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43 schools Showing 25–43 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)
— Housing & Community Development Law (30)
— Land Use & Zoning (8)
Sports Law (12)
Tax Law (30)
Technology Law (32)
— Artificial Intelligence Law (3)
— Cybersecurity Law (6)
— Data Privacy Law (7)
Transportation Law (4)
— Admiralty & Maritime Law (1)
— Aviation & Space Law (3)
Trusts & Estates (16)
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The University of Alabama School of Law Tuscaloosa, AL · Public
167 161–168 3.97 3.76–4.05 $24,980 Nonresident $48,100 95.2% Save The University of Alabama School of Law Compare The University of Alabama School of Law The University of Chicago Law School Chicago, IL · Private
174 171–176 3.97 3.87–4.00 $83,316 96.7% Save The University of Chicago Law School Compare The University of Chicago Law School Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA · Private · Part-time program
157 155–160 3.62 3.35–3.85 $58,898 89.7% Save Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law Tucson, AZ · Public
163 162–165 3.78 3.54–3.90 $26,490 Nonresident $31,360 University of California, Berkeley School of Law Berkeley, CA · Public
170 167–172 3.92 3.84–3.99 $62,532 Nonresident $76,149 94.8% Save University of California, Berkeley School of Law University of Colorado Law School Boulder, CO · Public
164 161–167 3.81 3.62–3.91 $35,992 Nonresident $44,002 89.7% Save University of Colorado Law School Compare University of Colorado Law School University of Maine School of Law Portland, ME · Public
158 154–162 3.70 3.41–3.80 $26,100 Nonresident $38,160 85.1% Save University of Maine School of Law University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Baltimore, MD · Public · Part-time program
164 156–166 3.72 3.37–3.88 $37,830 Nonresident $55,844 81.7% Save University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law University of Miami School of Law Coral Gables, FL · Private
164 160–165 3.79 3.58–3.88 $66,720 85.3% Save University of Miami School of Law Compare University of Miami School of Law University of Mississippi School of Law University, MS · Public
157 155–160 3.68 3.44–3.87 $19,797 Nonresident $26,797 78.2% Save University of Mississippi School of Law Compare University of Mississippi School of Law University of Missouri School of Law Columbia, MO · Public
161 156–162 3.72 3.47–3.91 $812 / credit 86.2% Save University of Missouri School of Law Compare University of Missouri School of Law 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 Mexico School of Law Albuquerque, NM · Public
157 154–161 3.56 3.12–3.82 $19,474 Nonresident $43,192 77.0% Save University of New Mexico School of Law Compare University of New Mexico School 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 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 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% Save University of Texas School of Law Compare University of Texas School 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% Save University of Wisconsin Law School Compare University of Wisconsin Law School 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 Washburn University School of Law Topeka, KS · Public
155 151–159 3.68 3.37–3.88 $932 / credit 73.9% Save Washburn University School of Law Compare Washburn 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.
The University of Alabama School of Law Tuscaloosa, AL · Public
Median LSAT 167 161–168
Median GPA 3.97 3.76–4.05
Resident tuition $24,980 Nonresident $48,100
First-time bar 95.2% Save The University of Alabama School of Law Compare The University of Alabama School of Law The University of Chicago Law School Chicago, IL · Private
Median LSAT 174 171–176
Median GPA 3.97 3.87–4.00
Resident tuition $83,316
First-time bar 96.7% Save The University of Chicago Law School Compare The University of Chicago Law School Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 157 155–160
Median GPA 3.62 3.35–3.85
Resident tuition $58,898
First-time bar 89.7% Save Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University Compare Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law Tucson, AZ · Public
Median LSAT 163 162–165
Median GPA 3.78 3.54–3.90
Resident tuition $26,490 Nonresident $31,360
First-time bar 84.1% Save University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law Compare University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law University of California, Berkeley School of Law Berkeley, CA · Public
Median LSAT 170 167–172
Median GPA 3.92 3.84–3.99
Resident tuition $62,532 Nonresident $76,149
First-time bar 94.8% Save University of California, Berkeley School of Law Compare University of California, Berkeley School of Law University of Colorado Law School Boulder, CO · Public
Median LSAT 164 161–167
Median GPA 3.81 3.62–3.91
Resident tuition $35,992 Nonresident $44,002
First-time bar 89.7% Save University of Colorado Law School Compare University of Colorado Law School University of Maine School of Law Portland, ME · Public
Median LSAT 158 154–162
Median GPA 3.70 3.41–3.80
Resident tuition $26,100 Nonresident $38,160
First-time bar 85.1% Save University of Maine School of Law Compare University of Maine School of Law University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Baltimore, MD · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 164 156–166
Median GPA 3.72 3.37–3.88
Resident tuition $37,830 Nonresident $55,844
First-time bar 81.7% Save University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Compare University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law University of Miami School of Law Coral Gables, FL · Private
Median LSAT 164 160–165
Median GPA 3.79 3.58–3.88
Resident tuition $66,720
First-time bar 85.3% Save University of Miami School of Law Compare University of Miami School of Law University of Mississippi School of Law University, MS · Public
Median LSAT 157 155–160
Median GPA 3.68 3.44–3.87
Resident tuition $19,797 Nonresident $26,797
First-time bar 78.2% Save University of Mississippi School of Law Compare University of Mississippi School of Law University of Missouri School of Law Columbia, MO · Public
Median LSAT 161 156–162
Median GPA 3.72 3.47–3.91
Resident tuition $812 / credit
First-time bar 86.2% Save University of Missouri School of Law Compare University of Missouri School of Law 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 Mexico School of Law Albuquerque, NM · Public
Median LSAT 157 154–161
Median GPA 3.56 3.12–3.82
Resident tuition $19,474 Nonresident $43,192
First-time bar 77.0% Save University of New Mexico School of Law Compare University of New Mexico School 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 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 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 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 Washburn University School of Law Topeka, KS · Public
Median LSAT 155 151–159
Median GPA 3.68 3.37–3.88
Resident tuition $932 / credit
First-time bar 73.9% Save Washburn University School of Law Compare Washburn 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.
Compare Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University Save University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law Compare University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
Compare University of California, Berkeley School of Law Compare University of Maine School of Law Compare University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law 90.0%
Save University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law Compare University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law
