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61 schools Showing 25–48 with verified programs in Public Interest 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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Elder Law (6)
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Health Law (39)
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Immigration Law (70)
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International Law (64)
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Juvenile & Children's Law (43)
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Litigation (72)
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Media & Communications Law (14)
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Public Interest Law (61)
— Legal Aid & Poverty Law (29)
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Northeastern University School of Law Boston, MA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
164 161–166 3.77 3.61–3.86 $65,652 90.5% Save Northeastern University School of Law Compare Northeastern University School of Law Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Chicago, IL · Private
173 167–175 3.96 3.76–4.00 $79,772 Nonresident $79,722 91.8% Save Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Compare Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Notre Dame Law School Notre Dame, IN · Private
170 166–171 3.89 3.78–3.95 $73,430 89.4% Save Notre Dame Law School Compare Notre Dame Law School Oklahoma City University School of Law Oklahoma City, OK · Private · Part-time program
151 149–155 3.56 3.21–3.78 $1,107 / credit 75.9% Save Oklahoma City University School of Law Compare Oklahoma City University School 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 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 Rick J. Caruso School of Law Malibu, CA · Private
164 161–167 3.85 3.61–3.94 $72,920 90.7% Roger Williams University School of Law Bristol, RI · Private
150 147–154 3.43 3.02–3.73 $47,400 65.2% Save Roger Williams University 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 79.1% Save Rutgers Law School Compare Rutgers Law School 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 Seattle University School of Law School of Law, Sullivan Hall, Seattle University, 901 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
159 155–162 3.60 3.22–3.80 $2,061 / credit 79.5% Save Seattle University School of Law Compare Seattle University School of Law 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 $75,170 87.5% Save St. John's University School of Law Compare St. John's University 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% Save The George Washington University Law School 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 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 The University of Toledo College of Law Toledo, OH · Public · Part-time program
153 150–156 3.53 3.37–3.79 $26,446 77.4% Save The University of Toledo College of Law Compare The University of Toledo College of Law UALR William H. Bowen School of Law Little Rock, AR · Public · Part-time program
153 150–158 3.41 2.98–3.72 $13,770 78.9% Save UALR William H. Bowen School of Law Compare UALR William H. Bowen School of Law University of Baltimore School of Law Baltimore, MD · Public · Part-time program
155 152–158 3.45 3.12–3.70 $33,944 Nonresident $50,624 70.5% Save University of Baltimore School of Law Compare University of Baltimore School of Law University of California – San Francisco San Francisco, CA · Public
161 158–163 3.71 3.55–3.83 $53,087 Nonresident $61,773 86.3% Save University of California – San Francisco Compare University of California – San Francisco University of Idaho College of Law Moscow, ID · Public
153 149–157 3.54 3.07–3.81 $27,516 Nonresident $46,752 75.2% Save University of Idaho College of Law Compare University of Idaho College of Law University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Chicago, IL · Public · Part-time program
153 150–156 3.40 3.13–3.64 $1,248 / credit 68.8% Save University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Compare University of Illinois Chicago School of Law 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 Compare 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 Compare University of Maryland Francis King Carey 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.
Northeastern University School of Law Boston, MA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 164 161–166
Median GPA 3.77 3.61–3.86
Resident tuition $65,652
First-time bar 90.5% Save Northeastern University School of Law Compare Northeastern University School of Law Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Chicago, IL · Private
Median LSAT 173 167–175
Median GPA 3.96 3.76–4.00
Resident tuition $79,772 Nonresident $79,722
First-time bar 91.8% Save Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Compare Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Notre Dame Law School Notre Dame, IN · Private
Median LSAT 170 166–171
Median GPA 3.89 3.78–3.95
Resident tuition $73,430
First-time bar 89.4% Save Notre Dame Law School Compare Notre Dame Law School Oklahoma City University School of Law Oklahoma City, OK · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 151 149–155
Median GPA 3.56 3.21–3.78
Resident tuition $1,107 / credit
First-time bar 75.9% Save Oklahoma City University School of Law Compare Oklahoma City University School 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 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 Roger Williams University School of Law Bristol, RI · Private
Median LSAT 150 147–154
Median GPA 3.43 3.02–3.73
Resident tuition $47,400
First-time bar 65.2% Save Roger Williams University School of Law Compare Roger Williams University 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 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 Seattle University School of Law School of Law, Sullivan Hall, Seattle University, 901 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 159 155–162
Median GPA 3.60 3.22–3.80
Resident tuition $2,061 / credit
First-time bar 79.5% Save Seattle University School of Law Compare Seattle University School of Law 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 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 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 The University of Toledo College of Law Toledo, OH · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 153 150–156
Median GPA 3.53 3.37–3.79
Resident tuition $26,446
First-time bar 77.4% Save The University of Toledo College of Law Compare The University of Toledo College of Law UALR William H. Bowen School of Law Little Rock, AR · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 153 150–158
Median GPA 3.41 2.98–3.72
Resident tuition $13,770
First-time bar 78.9% Save UALR William H. Bowen School of Law Compare UALR William H. Bowen School of Law University of Baltimore School of Law Baltimore, MD · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 155 152–158
Median GPA 3.45 3.12–3.70
Resident tuition $33,944 Nonresident $50,624
First-time bar 70.5% Save University of Baltimore School of Law Compare University of Baltimore School of Law University of California – San Francisco San Francisco, CA · Public
Median LSAT 161 158–163
Median GPA 3.71 3.55–3.83
Resident tuition $53,087 Nonresident $61,773
First-time bar 86.3% Save University of California – San Francisco Compare University of California – San Francisco University of Idaho College of Law Moscow, ID · Public
Median LSAT 153 149–157
Median GPA 3.54 3.07–3.81
Resident tuition $27,516 Nonresident $46,752
First-time bar 75.2% Save University of Idaho College of Law Compare University of Idaho College of Law University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Chicago, IL · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 153 150–156
Median GPA 3.40 3.13–3.64
Resident tuition $1,248 / credit
First-time bar 68.8% Save University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Compare University of Illinois Chicago School of Law 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 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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Compare Roger Williams University School of Law Compare St Thomas School of Law, University of (Minneapolis) Compare The George Washington University Law School Compare The University of Alabama School of Law 