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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 Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Baltimore, MD · Public · Part-time program
164 156–166 3.72 3.37–3.88 $37,830 Nonresident $55,844 81.7% Save University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Compare University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law University of Massachusetts School of Law-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA · Public · Part-time program
152 149–155 3.36 3.10–3.69 $31,766 Nonresident $41,565 62.6% Save University of Massachusetts School of Law-Dartmouth Compare University of Massachusetts School of Law-Dartmouth University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law Concord, NH · Public · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
155 151–159 3.50 3.10–3.72 $42,000 Nonresident $50,000 73.8% Save University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law Compare University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law University of North Texas Dallas College of Law Dallas, TX · Public · Part-time program
153 151–156 3.41 3.18–3.66 $562 / credit 79.7% Save University of North Texas Dallas College of Law Compare University of North Texas Dallas College of Law University of Puerto Rico San Juan, PR · Public · Part-time program
152 146–156 3.77 3.57–3.90 $305 / credit 75.7% Save University of Puerto Rico Compare University of Puerto Rico University of San Diego, School of Law San Diego, CA · Private · Part-time program
163 160–165 3.84 3.59–3.92 $66,950 86.7% Save University of San Diego, School of Law Compare University of San Diego, School of Law 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 the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law Washington, DC · Public · Part-time program
151 148–153 3.28 3.05–3.55 $12,438 Nonresident $24,874 57.9% Save University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law Compare University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law Vermont Law and Graduate School South Royalton, VT · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
152 148–157 3.25 2.81–3.61 $55,382 67.9% Save Vermont Law and Graduate School Compare Vermont Law and Graduate School Wayne State University Law School Detroit, MI · Public · Part-time program
164 157–166 3.89 3.56–3.95 $38,861 Nonresident $42,632 73.8% Save Wayne State University Law School Compare Wayne State University Law School Western New England University School of Law Springfield, MA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
153 149–156 3.27 2.84–3.57 $50,320 68.0% Save Western New England University School of Law Compare Western New England University School of Law Western State College of Law at Westcliff University Irvine, CA · Private · Part-time program
152 150–156 3.36 3.03–3.62 $54,840 81.1% Save Western State College of Law at Westcliff University Compare Western State College of Law at Westcliff University Widener University Commonwealth Law School Harrisburg, PA · Private · Part-time program
150 147–153 3.33 2.98–3.64 $1,875 / credit 68.9% Save Widener University Commonwealth Law School Compare Widener University Commonwealth Law School Widener University Delaware Law School Wilmington, DE · Private · Part-time program
152 149–154 3.33 2.95–3.60 $1,950 / credit 75.9% Save Widener University Delaware Law School Compare Widener University Delaware Law School William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV · Public · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
160 156–162 3.76 3.39–3.88 $31,518 Nonresident $46,040 83.5% Save William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas Compare William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas William S. Richardson School of Law Honolulu, HI · Public · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
158 155–162 3.62 3.40–3.80 $23,304 Nonresident $46,728 77.1% Save William S. Richardson School of Law Compare William S. Richardson School of Law Wilmington University School of Law Wilmington, DE · Private · Part-time program · ABA provisionally approved
149 146–152 3.13 2.67–3.49 $838 / credit Not published Save Wilmington University School of Law Compare Wilmington 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 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 Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Baltimore, MD · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 164 156–166
Median GPA 3.72 3.37–3.88
Resident tuition $37,830 Nonresident $55,844
First-time bar 81.7% Save University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Compare University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law University of Massachusetts School of Law-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 152 149–155
Median GPA 3.36 3.10–3.69
Resident tuition $31,766 Nonresident $41,565
First-time bar 62.6% Save University of Massachusetts School of Law-Dartmouth Compare University of Massachusetts School of Law-Dartmouth University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law Concord, NH · Public · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 155 151–159
Median GPA 3.50 3.10–3.72
Resident tuition $42,000 Nonresident $50,000
First-time bar 73.8% Save University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law Compare University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law University of North Texas Dallas College of Law Dallas, TX · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 153 151–156
Median GPA 3.41 3.18–3.66
Resident tuition $562 / credit
First-time bar 79.7% Save University of North Texas Dallas College of Law Compare University of North Texas Dallas College of Law University of Puerto Rico San Juan, PR · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 152 146–156
Median GPA 3.77 3.57–3.90
Resident tuition $305 / credit
First-time bar 75.7% Save University of Puerto Rico Compare University of Puerto Rico University of San Diego, School of Law San Diego, CA · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 163 160–165
Median GPA 3.84 3.59–3.92
Resident tuition $66,950
First-time bar 86.7% Save University of San Diego, School of Law Compare University of San Diego, School of Law 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 the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law Washington, DC · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 151 148–153
Median GPA 3.28 3.05–3.55
Resident tuition $12,438 Nonresident $24,874
First-time bar 57.9% Save University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law Compare University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law Vermont Law and Graduate School South Royalton, VT · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 152 148–157
Median GPA 3.25 2.81–3.61
Resident tuition $55,382
First-time bar 67.9% Save Vermont Law and Graduate School Compare Vermont Law and Graduate School Wayne State University Law School Detroit, MI · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 164 157–166
Median GPA 3.89 3.56–3.95
Resident tuition $38,861 Nonresident $42,632
First-time bar 73.8% Save Wayne State University Law School Compare Wayne State University Law School Western New England University School of Law Springfield, MA · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 153 149–156
Median GPA 3.27 2.84–3.57
Resident tuition $50,320
First-time bar 68.0% Save Western New England University School of Law Compare Western New England University School of Law Western State College of Law at Westcliff University Irvine, CA · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 152 150–156
Median GPA 3.36 3.03–3.62
Resident tuition $54,840
First-time bar 81.1% Save Western State College of Law at Westcliff University Compare Western State College of Law at Westcliff University Widener University Commonwealth Law School Harrisburg, PA · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 150 147–153
Median GPA 3.33 2.98–3.64
Resident tuition $1,875 / credit
First-time bar 68.9% Save Widener University Commonwealth Law School Compare Widener University Commonwealth Law School Widener University Delaware Law School Wilmington, DE · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 152 149–154
Median GPA 3.33 2.95–3.60
Resident tuition $1,950 / credit
First-time bar 75.9% Save Widener University Delaware Law School Compare Widener University Delaware Law School William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV · Public · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 160 156–162
Median GPA 3.76 3.39–3.88
Resident tuition $31,518 Nonresident $46,040
First-time bar 83.5% Save William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas Compare William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas William S. Richardson School of Law Honolulu, HI · Public · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 158 155–162
Median GPA 3.62 3.40–3.80
Resident tuition $23,304 Nonresident $46,728
First-time bar 77.1% Save William S. Richardson School of Law Compare William S. Richardson School of Law Wilmington University School of Law Wilmington, DE · Private · Part-time program · ABA provisionally approved
Median LSAT 149 146–152
Median GPA 3.13 2.67–3.49
Resident tuition $838 / credit
First-time bar Not published Save Wilmington University School of Law Compare Wilmington 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.
