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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 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 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 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 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 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 Lewis & Clark Law School Portland, OR · Private · Part-time program
161 158–166 3.59 3.24–3.79 $61,434 86.7% Save Lewis & Clark Law School Compare Lewis & Clark Law School Loyola University Chicago School of Law Chicago, IL · Private · Part-time program
161 159–163 3.70 3.55–3.83 $58,670 85.7% Save Loyola University Chicago School of Law Compare Loyola University Chicago School of Law McGeorge School of Law Sacramento, CA · Private · Part-time program
156 153–160 3.52 3.17–3.73 $62,678 71.1% Save McGeorge School of Law Compare McGeorge School 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 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 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 University College of Law Miami Gardens, FL · Private
152 150–156 3.42 3.12–3.65 $44,730 87.1% Save St. Thomas University College of Law Compare St. Thomas University College 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 Suffolk University Law School Boston, MA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
155 152–159 3.58 3.37–3.79 $62,610 80.8% Save Suffolk University Law School Compare Suffolk University Law School 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 Compare The George Washington University Law School 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 Iowa College of Law Iowa City, IA · Public
164 161–165 3.78 3.62–3.92 $30,944 Nonresident $52,191 91.4% Save The University of Iowa College of Law Compare The University of Iowa College of Law Tulane University School of Law New Orleans, LA · Private
161 159–164 3.67 3.47–3.81 $69,578 76.1% Save Tulane University School of Law Compare Tulane University School of Law 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 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 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
170 167–172 3.92 3.84–3.99 $62,532 Nonresident $76,149 94.8% Save University of California, Berkeley School of Law Compare University of California, Berkeley School of Law University of Illinois College of Law at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public
166 160–168 3.81 3.55–3.92 $36,500 Nonresident $46,500 93.2% Save University of Illinois College of Law at Urbana-Champaign Compare University of Illinois College of Law at Urbana-Champaign
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 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 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 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 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 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 Lewis & Clark Law School Portland, OR · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 161 158–166
Median GPA 3.59 3.24–3.79
Resident tuition $61,434
First-time bar 86.7% Save Lewis & Clark Law School Compare Lewis & Clark Law School Loyola University Chicago School of Law Chicago, IL · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 161 159–163
Median GPA 3.70 3.55–3.83
Resident tuition $58,670
First-time bar 85.7% Save Loyola University Chicago School of Law Compare Loyola University Chicago School of Law McGeorge School of Law Sacramento, CA · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 156 153–160
Median GPA 3.52 3.17–3.73
Resident tuition $62,678
First-time bar 71.1% Save McGeorge School of Law Compare McGeorge School 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 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 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 University College of Law Miami Gardens, FL · Private
Median LSAT 152 150–156
Median GPA 3.42 3.12–3.65
Resident tuition $44,730
First-time bar 87.1% Save St. Thomas University College of Law Compare St. Thomas University College 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 Suffolk University Law School Boston, MA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 155 152–159
Median GPA 3.58 3.37–3.79
Resident tuition $62,610
First-time bar 80.8% Save Suffolk University Law School Compare Suffolk University Law School 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 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 Iowa College of Law Iowa City, IA · Public
Median LSAT 164 161–165
Median GPA 3.78 3.62–3.92
Resident tuition $30,944 Nonresident $52,191
First-time bar 91.4% Save The University of Iowa College of Law Compare The University of Iowa College of Law Tulane University School of Law New Orleans, LA · Private
Median LSAT 161 159–164
Median GPA 3.67 3.47–3.81
Resident tuition $69,578
First-time bar 76.1% Save Tulane University School of Law Compare Tulane University School of Law 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 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 Illinois College of Law at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public
Median LSAT 166 160–168
Median GPA 3.81 3.55–3.92
Resident tuition $36,500 Nonresident $46,500
First-time bar 93.2% Save University of Illinois College of Law at Urbana-Champaign Compare University of Illinois College of Law at Urbana-Champaign 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.
