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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 Creighton School of Law Omaha, NE · Private
153 150–156 3.51 3.14–3.74 $1,542 / credit 71.2% Save Creighton School of Law Compare Creighton School of Law 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 Drake University Law School Des Moines, IA · Private
156 153–159 3.67 3.38–3.89 $50,920 77.2% Save Drake University Law School Compare Drake University Law School Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law Philadelphia, PA · Private
160 154–162 3.76 3.35–3.87 $57,000 84.2% Save Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law Compare Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School 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 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 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 Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law Montgomery, AL · Private
150 148–154 3.33 2.99–3.66 $39,900 67.5% Save Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law Compare Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law Florida A&M University College of Law Orlando, FL · Public · Part-time program
152 149–155 3.48 3.18–3.74 $456 / credit 74.7% Save Florida A&M University College of Law Compare Florida A&M University College 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 Golden Gate University School of Law San Francisco, CA · Private · ABA approved — teach-out plan
153 150–155 3.28 3.02–3.46 $1,750 / credit 35.1% Save Golden Gate University School of Law Compare Golden Gate University School of Law Gonzaga University School of Law Spokane, WA · Private
155 153–158 3.55 3.24–3.76 $57,962 85.8% Save Gonzaga University School of Law Compare Gonzaga University School 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 High Point University Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law High Point, NC · ABA provisionally approved
Not published Not published Not published Not published Save High Point University Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law Compare High Point University Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law Howard University School of Law Washington, DC · Private
156 153–160 3.63 3.40–3.80 $39,780 78.0% Save Howard University School of Law Compare Howard 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
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.
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 Creighton School of Law Omaha, NE · Private
Median LSAT 153 150–156
Median GPA 3.51 3.14–3.74
Resident tuition $1,542 / credit
First-time bar 71.2% Save Creighton School of Law Compare Creighton School of Law 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 Drake University Law School Des Moines, IA · Private
Median LSAT 156 153–159
Median GPA 3.67 3.38–3.89
Resident tuition $50,920
First-time bar 77.2% Save Drake University Law School Compare Drake University Law School Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law Philadelphia, PA · Private
Median LSAT 160 154–162
Median GPA 3.76 3.35–3.87
Resident tuition $57,000
First-time bar 84.2% Save Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law Compare Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School 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 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 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 Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law Montgomery, AL · Private
Median LSAT 150 148–154
Median GPA 3.33 2.99–3.66
Resident tuition $39,900
First-time bar 67.5% Save Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law Compare Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law Florida A&M University College of Law Orlando, FL · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 152 149–155
Median GPA 3.48 3.18–3.74
Resident tuition $456 / credit
First-time bar 74.7% Save Florida A&M University College of Law Compare Florida A&M University College 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 Golden Gate University School of Law San Francisco, CA · Private · ABA approved — teach-out plan
Median LSAT 153 150–155
Median GPA 3.28 3.02–3.46
Resident tuition $1,750 / credit
First-time bar 35.1% Save Golden Gate University School of Law Compare Golden Gate University School of Law Gonzaga University School of Law Spokane, WA · Private
Median LSAT 155 153–158
Median GPA 3.55 3.24–3.76
Resident tuition $57,962
First-time bar 85.8% Save Gonzaga University School of Law Compare Gonzaga University School 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 High Point University Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law High Point, NC · ABA provisionally approved
Median LSAT Not published
Median GPA Not published
Resident tuition Not published
First-time bar Not published Save High Point University Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law Compare High Point University Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law Howard University School of Law Washington, DC · Private
Median LSAT 156 153–160
Median GPA 3.63 3.40–3.80
Resident tuition $39,780
First-time bar 78.0% Save Howard University School of Law Compare Howard 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 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.
