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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 Loyola University New Orleans College of Law New Orleans, LA · Private · Part-time program
154 151–157 3.47 3.21–3.71 $55,024 71.2% Save Loyola University New Orleans College of Law Compare Loyola University New Orleans College 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 Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University Hempstead, NY · Private · Part-time program
157 154–160 3.65 3.35–3.83 $73,344 79.2% Save Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University Compare Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University 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 Mitchell Hamline School of Law St. Paul, MN · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
154 151–158 3.29 2.96–3.60 $55,300 72.0% Save Mitchell Hamline School of Law Compare Mitchell Hamline School of Law New England Law | Boston Boston, MA · Private · Part-time program
153 149–157 3.37 3.06–3.68 $62,896 73.9% Save New England Law | Boston Compare New England Law | Boston New York Law School New York, NY · Private · Part-time program
157 154–160 3.63 3.41–3.78 $71,052 86.5% Save New York Law School Compare New York Law School North Carolina Central University School of Law Durham, NC · Public · Part-time program
151 149–154 3.31 3.05–3.56 $13,444 Nonresident $36,116 59.4% Save North Carolina Central University School of Law Compare North Carolina Central University School of Law Northeastern University School of Law Boston, MA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
164 161–166 3.77 3.61–3.86 $65,652 90.5% Save Northeastern University School of Law Compare Northeastern University School of Law 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 Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law Highland Heights, KY · Public · Part-time program
154 152–157 3.41 3.15–3.68 $24,388 Nonresident $38,454 76.2% Save Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law Compare Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law Davie, FL · Private · Part-time program
155 152–158 3.52 3.34–3.71 $49,350 74.5% Save Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law Compare Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law Ada, OH · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
149 146–151 3.34 3.06–3.67 $33,900 56.4% Save Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law Compare Ohio Northern University, Pettit College 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 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Ponce, PR · Private · Part-time program
139 136–143 3.33 2.97–3.61 $540 / credit 44.9% Save Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Compare Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico 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 Regent University School of Law Virginia Beach, VA · Private · Part-time program
158 153–161 3.68 3.37–3.89 $1,400 / credit 91.3% Save Regent University School of Law Compare Regent University School of Law Robert H. McKinney School of Law Indianpolis, IN · Public · Part-time program
155 152–159 3.58 3.33–3.82 $1,028 / credit 80.4% Save Robert H. McKinney School of Law Compare Robert H. McKinney 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 Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University Phoenix, AZ · Public · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
165 158–167 3.91 3.58–3.98 $28,390 Nonresident $52,099 91.9% Save Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University Compare Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University Santa Clara University Law School Santa Clara, CA · Private · Part-time program
159 157–162 3.50 3.21–3.74 $2,260 / credit 82.0% Save Santa Clara University Law School Compare Santa Clara University Law School
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.
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 Loyola University New Orleans College of Law New Orleans, LA · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 154 151–157
Median GPA 3.47 3.21–3.71
Resident tuition $55,024
First-time bar 71.2% Save Loyola University New Orleans College of Law Compare Loyola University New Orleans College 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 Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University Hempstead, NY · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 157 154–160
Median GPA 3.65 3.35–3.83
Resident tuition $73,344
First-time bar 79.2% Save Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University Compare Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University 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 Mitchell Hamline School of Law St. Paul, MN · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 154 151–158
Median GPA 3.29 2.96–3.60
Resident tuition $55,300
First-time bar 72.0% Save Mitchell Hamline School of Law Compare Mitchell Hamline School of Law New England Law | Boston Boston, MA · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 153 149–157
Median GPA 3.37 3.06–3.68
Resident tuition $62,896
First-time bar 73.9% Save New England Law | Boston Compare New England Law | Boston New York Law School New York, NY · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 157 154–160
Median GPA 3.63 3.41–3.78
Resident tuition $71,052
First-time bar 86.5% Save New York Law School Compare New York Law School North Carolina Central University School of Law Durham, NC · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 151 149–154
Median GPA 3.31 3.05–3.56
Resident tuition $13,444 Nonresident $36,116
First-time bar 59.4% Save North Carolina Central University School of Law Compare North Carolina Central University School of Law Northeastern University School of Law Boston, MA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 164 161–166
Median GPA 3.77 3.61–3.86
Resident tuition $65,652
First-time bar 90.5% Save Northeastern University School of Law Compare Northeastern University School of Law 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 Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law Highland Heights, KY · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 154 152–157
Median GPA 3.41 3.15–3.68
Resident tuition $24,388 Nonresident $38,454
First-time bar 76.2% Save Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law Compare Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law Davie, FL · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 155 152–158
Median GPA 3.52 3.34–3.71
Resident tuition $49,350
First-time bar 74.5% Save Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law Compare Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law Ada, OH · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 149 146–151
Median GPA 3.34 3.06–3.67
Resident tuition $33,900
First-time bar 56.4% Save Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law Compare Ohio Northern University, Pettit College 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 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Ponce, PR · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 139 136–143
Median GPA 3.33 2.97–3.61
Resident tuition $540 / credit
First-time bar 44.9% Save Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Compare Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico 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 Regent University School of Law Virginia Beach, VA · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 158 153–161
Median GPA 3.68 3.37–3.89
Resident tuition $1,400 / credit
First-time bar 91.3% Save Regent University School of Law Compare Regent University School of Law Robert H. McKinney School of Law Indianpolis, IN · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 155 152–159
Median GPA 3.58 3.33–3.82
Resident tuition $1,028 / credit
First-time bar 80.4% Save Robert H. McKinney School of Law Compare Robert H. McKinney 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 Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University Phoenix, AZ · Public · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 165 158–167
Median GPA 3.91 3.58–3.98
Resident tuition $28,390 Nonresident $52,099
First-time bar 91.9% Save Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University Compare Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University Santa Clara University Law School Santa Clara, CA · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 159 157–162
Median GPA 3.50 3.21–3.74
Resident tuition $2,260 / credit
First-time bar 82.0% Save Santa Clara University Law School Compare Santa Clara University Law School 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.
