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72 schools Showing 25–48 with verified programs in Litigation
Law schools with latest published admissions, cost and bar-passage figures. Column headings sort the list. School Median LSAT↕
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New England Law | Boston Boston, MA · Private · Part-time program
153 149–157 3.37 3.06–3.68 $62,896 73.9% Save New England Law | Boston Compare New England Law | Boston 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 Northern Illinois University College of Law DeKalb, IL · Public · Part-time program
150 148–154 3.41 3.17–3.64 $23,667 61.9% Save Northern Illinois University College of Law Compare Northern Illinois University College of Law Pace University - Elisabeth Haub School of Law White Plains, NY · Private · Part-time program
154 151–157 3.54 3.31–3.74 $56,648 65.2% Save Pace University - Elisabeth Haub School of Law Compare Pace University - Elisabeth Haub School 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 Quinnipiac University School of Law Hamden, CT · Private · Part-time program
155 153–158 3.65 3.41–3.84 $56,610 75.4% Save Quinnipiac University School of Law Compare Quinnipiac University School of Law Rick J. Caruso School of Law Malibu, CA · Private
164 161–167 3.85 3.61–3.94 $72,920 90.7% Save Rick J. Caruso School of 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 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 Samford University Cumberland School of Law Birmingham, AL · Private
156 154–160 3.63 3.42–3.84 $46,334 90.4% Save Samford University Cumberland School of Law Compare Samford University Cumberland School of Law Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University Phoenix, AZ · Public · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
165 158–167 3.91 3.58–3.98 $28,390 Nonresident $52,099 91.9% Save Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University Compare Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University Santa Clara University Law School Santa Clara, CA · Private · Part-time program
159 157–162 3.50 3.21–3.74 $2,260 / credit 82.0% Save Santa Clara University Law School Compare Santa Clara University Law School 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) St. John's University School of Law Queens, NY · Private · Part-time program
164 156–166 3.81 3.44–3.91 Stanford Law School Stanford, CA · Private
173 171–176 3.96 3.87–4.00 $77,454 99.4% Save Stanford Law School Compare Stanford Law School Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law Philadelphia, PA · Public · Part-time program
165 162–168 3.76 3.59–3.90 $32,588 Nonresident $48,996 89.0% Save Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law Compare Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law The George Washington University Law School Washington, DC · Private · Part-time program
168 162–170 3.86 3.55–3.93 $75,420 87.7% The University of Akron School of Law Akron, OH · Public · Part-time program
154 151–157 3.51 3.22–3.76 $22,359 70.2% Save The University of Akron School of Law Compare The University of Akron School of Law 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 Compare Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University UCLA School of Law Los Angeles, CA · Public
171 166–172 3.95 3.73–4.00 $59,084 Nonresident $71,329 96.7%
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.
New England Law | Boston Boston, MA · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 153 149–157
Median GPA 3.37 3.06–3.68
Resident tuition $62,896
First-time bar 73.9% Save New England Law | Boston Compare New England Law | Boston 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 Northern Illinois University College of Law DeKalb, IL · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 150 148–154
Median GPA 3.41 3.17–3.64
Resident tuition $23,667
First-time bar 61.9% Save Northern Illinois University College of Law Compare Northern Illinois University College of Law Pace University - Elisabeth Haub School of Law White Plains, NY · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 154 151–157
Median GPA 3.54 3.31–3.74
Resident tuition $56,648
First-time bar 65.2% Save Pace University - Elisabeth Haub School of Law Compare Pace University - Elisabeth Haub School 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 Quinnipiac University School of Law Hamden, CT · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 155 153–158
Median GPA 3.65 3.41–3.84
Resident tuition $56,610
First-time bar 75.4% Save Quinnipiac University School of Law Compare Quinnipiac University School of Law Rick J. Caruso School of Law Malibu, CA · Private
Median LSAT 164 161–167
Median GPA 3.85 3.61–3.94
Resident tuition $72,920
First-time bar 90.7% Save Rick J. Caruso School of Law Compare Rick J. Caruso School of 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 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 Samford University Cumberland School of Law Birmingham, AL · Private
Median LSAT 156 154–160
Median GPA 3.63 3.42–3.84
Resident tuition $46,334
First-time bar 90.4% Save Samford University Cumberland School of Law Compare Samford University Cumberland School of Law Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University Phoenix, AZ · Public · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 165 158–167
Median GPA 3.91 3.58–3.98
Resident tuition $28,390 Nonresident $52,099
First-time bar 91.9% Save Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University Compare Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University Santa Clara University Law School Santa Clara, CA · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 159 157–162
Median GPA 3.50 3.21–3.74
Resident tuition $2,260 / credit
First-time bar 82.0% Save Santa Clara University Law School Compare Santa Clara University Law School 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 Stanford Law School Stanford, CA · Private
Median LSAT 173 171–176
Median GPA 3.96 3.87–4.00
Resident tuition $77,454
First-time bar 99.4% Save Stanford Law School Compare Stanford Law School Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law Philadelphia, PA · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 165 162–168
Median GPA 3.76 3.59–3.90
Resident tuition $32,588 Nonresident $48,996
First-time bar 89.0% Save Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law Compare Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law The George Washington University Law School Washington, DC · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 168 162–170
Median GPA 3.86 3.55–3.93
Resident tuition $75,420
First-time bar 87.7% Save The George Washington University Law School Compare The George Washington University Law School The University of Akron School of Law Akron, OH · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 154 151–157
Median GPA 3.51 3.22–3.76
Resident tuition $22,359
First-time bar 70.2% Save The University of Akron School of Law Compare The University of Akron School of Law 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 UCLA School of Law Los Angeles, CA · Public
Median LSAT 171 166–172
Median GPA 3.95 3.73–4.00
Resident tuition $59,084 Nonresident $71,329
First-time bar 96.7% Save UCLA School of Law Compare UCLA 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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