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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 Penn State Dickinson Law Carlisle, PA · Public
159 157–161 3.71 3.50–3.86 $60,048 87.6% Save Penn State Dickinson Law Compare Penn State Dickinson 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 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 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 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 Roger Williams University School of Law Bristol, RI · Private
150 147–154 3.43 3.02–3.73 $47,400 65.2% Save Roger Williams University School of Law Compare Roger Williams University 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 Samford University Cumberland School of Law Birmingham, AL · Private
156 154–160 3.63 3.42–3.84 $46,334 90.4% Save Samford University Cumberland School of Law Compare Samford University Cumberland School of Law 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 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 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. 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 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 Syracuse University College of Law Syracuse, NY · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
158 154–160 3.60 3.18–3.77 $64,650 84.8% Save Syracuse University College of Law Compare Syracuse University College of Law Texas Tech University School of Law Lubbock, TX · Public
159 157–160 3.69 3.41–3.85 $22,590 Nonresident $33,840 95.5% Save Texas Tech University School of Law Compare Texas Tech University School of Law 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 Alabama School of Law Tuscaloosa, AL · Public
167 161–168 3.97 3.76–4.05 $24,980 Nonresident $48,100 95.2% Save The University of Alabama School of Law Compare The University of Alabama 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
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.
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 Penn State Dickinson Law Carlisle, PA · Public
Median LSAT 159 157–161
Median GPA 3.71 3.50–3.86
Resident tuition $60,048
First-time bar 87.6% Save Penn State Dickinson Law Compare Penn State Dickinson 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 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 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 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 Roger Williams University School of Law Bristol, RI · Private
Median LSAT 150 147–154
Median GPA 3.43 3.02–3.73
Resident tuition $47,400
First-time bar 65.2% Save Roger Williams University School of Law Compare Roger Williams University 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 Samford University Cumberland School of Law Birmingham, AL · Private
Median LSAT 156 154–160
Median GPA 3.63 3.42–3.84
Resident tuition $46,334
First-time bar 90.4% Save Samford University Cumberland School of Law Compare Samford University Cumberland School of Law 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 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 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. 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 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 Syracuse University College of Law Syracuse, NY · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 158 154–160
Median GPA 3.60 3.18–3.77
Resident tuition $64,650
First-time bar 84.8% Save Syracuse University College of Law Compare Syracuse University College of Law Texas Tech University School of Law Lubbock, TX · Public
Median LSAT 159 157–160
Median GPA 3.69 3.41–3.85
Resident tuition $22,590 Nonresident $33,840
First-time bar 95.5% Save Texas Tech University School of Law Compare Texas Tech University School of Law 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 Alabama School of Law Tuscaloosa, AL · Public
Median LSAT 167 161–168
Median GPA 3.97 3.76–4.05
Resident tuition $24,980 Nonresident $48,100
First-time bar 95.2% Save The University of Alabama School of Law Compare The University of Alabama 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 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.
