2026 Law School Rankings

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Official ABA data Updated Dec 2025

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		Admissions										Outcomes						Demographics
#	Law School	GPA Low	GPA Median	GPA High	GPA 25·50·75	LSAT Low	LSAT Median	LSAT High	LSAT 25·50·75	Accept	S/F Ratio	Empl. Bar Req. ▼	Empl. Rate	Fed. Clerk	Bar St.	Pass Bar	Bar St. Avg	Male Fac.	Fem. Fac.	Min. Fac.	Min. Stu.
101	Drake University Des Moines, IA	3.38	3.67	3.89	3.65	153	156	159	156.0	54.8%	10.9	81.4%	94.3%	1.0%	IA	85.7%	83.7%	46.7%	53.3%	13.0%	16.0%
101	Louisiana State-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA	3.48	3.74	3.93	3.72	155	157	160	157.3	38.6%	14.8	81.4%	91.4%	1.6%	LA	84.9%	74.6%	60.0%	40.0%	15.0%	25.2%
103	Loyola Law School Los Angeles, CA	3.52	3.74	3.89	3.72	160	163	165	162.7	26.1%	12.8	81.1%	93.2%	1.3%	CA	84.2%	77.7%	47.0%	52.5%	29.3%	53.6%
104	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	3.82	3.95	3.98	3.92	168	170	172	170.0	22.8%	7.4	81.0%	97.2%	4.2%	UT	90.4%	83.6%	64.0%	36.0%	6.5%	19.5%
105	Indiana U.-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	3.33	3.58	3.82	3.58	152	155	159	155.3	55.9%	18.0	80.9%	92.9%	0.8%	IN	73.9%	78.0%	50.6%	49.4%	18.9%	25.5%
105	Northeastern University Boston, MA	3.61	3.77	3.86	3.75	161	164	166	163.7	24.2%	13.6	80.9%	95.9%	1.7%	MA	87.4%	82.9%	44.7%	53.0%	28.0%	44.4%
105	Seattle University Seattle, WA	3.22	3.6	3.8	3.54	155	159	162	158.7	38.9%	9.9	80.9%	93.1%	1.4%	WA	78.7%	82.2%	50.8%	49.2%	29.4%	46.3%
108	IIT Chicago-Kent Chicago, IL	3.45	3.72	3.89	3.69	156	161	164	160.3	38.6%	13.8	80.8%	90.9%	0.4%	IL	79.0%	78.7%	66.5%	33.5%	15.8%	33.8%
108	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	3.5	3.7	3.83	3.68	156	158	160	158.0	22.1%	16.6	80.8%	95.8%	1.2%	WI	50.0%	70.9%	52.2%	46.9%	5.3%	21.1%
110	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	3.35	3.62	3.85	3.61	155	157	160	157.3	43.2%	13.9	80.7%	93.0%	1.3%	PA	88.7%	80.1%	54.2%	45.8%	10.3%	15.3%
111	St. John's University Jamaica, NY	3.44	3.81	3.91	3.72	156	164	166	162.0	23.1%	17.2	80.5%	92.2%	1.2%	NY	87.7%	86.1%	48.1%	51.2%	23.8%	46.1%
112	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	3.35	3.65	3.83	3.61	154	157	160	157.0	40.6%	15.4	80.4%	93.5%	0.8%	NY	78.9%	85.7%	56.1%	43.9%	17.7%	31.4%
113	Chapman University Orange, CA	3.32	3.7	3.82	3.61	156	163	164	161.0	20.5%	11.4	80.2%	90.9%	1.4%	CA	74.1%	77.7%	61.2%	38.8%	16.5%	60.5%
114	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	3.21	3.5	3.74	3.48	157	159	162	159.3	52.6%	14.1	79.9%	90.7%	0.9%	CA	74.8%	78.0%	41.7%	44.6%	22.3%	58.7%
114	U. of Denver Denver, CO	3.36	3.66	3.8	3.61	156	160	162	159.3	41.3%	12.3	79.9%	91.7%	N/A	CO	84.9%	85.1%	59.8%	40.2%	12.2%	26.8%
114	U. of Oklahoma Norman, OK	3.42	3.73	3.88	3.68	159	162	164	161.7	33.4%	14.6	79.9%	93.4%	2.2%	OK	88.8%	80.6%	61.2%	38.8%	18.8%	31.2%
117	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	3.24	3.55	3.76	3.52	153	155	158	155.3	51.1%	15.7	79.8%	91.7%	1.8%	WA	79.7%	81.3%	56.0%	44.0%	23.1%	29.4%
118	Drexel University (Kline) Philadelphia, PA	3.35	3.76	3.87	3.66	154	160	162	158.7	29.6%	12.5	79.7%	91.4%	0.7%	PA	85.0%	79.5%	44.2%	55.1%	19.0%	37.1%
119	Quinnipiac University North Haven, CT	3.41	3.65	3.84	3.63	153	155	158	155.3	43.1%	10.6	79.5%	92.8%	0.6%	CT	73.7%	73.9%	56.1%	43.9%	12.3%	38.5%
120	Capital University Columbus, OH	3.07	3.44	3.66	3.39	148	151	157	152.0	65.9%	19.3	79.3%	88.0%	N/A	OH	72.2%	80.4%	59.0%	41.0%	10.3%	39.3%
121	U. of Arizona (Rogers) Tucson, AZ	3.54	3.78	3.9	3.74	162	163	165	163.3	27.9%	4.9	79.2%	90.0%	5.0%	AZ	72.2%	75.3%	53.9%	45.5%	29.2%	42.9%
122	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	3.47	3.73	3.87	3.69	158	162	164	161.3	26.0%	9.4	79.1%	91.7%	0.4%	MI	78.3%	74.4%	56.5%	43.5%	15.3%	35.2%
123	West Virginia U. Morgantown, WV	3.34	3.65	3.89	3.63	151	155	159	155.0	40.3%	11.5	79.0%	93.5%	1.6%	WV	78.3%	76.5%	48.5%	51.5%	4.5%	16.1%
124	Charleston School of Law Charleston, SC	3.26	3.51	3.75	3.51	152	154	157	154.3	50.2%	24.4	78.9%	89.4%	N/A	SC	74.1%	76.8%	48.0%	48.0%	13.3%	17.8%
125	Loyola U. New Orleans New Orleans, LA	3.21	3.47	3.71	3.46	151	154	157	154.0	50.9%	13.8	78.7%	88.0%	0.6%	LA	69.0%	76.0%	56.7%	43.3%	23.3%	36.9%
126	U. of Akron Akron, OH	3.22	3.51	3.76	3.50	151	154	157	154.0	58.5%	16.3	78.6%	93.9%	N/A	OH	72.1%	80.5%	58.6%	41.4%	11.4%	59.6%
127	UNT Dallas College of Law Dallas, TX	3.18	3.41	3.66	3.42	151	153	156	153.3	24.2%	13.5	78.5%	78.5%	N/A	N/A	72.5%	81.5%	44.4%	55.6%	20.4%	48.6%
128	U. of St. Thomas Minneapolis, MN	3.46	3.72	3.88	3.69	155	159	162	158.7	57.6%	18.7	78.3%	93.9%	0.9%	MN	74.7%	84.4%	49.7%	50.3%	17.7%	22.0%
129	DePaul University Chicago, IL	3.17	3.61	3.8	3.53	154	158	160	157.3	34.8%	15.0	78.0%	92.8%	N/A	IL	76.0%	78.6%	49.3%	41.3%	19.6%	32.7%
129	Northern Kentucky U. Highland Heights, KY	3.15	3.41	3.68	3.41	152	154	157	154.3	58.7%	17.2	78.0%	93.2%	0.8%	KY	73.9%	79.5%	59.4%	40.6%	14.1%	18.5%
131	Western Michigan (Cooley) Lansing, MI	2.67	3.09	3.45	3.07	145	147	151	147.7	52.9%	18.3	77.8%	91.1%	N/A	MI	51.5%	74.1%	55.1%	44.9%	28.2%	42.2%
132	Ave Maria School of Law Naples, FL	3.07	3.36	3.66	3.36	152	155	158	155.0	47.0%	11.9	77.6%	84.7%	N/A	FL	65.9%	73.8%	62.8%	37.2%	4.7%	34.1%
132	Washburn University Topeka, KS	3.37	3.68	3.88	3.64	151	155	159	155.0	46.5%	12.4	77.6%	94.0%	1.5%	KS	71.1%	80.0%	45.5%	53.0%	13.6%	30.8%
134	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	3.18	3.6	3.77	3.52	154	158	160	157.3	34.6%	12.7	77.3%	92.6%	2.2%	NY	82.9%	82.6%	58.2%	41.8%	14.3%	36.5%
134	Willamette University Salem, OR	3.22	3.48	3.7	3.47	151	154	157	154.0	61.4%	13.5	77.3%	93.2%	N/A	OR	66.7%	75.2%	48.1%	46.2%	15.4%	41.9%
136	St. Thomas University Miami Gardens, FL	3.12	3.42	3.65	3.40	150	152	156	152.7	60.3%	22.2	77.1%	77.1%	N/A	FL	80.9%	72.7%	59.8%	40.2%	42.6%	78.5%
136	U. of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	3.27	3.45	3.72	3.48	155	157	160	157.3	56.6%	14.1	77.1%	91.4%	N/A	OK	79.0%	80.1%	61.8%	38.2%	20.6%	37.2%
136	Wayne State U. Detroit, MI	3.56	3.89	3.95	3.80	157	164	166	162.3	24.8%	7.4	77.1%	93.6%	0.7%	MI	86.1%	72.9%	48.5%	51.5%	22.8%	22.7%
139	St. Louis University St. Louis, MO	3.37	3.61	3.83	3.60	154	157	161	157.3	56.4%	11.4	77.0%	91.0%	N/A	MO	84.0%	81.9%	49.2%	50.8%	16.7%	30.2%
140	California Western San Diego, CA	3.16	3.5	3.66	3.44	152	155	158	155.0	46.9%	18.1	76.9%	76.9%	1.4%	CA	62.9%	77.5%	47.4%	52.6%	20.6%	56.5%
140	Nova Southeastern U. Fort Lauderdale, FL	3.34	3.52	3.71	3.52	152	155	158	155.0	47.3%	15.5	76.9%	91.0%	0.5%	FL	67.4%	72.8%	50.6%	49.4%	36.5%	80.6%
142	Suffolk University Boston, MA	3.37	3.58	3.79	3.58	152	155	159	155.3	61.9%	16.5	76.7%	92.9%	0.7%	MA	79.4%	83.5%	58.4%	41.6%	21.3%	36.6%
143	Cleveland State U. (Marshall) Cleveland, OH	3.11	3.5	3.76	3.46	152	155	158	155.0	34.5%	16.0	76.4%	88.9%	1.8%	OH	75.5%	80.5%	53.7%	46.3%	17.9%	25.2%
143	Stetson University Gulfport, FL	3.42	3.63	3.81	3.62	157	159	162	159.3	36.4%	19.8	76.4%	90.6%	1.3%	FL	77.0%	73.2%	48.4%	46.4%	9.2%	30.6%
145	U. of the Pacific (McGeorge) Sacramento, CA	3.17	3.52	3.73	3.47	153	156	160	156.3	54.4%	15.0	76.3%	87.1%	1.1%	CA	70.6%	77.6%	49.1%	50.9%	21.9%	60.4%
146	U. of Toledo Toledo, OH	3.37	3.53	3.79	3.56	150	153	156	153.0	52.5%	15.3	76.1%	93.5%	1.1%	OH	72.3%	77.2%	53.3%	46.7%	15.6%	17.2%
147	CUNY-Queens College Long Island City, NY	3.26	3.54	3.77	3.52	152	155	161	156.0	28.7%	10.4	75.6%	75.6%	0.5%	NY	65.7%	86.0%	30.9%	67.0%	53.6%	67.2%
147	Southern Illinois U. Carbondale, IL	2.93	3.38	3.78	3.36	146	149	155	150.0	56.2%	13.0	75.6%	90.0%	1.1%	IL	59.5%	79.2%	38.9%	61.1%	8.3%	29.7%
149	Regent University Virginia Beach, VA	3.37	3.68	3.89	3.65	153	158	161	157.3	44.3%	14.2	75.4%	87.7%	N/A	VA	88.2%	77.6%	65.6%	34.4%	18.8%	22.5%
149	Widener (Commonwealth) Harrisburg, PA	2.98	3.33	3.64	3.32	147	150	153	150.0	60.4%	24.2	75.4%	90.2%	0.8%	PA	54.0%	80.1%	59.2%	40.8%	18.3%	35.5%

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About the 2026 Raw Data Law School Rankings Report

This report was released in December 2025. View full methodology and data sources →

GPA & LSAT

References to the lowest, median, and highest GPA and LSAT scores, including all data under the headings "GPA Low", "GPA Median", "GPA High", "LSAT Low", "LSAT Median" and "LSAT High" reflect those of the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile, respectively, among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students in fall 2025.

Acceptance Rates

The acceptance rates, indicated under the heading "Accept," are those of applicants granted admission as full-time students for classes commencing in fall 2025. The acceptance rates of the applicants do not reflect actual enrollment rates, a subset figure.

Student-to-Faculty Ratios

The student-to-faculty ratios are indicated under the heading "S/F Ratio" and show the number of students for that class per faculty member. These ratios reflect the applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students in fall 2025.

Location & Bar Passage Rates

The law school's home city and state appear beneath its name. The bar passage rates reflect those among first-time test takers for the winter and summer 2024 administrations of the bar examinations. "Bar St." is the jurisdiction in which the greatest number of the law school's graduates took the bar exam for the reported period; for schools whose graduates predominantly take another state's bar, this differs from the school's home state. "Pass Bar" is the bar passage rate among those students who passed the bar exam within that jurisdiction. "Bar St. Avg" indicates the statewide bar passage rate for that same jurisdiction, the baseline for judging the school's rate.

Employment Rates

Employment data from ABA reports, 10 months after graduation (Class of 2024):

Empl. Bar Req. — Full-time, long-term positions requiring bar admission
Empl. Rate — Overall employment rate (all positions)
Fed. Clerk — Federal judicial clerkship rate

Note: Judicial clerkships are counted separately from bar-required positions in ABA data, though most clerks take the bar and enter legal practice after their clerkship ends.

Gender, Race & Ethnicity

The data shown under "Male Fac." and "Fem. Fac." indicate the percentage of the faculty that are male and female, respectively.

The data shown under "Min. Fac." and "Min. Stu." indicate the percentage of the faculty and students that are racial or ethnic minority (Hispanics of any race, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, multiracial, non-resident alien, or unknown race).

Source: The data have been compiled from a variety of public sources, including data released by the law schools and from the bar examiner offices in each jurisdiction.

Next Release: Our 2027 report is slated for publication in December 2026.

Historical Data

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