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Northern Illinois University College of Law DeKalb, IL · Public · Part-time program
150 148–154 3.41 3.17–3.64 $23,667 61.9% Save Northern Illinois University College of Law Compare Northern Illinois University College 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 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 Compare Pace University - Elisabeth Haub School of Law Quinnipiac University School of Law Hamden, CT · Private · Part-time program
155 153–158 3.65 3.41–3.84 $56,610 75.4% Save Quinnipiac University School of Law Compare Quinnipiac University 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 Seton Hall University School of Law Newark, NJ · Private · Part-time program
161 158–164 3.71 3.51–3.86 $69,660 87.1% Save Seton Hall University School of Law Compare Seton Hall University School of Law Southwestern Law School Los Angeles, CA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
157 154–160 3.51 3.23–3.72 $63,160 72.1% Save Southwestern Law School Compare Southwestern Law School 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) Compare 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 St. Mary's University School of Law San Antonio, TX · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
153 151–156 3.49 3.14–3.69 $44,910 84.6% Save St. Mary's University School of Law Compare St. Mary's 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 Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law Philadelphia, PA · Public · Part-time program
165 162–168 3.76 3.59–3.90 $32,588 Nonresident $48,996 89.0% Save Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law Compare Temple University James E. Beasley 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 Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center Central Islip, NY · Private · Part-time program
153 151–156 3.35 3.05–3.66 $61,000 67.9% Save Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center Compare Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center 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 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 Dayton School of Law Dayton, OH · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
157 154–160 3.60 3.31–3.87 $1,380 / credit 87.5% Save University of Dayton School of Law Compare University of Dayton School of Law University of Denver Sturm College of Law Denver, CO · Private · Part-time program
160 156–162 3.66 3.36–3.80 $63,390 81.5% Save University of Denver Sturm College of Law Compare University of Denver Sturm College of Law University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Detroit, MI · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
156 154–159 3.52 3.16–3.73 $1,616 / credit 71.5% Save University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Compare University of Detroit Mercy School of Law University of Georgia School of Law Athens, GA · Public
169 159–171 3.92 3.70–3.97 $18,044 Nonresident $38,944 88.4% Save University of Georgia School of Law Compare University of Georgia School of Law University of Houston Law Center Houston, TX · Public · Part-time program
163 160–165 3.79 3.56–3.90 $31,326 Nonresident $46,051 84.5% Save University of Houston Law Center Compare University of Houston Law Center 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
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.
Northern Illinois University College of Law DeKalb, IL · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 150 148–154
Median GPA 3.41 3.17–3.64
Resident tuition $23,667
First-time bar 61.9% Save Northern Illinois University College of Law Compare Northern Illinois University College 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 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 Quinnipiac University School of Law Hamden, CT · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 155 153–158
Median GPA 3.65 3.41–3.84
Resident tuition $56,610
First-time bar 75.4% Save Quinnipiac University School of Law Compare Quinnipiac University 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 Seton Hall University School of Law Newark, NJ · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 161 158–164
Median GPA 3.71 3.51–3.86
Resident tuition $69,660
First-time bar 87.1% Save Seton Hall University School of Law Compare Seton Hall University School of Law Southwestern Law School Los Angeles, CA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 157 154–160
Median GPA 3.51 3.23–3.72
Resident tuition $63,160
First-time bar 72.1% Save Southwestern Law School Compare Southwestern Law School 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 St. Mary's University School of Law San Antonio, TX · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 153 151–156
Median GPA 3.49 3.14–3.69
Resident tuition $44,910
First-time bar 84.6% Save St. Mary's University School of Law Compare St. Mary's 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 Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law Philadelphia, PA · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 165 162–168
Median GPA 3.76 3.59–3.90
Resident tuition $32,588 Nonresident $48,996
First-time bar 89.0% Save Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law Compare Temple University James E. Beasley 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 Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center Central Islip, NY · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 153 151–156
Median GPA 3.35 3.05–3.66
Resident tuition $61,000
First-time bar 67.9% Save Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center Compare Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center 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 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 Dayton School of Law Dayton, OH · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 157 154–160
Median GPA 3.60 3.31–3.87
Resident tuition $1,380 / credit
First-time bar 87.5% Save University of Dayton School of Law Compare University of Dayton School of Law University of Denver Sturm College of Law Denver, CO · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 160 156–162
Median GPA 3.66 3.36–3.80
Resident tuition $63,390
First-time bar 81.5% Save University of Denver Sturm College of Law Compare University of Denver Sturm College of Law University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Detroit, MI · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 156 154–159
Median GPA 3.52 3.16–3.73
Resident tuition $1,616 / credit
First-time bar 71.5% Save University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Compare University of Detroit Mercy School of Law University of Georgia School of Law Athens, GA · Public
Median LSAT 169 159–171
Median GPA 3.92 3.70–3.97
Resident tuition $18,044 Nonresident $38,944
First-time bar 88.4% Save University of Georgia School of Law Compare University of Georgia School of Law University of Houston Law Center Houston, TX · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 163 160–165
Median GPA 3.79 3.56–3.90
Resident tuition $31,326 Nonresident $46,051
First-time bar 84.5% Save University of Houston Law Center Compare University of Houston Law Center 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 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.
