ABA Standard 509 · 2025 reports · snapshot 2026-09-01

Every ABA-approved law school, by the numbers

196 law schools file a Standard 509 Information Report with the American Bar Association every year. The reports carry the numbers that actually decide an application: LSAT and GPA percentiles, applications and offers, tuition, scholarship medians, attrition, bar passage and employment. This page holds all of them in one table, and every school has its own page with the full record.

ABA-approved schools

196

86 public, 110 private

States and territories

each with its own guide

Median LSAT

159

median of school medians

Median UGPA

3.67

median of school medians

Median acceptance

35.8%

offers per application

Median 1L class

196

first-year students

Median tuition

$54,932

full time, non-resident

Median bar pass

82.5%

first-time takers

Reading the table

Schools are ordered by LSAT median, highest first. LSAT and GPA are the medians of the students who actually enrolled, not of everyone admitted, so they describe the class rather than the admissions bar. Acceptance is offers of admission divided by completed applications, calculated here rather than copied. Tuition is the published full-time non-resident annual rate before fees. Where a school did not report a figure the cell reads n/a rather than a guess.

Across the 196 schools, 517,099 completed applications produced 137,721 offers and 42,812 first-year seats. That is roughly 12.1 applications for every seat, though applicants apply to many schools each, so the figure describes application volume rather than competition per person.

School	State	Type	LSAT	GPA	Accept	1L	Tuition
Washington University School of Law (WashU Law)St. Louis	MO	Private	175	3.96	19.0%	261	$72,792
Harvard Law SchoolCambridge	MA	Private	174	3.96	9.2%	579	$77,100
University of ChicagoChicago	IL	Private	174	3.97	9.7%	203	$83,316
Yale Law SchoolNew Haven	CT	Private	174	3.96	4.1%	204	$76,636
Columbia Law SchoolNew York	NY	Private	173	3.92	11.8%	444	$85,368
Cornell Law SchoolIthaca	NY	Private	173	3.92	18.2%	217	$84,722
Northwestern University PritzkerChicago	IL	Private	173	3.96	12.3%	250	$79,722
Stanford Law SchoolStanford	CA	Private	173	3.96	6.1%	193	$77,454
University of Pennsylvania CareyPhiladelphia	PA	Private	173	3.95	8.1%	265	$78,348
University of VirginiaCharlottesville	VA	Public	173	3.99	10.2%	309	$76,396
NYU School of LawNew York	NY	Private	172	3.92	13.4%	452	$83,952
University of TexasAustin	TX	Public	172	3.89	14.0%	373	$56,822
Duke Law SchoolDurham	NC	Private	171	3.91	12.9%	227	$80,100
Georgetown LawWashington	DC	Private	171	3.93	15.7%	672	$83,576
UCLA School of LawLos Angeles	CA	Public	171	3.95	12.0%	328	$71,329
University of MichiganAnn Arbor	MI	Public	171	3.88	8.6%	343	$79,108
University of MinnesotaSouth Minneapolis	MN	Public	171	3.88	26.7%	228	$61,845
Boston UniversityBoston	MA	Private	170	3.88	12.1%	238	$69,870
J. Reuben ClarkProvo	UT	Private	170	3.95	22.8%	122	$31,984
Notre DameNotre Dame	IN	Private	170	3.89	16.1%	185	$73,430
University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley	CA	Public	170	3.92	14.8%	374	$76,149
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville	TN	Private	170	3.91	13.3%	172	$76,440
George Mason University, Antonin ScaliaArlington	VA	Public	169	3.93	15.9%	159	$40,978
Levin College of LawGainesville	FL	Public	169	3.91	16.5%	229	$36,148
Texas A&M UniversityFort Worth	TX	Public	169	4.00	12.1%	128	$48,522
University of California, IrvineIrvine	CA	Public	169	3.80	14.9%	189	$71,325
University of GeorgiaAthens	GA	Public	169	3.92	12.7%	186	$38,944
University of Southern California GouldLos Angeles	CA	Private	169	3.91	11.2%	228	$84,034
Boston CollegeNewton	MA	Private	168	3.83	8.5%	219	$72,380
Fordham UniversityNew York	NY	Private	168	3.79	16.2%	444	$78,078
Moritz College of LawColumbus	OH	Public	168	3.91	24.6%	159	$50,902
George Washington UniversityWashington	DC	Private	168	3.86	27.2%	612	$75,420
University of North CarolinaChapel Hill	NC	Public	168	3.89	11.2%	181	$51,320
SMU DedmanDallas	TX	Private	167	3.81	24.6%	254	$60,844
University of AlabamaTuscaloosa	AL	Public	167	3.97	25.6%	140	$48,100
University of WisconsinMadison	WI	Public	167	3.81	19.1%	224	$53,640
Washington and Lee UniversityLexington	VA	Private	167	3.75	22.7%	131	$57,450
Emory UniversityAtlanta	GA	Private	166	3.82	38.7%	391	$69,510
Florida State UniversityTallahassee	FL	Public	166	3.93	16.0%	153	$1,422/cr
University of Illinois College of Law at Urbana-ChampaignChampaign	IL	Public	166	3.81	32.9%	188	$46,500
University of Utah S.J. QuinneySalt Lake City	UT	Public	166	3.87	25.3%	107	$45,382
Wake Forest UniversityWinston Salem	NC	Private	166	3.79	24.6%	204	$57,920
William & MaryWilliamsburg	VA	Public	166	3.82	22.0%	184	$62,900
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva UniversityNew York	NY	Private	165	3.78	29.6%	326	$74,438
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State UniversityPhoenix	AZ	Public	165	3.91	19.8%	266	$52,099
Temple University James E. BeasleyPhiladelphia	PA	Public	165	3.76	24.4%	237	$48,996
University of California, DavisDavis	CA	Public	165	3.70	21.1%	209	$69,705
University of WashingtonSeattle	WA	Public	165	3.76	19.6%	207	$57,810
Baylor Law SchoolWaco	TX	Private	164	3.77	20.6%	165	$1,606/cr
Indiana University MaurerBloomington	IN	Public	164	3.91	35.8%	186	$58,000
Northeastern UniversityBoston	MA	Private	164	3.77	24.2%	283	$65,652
Rick J. CarusoMalibu	CA	Private	164	3.85	23.4%	227	$72,920
St. John's UniversityQueens	NY	Private	164	3.81	23.0%	241	$75,170
University of IowaIowa City	IA	Public	164	3.78	44.4%	159	$52,191
University of ColoradoBoulder	CO	Public	164	3.81	27.6%	199	$44,002
University of Maryland Francis King CareyBaltimore	MD	Public	164	3.72	26.1%	229	$55,844
University of MiamiCoral Gables	FL	Private	164	3.79	24.6%	313	$66,720
University of RichmondRichmond	VA	Private	164	3.81	39.6%	146	$57,700
University of Tennessee WinstonKnoxville	TN	Public	164	3.89	24.8%	140	$35,140
Villanova University Charles WidgerVillanova	PA	Private	164	3.80	25.9%	232	$59,800
Wayne State UniversityDetroit	MI	Public	164	3.89	24.8%	129	$42,632
Chapman University Dale E. FowlerOrange	CA	Private	163	3.70	20.5%	153	$63,126
LMU LoyolaLos Angeles	CA	Private	163	3.74	26.0%	338	$70,360
University of Arizona James E. RogersTucson	AZ	Public	163	3.78	27.9%	110	$31,360
University of HoustonHouston	TX	Public	163	3.79	23.0%	249	$46,051
University of San DiegoSan Diego	CA	Private	163	3.84	23.5%	240	$66,950
American University WashingtonWashington	DC	Private	162	3.63	33.3%	405	$66,990
Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland	OH	Private	162	3.76	34.8%	180	$64,600
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing	MI	Public	162	3.73	26.0%	150	$48,222
University of ConnecticutHartford	CT	Public	162	3.78	20.1%	151	$61,396
University of KansasLawrence	KS	Public	162	3.85	39.1%	122	$1,094/cr
University of OklahomaNorman	OK	Public	162	3.73	33.4%	200	$33,357
University of South Carolina Joseph F. RiceColumbia	SC	Public	162	3.67	29.9%	221	$38,100
Belmont UniversityNashville	TN	Private	161	3.84	37.6%	136	$55,500
Brooklyn Law SchoolBrooklyn	NY	Private	161	3.59	44.0%	414	$75,496
California - San Francisco, University ofSan Francisco	CA	Public	161	3.71	27.5%	380	$61,773
Chicago-Kent College of LawChicago	IL	Private	161	3.72	38.6%	245	$1,830/cr
Columbus School of LawWashington	DC	Private	161	3.68	32.4%	182	$61,580
Florida International UniversityMiami	FL	Public	161	3.80	18.8%	175	$1,196/cr
Lewis & ClarkPortland	OR	Private	161	3.59	54.7%	176	$61,434
Loyola University ChicagoChicago	IL	Private	161	3.70	28.2%	296	$58,670
Seton Hall UniversityNewark	NJ	Private	161	3.71	34.3%	302	$69,660
Tulane UniversityNew Orleans	LA	Private	161	3.67	40.0%	241	$69,578
University of MissouriColumbia	MO	Public	161	3.72	42.0%	129	$1,028/cr
Drexel University Thomas R. KlinePhiladelphia	PA	Private	160	3.76	29.6%	181	$57,000
Georgia State UniversityAtlanta	GA	Public	160	3.64	30.6%	237	$37,886
University of Denver SturmDenver	CO	Private	160	3.66	41.3%	285	$63,390
University of NebraskaLincoln	NE	Public	160	3.81	40.1%	154	$1,229/cr
University of OregonEugene	OR	Public	160	3.62	55.0%	186	$59,495
University of PittsburghPittsburgh	PA	Public	160	3.54	34.9%	155	$53,434
William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las VegasLas Vegas	NV	Public	160	3.76	30.8%	156	$46,040
College of Law - University of CincinnatiCincinnati	OH	Public	159	3.80	32.7%	139	$29,010
Penn State Dickinson LawCarlisle	PA	Public	159	3.71	43.0%	215	$60,048
Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara	CA	Private	159	3.50	52.6%	256	$2,260/cr
Seattle UniversitySeattle	WA	Private	159	3.60	38.9%	209	$2,061/cr
St Thomas School of Law, University of (Minneapolis)Minneapolis	MN	Private	159	3.72	57.6%	166	$50,998
Stetson UniversityGulfport	FL	Private	159	3.63	36.4%	336	$56,521
Texas Tech UniversityLubbock	TX	Public	159	3.69	25.6%	168	$33,840
University of Kentucky J. David RosenbergLexington	KY	Public	159	3.72	40.8%	147	$49,836
Albany Law SchoolAlbany	NY	Private	158	3.54	37.5%	237	$63,994
DePaul UniversityChicago	IL	Private	158	3.61	34.8%	186	$55,328
Marquette UniversityMilwaukee	WI	Private	158	3.70	22.1%	218	$51,970
Regent UniversityVirginia Beach	VA	Private	158	3.68	44.3%	127	$1,400/cr
Rutgers Law SchoolNewark	NJ	Public	158	3.66	33.5%	489	$47,863
Syracuse UniversitySyracuse	NY	Private	158	3.60	34.6%	271	$64,650
University of ArkansasFayetteville	AR	Public	158	3.71	26.6%	135	$1,304/cr
University of MainePortland	ME	Public	158	3.70	37.3%	104	$38,160
William S. RichardsonHonolulu	HI	Public	158	3.62	26.2%	140	$46,728
Louis D. BrandeisLouisville	KY	Public	157	3.67	63.4%	145	$32,000
LSU Paul M. HebertBaton Rouge	LA	Public	157	3.74	38.5%	230	$19,750
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra UniversityHempstead	NY	Private	157	3.65	40.6%	263	$73,344
Mercer UniversityMacon	GA	Private	157	3.62	37.8%	152	$44,782
New YorkNew York	NY	Private	157	3.63	39.7%	409	$71,052
Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis	MO	Private	157	3.61	56.4%	222	$55,260
Southwestern Law SchoolLos Angeles	CA	Private	157	3.51	36.5%	459	$63,160
University of TulsaTulsa	OK	Private	157	3.45	56.6%	118	$30,840
Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh	PA	Private	157	3.62	43.2%	184	$58,898
University at BuffaloBuffalo	NY	Public	157	3.71	42.4%	167	$32,100
University of DaytonDayton	OH	Private	157	3.60	30.7%	168	$1,380/cr
University of MississippiUniversity	MS	Public	157	3.68	42.0%	160	$26,797
University of New MexicoAlbuquerque	NM	Public	157	3.56	41.4%	108	$43,192
Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of MontanaMissoula	MT	Public	156	3.64	51.4%	95	$51,582
Campbell UniversityRaleigh	NC	Private	156	3.51	50.7%	202	$51,840
Drake UniversityDes Moines	IA	Private	156	3.67	54.8%	141	$50,920
Howard UniversityWashington	DC	Private	156	3.63	24.1%	176	$39,780
Jacksonville UniversityJacksonville	FL	Private	156	3.48	35.1%	70	$1,200/cr
McGeorge School of LawSacramento	CA	Private	156	3.52	54.4%	213	$62,678
Samford University CumberlandBirmingham	AL	Private	156	3.63	49.0%	170	$46,334
University of Detroit MercyDetroit	MI	Private	156	3.52	41.4%	247	$1,616/cr
University of Missouri - Kansas CityKansas City	MO	Public	156	3.65	45.9%	143	$986/cr
University of WyomingLaramie	WY	Public	156	3.55	35.8%	74	$1,229/cr
Ave MariaNaples	FL	Private	155	3.36	46.9%	165	$49,500
California WesternSan Diego	CA	Private	155	3.50	46.9%	242	$64,720
Cecil C. HumphreysMemphis	TN	Public	155	3.53	41.1%	96	$24,354
City University of New YorkLong Island City	NY	Public	155	3.54	28.7%	219	$25,640
Cleveland State UniversityCleveland	OH	Public	155	3.50	34.4%	195	$29,866
Gonzaga UniversitySpokane	WA	Private	155	3.55	51.1%	203	$57,962
Nova Southeastern University Shepard BroadDavie	FL	Private	155	3.52	47.3%	225	$49,350
Quinnipiac UniversityHamden	CT	Private	155	3.65	43.1%	135	$56,610
Robert H. McKinneyIndianpolis	IN	Public	155	3.58	55.9%	280	$1,655/cr
South Texas College of Law HoustonHouston	TX	Private	155	3.41	33.6%	437	$42,960
Suffolk UniversityBoston	MA	Private	155	3.58	61.9%	544	$62,610
University of BaltimoreBaltimore	MD	Public	155	3.45	49.5%	248	$50,624
University of New Hampshire Franklin PierceConcord	NH	Public	155	3.50	52.0%	248	$50,000
University of San FranciscoSan Francisco	CA	Private	155	3.47	42.4%	201	$59,800
Washburn UniversityTopeka	KS	Public	155	3.68	46.4%	137	$1,393/cr
West Virginia UniversityMorgantown	WV	Public	155	3.65	40.3%	114	$45,666
Charleston School of LawCharleston	SC	Private	154	3.51	50.2%	241	$48,600
Elon UniversityGreensboro	NC	Private	154	3.40	53.2%	228	$45,333
Liberty School of LawLynchburg	VA	Private	154	3.54	58.8%	141	$43,150
Loyola University New OrleansNew Orleans	LA	Private	154	3.47	50.9%	223	$55,024
Mitchell HamlineSt. Paul	MN	Private	154	3.29	51.4%	364	$55,300
Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. ChaseHighland Heights	KY	Public	154	3.41	58.7%	155	$38,454
Pace University - Elisabeth HaubWhite Plains	NY	Private	154	3.54	44.1%	324	$56,648
University of AkronAkron	OH	Public	154	3.51	58.5%	203	$22,359
Willamette UniversitySalem	OR	Private	154	3.48	61.4%	139	$56,600
Creighton School of LawOmaha	NE	Private	153	3.51	64.5%	162	$1,542/cr
Lincoln Memorial University DuncanKnoxville	TN	Private	153	3.44	52.2%	163	$1,490/cr
New England Law \| BostonBoston	MA	Private	153	3.37	61.3%	451	$62,896
St. Mary's UniversitySan Antonio	TX	Private	153	3.49	26.0%	282	$44,910
University of ToledoToledo	OH	Public	153	3.53	52.5%	125	$26,446
Touro University Jacob D. FuchsbergCentral Islip	NY	Private	153	3.35	45.6%	223	$61,000
UALR William H. BowenLittle Rock	AR	Public	153	3.41	54.9%	154	$13,770
University of IdahoMoscow	ID	Public	153	3.54	66.8%	197	$46,752
University of Illinois ChicagoChicago	IL	Public	153	3.40	52.6%	379	$1,560/cr
University of North Texas DallasDallas	TX	Public	153	3.41	24.2%	130	$977/cr
Western New England UniversitySpringfield	MA	Private	153	3.27	51.9%	115	$50,320
Atlanta's John MarshallAtlanta	GA	Private	152	3.13	32.7%	138	$52,536
Florida A&M UniversityOrlando	FL	Public	152	3.48	34.7%	177	$1,098/cr
Mississippi CollegeJackson	MS	Private	152	3.37	59.8%	179	$37,980
St. Thomas UniversityMiami Gardens	FL	Private	152	3.42	60.2%	431	$44,730
University of Massachusetts School of Law-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth	MA	Public	152	3.36	52.2%	141	$41,565
University of Puerto RicoSan Juan	PR	Public	152	3.77	39.7%	122	$305/cr
University of South DakotaVermillion	SD	Public	152	3.47	62.5%	88	$32,184
Vermont Law and Graduate SchoolSouth Royalton	VT	Private	152	3.25	58.5%	290	$55,382
Western State College of Law at Westcliff UniversityIrvine	CA	Private	152	3.36	43.7%	117	$54,840
Widener University DelawareWilmington	DE	Private	152	3.33	59.7%	277	$1,950/cr
Capital UniversityColumbus	OH	Private	151	3.44	65.9%	180	$45,066
North Carolina Central UniversityDurham	NC	Public	151	3.31	39.1%	133	$36,116
Oklahoma City UniversityOklahoma City	OK	Private	151	3.56	51.6%	160	$1,107/cr
University of North DakotaGrand Forks	ND	Public	151	3.48	63.1%	97	$1,181/cr
University of the District of Columbia David A. ClarkeWashington	DC	Public	151	3.28	37.0%	83	$24,874
Barry UniversityOrlando	FL	Private	150	3.23	55.9%	258	$42,000
Faulkner University, Thomas Goode JonesMontgomery	AL	Private	150	3.33	53.9%	167	$39,900
Northern Illinois UniversityDeKalb	IL	Public	150	3.41	44.3%	134	$23,667
Roger Williams UniversityBristol	RI	Private	150	3.43	61.3%	189	$47,400
Thurgood MarshallHouston	TX	Public	150	3.33	33.1%	221	$26,331
Widener University CommonwealthHarrisburg	PA	Private	150	3.33	60.4%	159	$1,875/cr
Ohio Northern University, PettitAda	OH	Private	149	3.34	32.0%	129	$33,900
Southern Illinois University SimmonsCarbondale	IL	Public	149	3.38	56.2%	133	$547/cr
Wilmington UniversityWilmington	DE	Private	149	3.13	52.0%	75	$838/cr
Southern UniversityBaton Rouge	LA	Public	147	3.15	56.5%	300	$11,338
Thomas M. CooleyLansing	MI	Private	147	3.09	52.9%	237	$1,580/cr
Appalachian School of LawGrundy	VA	Private	146	3.20	60.9%	92	$41,000
Inter American University of Puerto Rico -San Juan	PR	Private	144	3.39	50.9%	205	$16,585
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto RicoPonce	PR	Private	139	3.33	61.5%	161	$540/cr

By state

State matters more than most applicants expect: bar admission is state by state, in-state tuition can cut the sticker price by tens of thousands, and hiring networks are regional. Each state guide compares its schools and links to the full profiles.

Alabama3 schools Arizona2 schools Arkansas2 schools California17 schools Colorado2 schools Connecticut3 schools Delaware2 schools District of Columbia6 schools Florida11 schools Georgia5 schools Hawaii1 school Idaho1 school Illinois9 schools Indiana3 schools Iowa2 schools Kansas2 schools Kentucky3 schools Louisiana4 schools Maine1 school Maryland2 schools Massachusetts8 schools Michigan5 schools Minnesota3 schools Mississippi2 schools Missouri4 schools Montana1 school Nebraska2 schools Nevada1 school New Hampshire1 school New Jersey2 schools New Mexico1 school New York15 schools North Carolina6 schools North Dakota1 school Ohio9 schools Oklahoma3 schools Oregon3 schools Pennsylvania8 schools Puerto Rico3 schools Rhode Island1 school South Carolina2 schools South Dakota1 school Tennessee5 schools Texas10 schools Utah2 schools Vermont1 school Virginia8 schools Washington3 schools West Virginia1 school Wisconsin2 schools Wyoming1 school

Frequently asked questions

How many ABA-approved law schools are there?

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196 law schools filed a Standard 509 Information Report for the 2025 cycle, spread across 51 states and territories. 86 report themselves as public and 110 as private. Together they received 517,099 completed applications, made 137,721 offers and enrolled 42,812 first-year students.

What is the median LSAT across all ABA law schools?

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The median of the schools' own LSAT medians is 159. Half of ABA-approved schools report a median at or below that figure. The spread runs from 139 to 175, so a score that is a reach at one school is comfortably above median at another.

What acceptance rate should I expect?

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The median acceptance rate across ABA-approved schools is 35.8%. We calculate it for every school as offers of admission divided by completed applications, and each school page shows the division. Rates below 15% cluster at the top of the LSAT range; rates above 50% are common at regional schools.

How much does an ABA law school cost?

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Median full-time tuition is $49,910 for residents and $54,932 for non-residents, before fees and living costs. 9 schools report a tuition guarantee program that fixes the rate for the length of the JD. Every school page lists resident and non-resident tuition, annual fees and the school's own living-expense estimate.

How many law schools give scholarship money?

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The median full-time grant across schools that report one is $24,176. 60 schools report offering conditional scholarships, which can be reduced or withdrawn if a student's grades fall below a stated threshold, so the award letter matters as much as the headline number.

Which schools accept the GRE instead of the LSAT?

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92 schools enrolled at least one student on a GRE score in the 2025 class. The counts are usually small next to LSAT admits, which is why the GRE route works best when a school's own 509 shows a meaningful number of GRE enrollees. Each school page lists both counts.

Do all law schools charge an application fee?

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No. 86 of the 196 schools report no application fee in the 509 disclosure. The rest report a fee, and many waive it for applicants who request a waiver or who score above a threshold. The fee is listed on every school page.

Where does this data come from?

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The ABA requires every approved law school to publish a Standard 509 Information Report for applicants. We take the figures from those reports and from the same portal's bar passage and employment questionnaires, restructure them, and derive rates such as acceptance and yield ourselves. The snapshot on this page is 2026-09-01. The reports refresh once a year, in December.

Where to go next

Use the numbers

LSAT targets by tier →GPA benchmarks →Rankings and tiers →Cost and ROI →Scholarships →State guides →

Data: ABA Standard 509 Information Report (2025), published for consumer disclosure, retrieved from the ABA Required Disclosures portal on 2026-09-01, together with the same portal's bar passage and employment reports for the class of 2024. Figures are restated in our own structure; no ABA document or file is reproduced here.