Loyola University Chicago School of Law 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 Mississippi College School of Law Jackson, MS · Private
Median LSAT 152 148–155
Median GPA 3.37 3.03–3.73
Resident tuition $37,980
First-time bar 81.6% Save Mississippi College School of Law Compare Mississippi College School of Law NYU School of Law New York, NY · Private
Median LSAT 172 169–174
Median GPA 3.92 3.81–3.97
Resident tuition $83,952
First-time bar 96.9% Save NYU School of Law Compare NYU School of Law New York Law School New York, NY · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 157 154–160
Median GPA 3.63 3.41–3.78
Resident tuition $71,052
First-time bar 86.5% Save New York Law School Compare New York Law School North Carolina Central University School of Law Durham, NC · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 151 149–154
Median GPA 3.31 3.05–3.56
Resident tuition $13,444 Nonresident $36,116
First-time bar 59.4% Save North Carolina Central University School of Law Compare North Carolina Central University School of Law Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law Davie, FL · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 155 152–158
Median GPA 3.52 3.34–3.71
Resident tuition $49,350
First-time bar 74.5% Save Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law Compare Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law Penn State Dickinson Law Carlisle, PA · Public
Median LSAT 159 157–161
Median GPA 3.71 3.50–3.86
Resident tuition $60,048
First-time bar 87.6% Save Penn State Dickinson Law Compare Penn State Dickinson Law Robert H. McKinney School of Law Indianpolis, IN · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 155 152–159
Median GPA 3.58 3.33–3.82
Resident tuition $1,028 / credit
First-time bar 80.4% Save Robert H. McKinney School of Law Compare Robert H. McKinney School of Law Rutgers Law School Newark, NJ · Public · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 158 155–161
Median GPA 3.66 3.35–3.82
Resident tuition $31,577 Nonresident $47,863
First-time bar 79.1% Save Rutgers Law School Compare Rutgers Law School Saint Louis University School of Law St. Louis, MO · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 157 154–161
Median GPA 3.61 3.37–3.83
Resident tuition $55,260
First-time bar 89.1% Save Saint Louis University School of Law Compare Saint Louis University School of Law Southwestern Law School Los Angeles, CA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 157 154–160
Median GPA 3.51 3.23–3.72
Resident tuition $63,160
First-time bar 72.1% Save Southwestern Law School Compare Southwestern Law School St Thomas School of Law, University of (Minneapolis) Minneapolis, MN · Private
Median LSAT 159 155–162
Median GPA 3.72 3.46–3.88
Resident tuition $50,998
First-time bar 85.1% Save St Thomas School of Law, University of (Minneapolis) Compare St Thomas School of Law, University of (Minneapolis) St. John's University School of Law Queens, NY · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 164 156–166
Median GPA 3.81 3.44–3.91
Resident tuition $75,170
First-time bar 87.5% Save St. John's University School of Law Compare St. John's University School of Law 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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