ABA 509 Profile · Public · Lawrence, KS
University of Kansas School of Law: admission requirements and 509 data
A median LSAT of 162 and a median undergraduate GPA of 3.85 describe the class that entered in 2025. 1,172 people applied, 458 were admitted and 115 enrolled. Every figure below is taken from this school's ABA Standard 509 Information Report, the disclosure the ABA requires each approved law school to publish for applicants.
Median LSAT
162
p25 158 to p75 164
Median UGPA
3.85
p25 3.58 to p75 3.95
Acceptance Rate
39.1%
458 offers of 1,172 applications
First-Year Class
122
all full time
Tuition Per Credit
$1,094/cr
billed by credit hour, not by year
Living Estimate
$20,238
school's own figure, single student off campus
Median Grant
$15,000
85% of students hold one
First-Time Bar Pass
92.2%
jurisdiction average 80.6%
How the acceptance rate is worked out
458 offers of admission ÷ 1,172 completed applications = 39.1%
We divide offers by completed applications rather than reprinting a rate. The 509 report states 39.08%, which agrees with the division above. The rate counts every completed application, including applicants who never became competitive, so it is a measure of volume as much as of standards.
What the 2025 numbers say about University of Kansas
University of Kansas received 1,172 completed applications for the 2025 entering class and made 458 offers of admission, an acceptance rate of 39.1%. 115 of those admitted enrolled, a yield of 25.1%. The full first-year class came to 122 students, all full time. Total JD enrollment across all years is 356.
Enrolled students posted a median LSAT of 162, with a 25th percentile of 158 and a 75th of 164. That is 3 points above the 159 median across the 196 ABA-approved schools in this data. It ranks 67 of 196 on LSAT median. Undergraduate GPA ran 3.58 at the 25th percentile, 3.85 at the median and 3.95 at the 75th.
The school bills tuition by the credit hour rather than by the year, at $1,094 a credit, against the 90 credits the JD requires. The school's own living-expense estimate for a single student off campus is $20,238. 310 JD students hold a grant or scholarship, 85% of the student body, and the median full-time award is $15,000. 75 awards cover full tuition or more. The school reports conditional scholarships: 34 entering students held one and 6 had it reduced or eliminated.
Of the graduating class that sat a bar exam for the first time, 106 of 115 passed, a rate of 92.17%. The weighted average across the jurisdictions where those graduates sat was 80.59%, so the school ran 11.58 points ahead of the jurisdictions it feeds. Ten months after graduation, 115 of 126 graduates (91.3%) held a job requiring bar admission. 17 joined law firms of 251 lawyers or more (13.5% of the class), of whom 10 went to firms of 501 or more. 5 took federal clerkships. The largest single destination was Kansas with 52 graduates, followed by Missouri with 34.
University of Kansas has been approved by the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education since 1923. It is a public school based in Lawrence, KS. 4 first-year students left for academic reasons, 3.0% of the class. 1 students transferred in from other law schools.
The full 509 record
Admitted class profile, 2025 entering class
| Completed applications | 1,172 |
|---|---|
| Offers of admission | 458 |
| Matriculants from the applicant pool | 115 |
| Yield (matriculants per offer) | 25.1% |
| LSAT 75th percentile | 164 |
| LSAT 50th percentile | 162 |
| LSAT 25th percentile | 158 |
| UGPA 75th percentile | 3.95 |
| UGPA 50th percentile | 3.85 |
| UGPA 25th percentile | 3.58 |
| Students admitted on an LSAT score | 122 |
| Students admitted on a GRE score | 0 |
Program, faculty and calendar
| Total JD enrollment | 356 |
|---|---|
| JD degrees awarded | 126 |
| Credit hours required for the JD | 90 |
| Academic term | Semesters |
| Full-time faculty | 31 |
| Faculty other than full time | 47 |
| Course titles beyond the first year | 102 |
| Law clinic seats filled98 available | 63 |
| Field placements filled | 132 |
| Application deadline | February 20, 2026 |
| Application fee | $55 |
Tuition, fees and living costs, 2025 to 2026
| Full-time annual fees, resident | $0 |
|---|---|
| Full-time annual fees, non-resident | $0 |
| Full-time tuition per credit, resident | $857 |
| Full-time tuition per credit, non-resident | $1,094 |
| Living expenses, on campus | $20,238 |
| Living expenses, off campus | $20,238 |
| Living expenses, at home | $20,238 |
| Tuition guarantee program | No |
Grants and scholarships
| JD students receiving a grantof 365 students | 310 |
|---|---|
| Share receiving a grant | 85% |
| Awards below half tuition | 172 |
| Awards from half to full tuition | 63 |
| Awards at full tuition | 50 |
| Awards above full tuition | 25 |
| Full-time grant, 75th percentile | $24,700 |
| Full-time grant, 50th percentile | $15,000 |
| Full-time grant, 25th percentile | $5,375 |
| Conditional scholarships offered | Yes |
Attrition, transfers and outcomes
| First-year academic attrition3.0% of the first-year class | 4 |
|---|---|
| First-year other attrition | 1 |
| Students transferring in | 1 |
| First-year students transferring out | 1 |
| First-time bar takers | 115 |
| First-time bar passers | 106 |
| Gap to the jurisdiction average | +11.58 points |
| Graduates in a job requiring bar admission91.3% of 126 graduates | 115 |
| Graduates at firms of 251 or more lawyers13.5% of graduates | 17 |
| Graduates at firms of 501 or more lawyers | 10 |
| Graduates in federal clerkships | 5 |
| Graduates seeking work at the reporting date | 3 |
As listed on the 509 report
1535 W. 15th Street, Lawrence, KS 66045-7608
Lawrence, KS 66045-7608
(785) 864-4550
Council approved since 1923
Kansas has 2 ABA-approved law schools. The Kansas guide compares them on LSAT median, cost and bar passage, and covers the state's admission rules.
Closest on the numbers
Schools with the nearest LSAT median to University of Kansas
Case Western Reserve University
162 LSAT, 3.76 GPA, 34.8% accept
University of Oklahoma
162 LSAT, 3.73 GPA, 33.4% accept
University of Connecticut
162 LSAT, 3.78 GPA, 20.1% accept
Michigan State University
162 LSAT, 3.73 GPA, 26.0% accept
University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice
162 LSAT, 3.67 GPA, 29.9% accept
Data: ABA Standard 509 Information Report (2025), published for consumer disclosure, retrieved from the ABA Required Disclosures portal on 2026-09-01. Bar passage and employment figures come from the same portal's Bar Passage Outcomes and Employment Summary reports for the class of 2024. Figures describe the 2025 to 2026 reporting cycle for University of Kansas School of Law and are restated in our own structure; no ABA document or file is reproduced here. Verify anything decision-critical with the school.
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