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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 Boston College Law School Newton, MA · Private
168 162–169 3.83 3.67–3.90 $72,380 96.2% Save Boston College Law School Compare Boston College Law School Boston University School of Law Boston, MA · Private
170 164–171 3.88 3.71–3.93 $69,870 94.9% Save Boston University School of Law Compare Boston University School of Law 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 Case Western Reserve University School of Law Cleveland, OH · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
162 156–164 3.76 3.51–3.89 $64,600 77.5% Save Case Western Reserve University School of Law Compare Case Western Reserve University School of Law Chicago-Kent College of Law Chicago, IL · Private · Part-time program
161 156–164 3.72 3.45–3.89 $1,830 / credit 79.7% Save Chicago-Kent College of Law Compare Chicago-Kent College of Law 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 Columbia Law School New York, NY · Private
173 169–175 3.92 3.85–3.98 $85,368 94.7% Save Columbia Law School Compare Columbia Law School 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 DePaul University College of Law Chicago, IL · Private · Part-time program
158 154–160 3.61 3.17–3.80 $55,328 83.8% Save DePaul University College of Law Compare DePaul University College of Law 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 International University College of Law Miami, FL · Public · Part-time program
161 159–162 3.80 3.66–3.89 $691 / credit 85.9% Save Florida International University College of Law Compare Florida International University College 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 Fordham University School of Law New York, NY · Private · Part-time program
168 165–170 3.79 3.60–3.88 $78,078 90.8% Save Fordham University School of Law Compare Fordham University School of Law George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School Arlington, VA · Public · Part-time program
169 162–171 3.93 3.55–3.98 $24,864 Nonresident $40,978 86.3% Save George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School Compare George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School Georgetown Law Washington, DC · Private · Part-time program
171 166–173 3.93 3.75–3.98 $83,576 94.5% Save Georgetown Law Compare Georgetown 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 Harvard Law School Cambridge, MA · Private
174 171–176 3.96 3.89–4.00 $77,100 97.9% Save Harvard Law School Compare Harvard Law School 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 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
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 Boston College Law School Newton, MA · Private
Median LSAT 168 162–169
Median GPA 3.83 3.67–3.90
Resident tuition $72,380
First-time bar 96.2% Save Boston College Law School Compare Boston College Law School Boston University School of Law Boston, MA · Private
Median LSAT 170 164–171
Median GPA 3.88 3.71–3.93
Resident tuition $69,870
First-time bar 94.9% Save Boston University School of Law Compare Boston University School of Law 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 Case Western Reserve University School of Law Cleveland, OH · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 162 156–164
Median GPA 3.76 3.51–3.89
Resident tuition $64,600
First-time bar 77.5% Save Case Western Reserve University School of Law Compare Case Western Reserve University School of Law Chicago-Kent College of Law Chicago, IL · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 161 156–164
Median GPA 3.72 3.45–3.89
Resident tuition $1,830 / credit
First-time bar 79.7% Save Chicago-Kent College of Law Compare Chicago-Kent College of Law 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 Columbia Law School New York, NY · Private
Median LSAT 173 169–175
Median GPA 3.92 3.85–3.98
Resident tuition $85,368
First-time bar 94.7% Save Columbia Law School Compare Columbia Law School 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 DePaul University College of Law Chicago, IL · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 158 154–160
Median GPA 3.61 3.17–3.80
Resident tuition $55,328
First-time bar 83.8% Save DePaul University College of Law Compare DePaul University College of Law 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 International University College of Law Miami, FL · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 161 159–162
Median GPA 3.80 3.66–3.89
Resident tuition $691 / credit
First-time bar 85.9% Save Florida International University College of Law Compare Florida International University College 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 Fordham University School of Law New York, NY · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 168 165–170
Median GPA 3.79 3.60–3.88
Resident tuition $78,078
First-time bar 90.8% Save Fordham University School of Law Compare Fordham University School of Law George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School Arlington, VA · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 169 162–171
Median GPA 3.93 3.55–3.98
Resident tuition $24,864 Nonresident $40,978
First-time bar 86.3% Save George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School Compare George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School Georgetown Law Washington, DC · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 171 166–173
Median GPA 3.93 3.75–3.98
Resident tuition $83,576
First-time bar 94.5% Save Georgetown Law Compare Georgetown 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 Harvard Law School Cambridge, MA · Private
Median LSAT 174 171–176
Median GPA 3.96 3.89–4.00
Resident tuition $77,100
First-time bar 97.9% Save Harvard Law School Compare Harvard Law School 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 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 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.
