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Law schools with latest published admissions, cost and bar-passage figures. Column headings sort the list. School Median LSAT↕
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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 Colorado Law School Boulder, CO · Public
164 161–167 3.81 3.62–3.91 $35,992 Nonresident $44,002 89.7% Save University of Colorado Law School Compare University of Colorado Law School 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 Illinois Chicago School of Law Chicago, IL · Public · Part-time program
153 150–156 3.40 3.13–3.64 $1,248 / credit 68.8% Save University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Compare University of Illinois Chicago 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 University of Minnesota Law School Walter F. Mondale Hall 229 - 19th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN · Public
171 166–173 3.88 3.62–3.95 $51,440 Nonresident $61,845 95.3% Save University of Minnesota Law School Compare University of Minnesota Law School University of San Francisco School of Law San Francisco, CA · Private · Part-time program
155 152–157 3.47 3.16–3.68 $59,800 80.9% Save University of San Francisco School of Law Compare University of San Francisco School of Law University of Tennessee Winston College of Law Knoxville, TN · Public
164 160–166 3.89 3.67–3.95 $16,696 Nonresident $35,140 85.6% Save University of Tennessee Winston College of Law Compare University of Tennessee Winston College of Law University of Texas School of Law Austin, TX · Public
172 166–173 3.89 3.75–3.96 $38,236 Nonresident $56,822 96.4% Save University of Texas School of Law Compare University of Texas School of Law Washburn University School of Law Topeka, KS · Public
155 151–159 3.68 3.37–3.88 $932 / credit 73.9% Save Washburn University School of Law Compare Washburn University 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.
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 Colorado Law School Boulder, CO · Public
Median LSAT 164 161–167
Median GPA 3.81 3.62–3.91
Resident tuition $35,992 Nonresident $44,002
First-time bar 89.7% Save University of Colorado Law School Compare University of Colorado Law School 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 Illinois Chicago School of Law Chicago, IL · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 153 150–156
Median GPA 3.40 3.13–3.64
Resident tuition $1,248 / credit
First-time bar 68.8% Save University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Compare University of Illinois Chicago 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 University of Minnesota Law School Walter F. Mondale Hall 229 - 19th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN · Public
Median LSAT 171 166–173
Median GPA 3.88 3.62–3.95
Resident tuition $51,440 Nonresident $61,845
First-time bar 95.3% Save University of Minnesota Law School Compare University of Minnesota Law School University of San Francisco School of Law San Francisco, CA · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 155 152–157
Median GPA 3.47 3.16–3.68
Resident tuition $59,800
First-time bar 80.9% Save University of San Francisco School of Law Compare University of San Francisco School of Law University of Tennessee Winston College of Law Knoxville, TN · Public
Median LSAT 164 160–166
Median GPA 3.89 3.67–3.95
Resident tuition $16,696 Nonresident $35,140
First-time bar 85.6% Save University of Tennessee Winston College of Law Compare University of Tennessee Winston College of Law University of Texas School of Law Austin, TX · Public
Median LSAT 172 166–173
Median GPA 3.89 3.75–3.96
Resident tuition $38,236 Nonresident $56,822
First-time bar 96.4% Save University of Texas School of Law Compare University of Texas School of Law Washburn University School of Law Topeka, KS · Public
Median LSAT 155 151–159
Median GPA 3.68 3.37–3.88
Resident tuition $932 / credit
First-time bar 73.9% Save Washburn University School of Law Compare Washburn University 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.
