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41 schools Showing 1–24 with verified programs in Venture & Startup Law
Law schools with latest published admissions, cost and bar-passage figures. Column headings sort the list. School Median LSAT↕
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Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University New York, NY · Private
165 162–167 3.78 3.56–3.87 $74,438 87.8% Save Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University Compare Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn, NY · Private · Part-time program
161 158–163 3.59 3.37–3.75 $75,496 85.5% Save Brooklyn Law School Compare Brooklyn Law School Cleveland State University College of Law Cleveland, OH · Public · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
155 152–158 3.50 3.11–3.76 $29,766 Nonresident $29,866 72.7% Save Cleveland State University College of Law Compare Cleveland State University College of Law College of Law - University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH · Public
159 156–161 3.80 3.64–3.91 $24,010 Nonresident $29,010 85.1% Save College of Law - University of Cincinnati Compare College of Law - University of Cincinnati Columbus School of Law Washington, DC · Private · Part-time program
161 158–163 3.68 3.46–3.85 $61,580 90.4% Save Columbus School of Law Compare Columbus 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 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 Elon University School of Law Greensboro, NC · Private · Part-time program
154 151–158 3.40 3.11–3.70 $45,333 69.9% Save Elon University School of Law Compare Elon University School of Law Georgia State University College of Law Atlanta, GA · Public · Part-time program
160 158–163 3.64 3.45–3.82 $16,162 Nonresident $37,886 87.4% Save Georgia State University College of Law Compare Georgia State University College of Law Indiana University Maurer School of Law Bloomington, IN · Public
164 158–166 3.91 3.63–3.98 $36,950 Nonresident $58,000 84.6% Save Indiana University Maurer School of Law Compare Indiana University Maurer School of Law Louis D. Brandeis School of Law Louisville, KY · Public
157 154–161 3.67 3.32–3.90 $27,000 Nonresident $32,000 84.5% Save Louis D. Brandeis School of Law Compare Louis D. Brandeis School of Law Marquette University Law School Milwaukee, WI · Private · Part-time program
158 156–160 3.70 3.50–3.83 $51,970 Not published Save Marquette University Law School Compare Marquette University Law School Michigan State University College of Law East Lansing, MI · Public
162 158–164 3.73 3.47–3.87 $43,480 Nonresident $48,222 77.3% Save Michigan State University College of Law Compare Michigan State University College 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 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 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 Compare Rick J. Caruso School of Law 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 Compare 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 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 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 Syracuse University College of Law Syracuse, NY · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
158 154–160 3.60 3.18–3.77 $64,650 84.8% Save Syracuse University College of Law Compare Syracuse University College 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 University at Buffalo School of Law Buffalo, NY · Public
157 155–161 3.71 3.51–3.88 $26,430 Nonresident $32,100 88.5% Save University at Buffalo School of Law Compare University at Buffalo 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.
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University New York, NY · Private
Median LSAT 165 162–167
Median GPA 3.78 3.56–3.87
Resident tuition $74,438
First-time bar 87.8% Save Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University Compare Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn, NY · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 161 158–163
Median GPA 3.59 3.37–3.75
Resident tuition $75,496
First-time bar 85.5% Save Brooklyn Law School Compare Brooklyn Law School Cleveland State University College of Law Cleveland, OH · Public · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 155 152–158
Median GPA 3.50 3.11–3.76
Resident tuition $29,766 Nonresident $29,866
First-time bar 72.7% Save Cleveland State University College of Law Compare Cleveland State University College of Law College of Law - University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH · Public
Median LSAT 159 156–161
Median GPA 3.80 3.64–3.91
Resident tuition $24,010 Nonresident $29,010
First-time bar 85.1% Save College of Law - University of Cincinnati Compare College of Law - University of Cincinnati Columbus School of Law Washington, DC · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 161 158–163
Median GPA 3.68 3.46–3.85
Resident tuition $61,580
First-time bar 90.4% Save Columbus School of Law Compare Columbus 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 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 Elon University School of Law Greensboro, NC · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 154 151–158
Median GPA 3.40 3.11–3.70
Resident tuition $45,333
First-time bar 69.9% Save Elon University School of Law Compare Elon University School of Law Georgia State University College of Law Atlanta, GA · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 160 158–163
Median GPA 3.64 3.45–3.82
Resident tuition $16,162 Nonresident $37,886
First-time bar 87.4% Save Georgia State University College of Law Compare Georgia State University College of Law Indiana University Maurer School of Law Bloomington, IN · Public
Median LSAT 164 158–166
Median GPA 3.91 3.63–3.98
Resident tuition $36,950 Nonresident $58,000
First-time bar 84.6% Save Indiana University Maurer School of Law Compare Indiana University Maurer School of Law Louis D. Brandeis School of Law Louisville, KY · Public
Median LSAT 157 154–161
Median GPA 3.67 3.32–3.90
Resident tuition $27,000 Nonresident $32,000
First-time bar 84.5% Save Louis D. Brandeis School of Law Compare Louis D. Brandeis School of Law Marquette University Law School Milwaukee, WI · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 158 156–160
Median GPA 3.70 3.50–3.83
Resident tuition $51,970
First-time bar Not published Save Marquette University Law School Compare Marquette University Law School Michigan State University College of Law East Lansing, MI · Public
Median LSAT 162 158–164
Median GPA 3.73 3.47–3.87
Resident tuition $43,480 Nonresident $48,222
First-time bar 77.3% Save Michigan State University College of Law Compare Michigan State University College 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 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 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 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 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 Syracuse University College of Law Syracuse, NY · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 158 154–160
Median GPA 3.60 3.18–3.77
Resident tuition $64,650
First-time bar 84.8% Save Syracuse University College of Law Compare Syracuse University College 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 University at Buffalo School of Law Buffalo, NY · Public
Median LSAT 157 155–161
Median GPA 3.71 3.51–3.88
Resident tuition $26,430 Nonresident $32,100
First-time bar 88.5% Save University at Buffalo School of Law Compare University at Buffalo 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.
