University of Akron

C. Blake McDowell Law Center
Akron, OH 44325-2901
(800) 425-7668

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#102 in Acceptance Rate

Akron Law ranks #102 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 48.5% among those who applied for admission.

#105 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#127 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
Akron Law ranks #105 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (42.5%) and #127 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (71.7%).

#111 in Presence of Female Faculty

Akron Law is tied for #111 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (38.4%).

#115 in Median LSAT

Akron Law is tied for #115 in terms of the median LSAT score (153) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#122 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Akron Law ranks #122 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (11.0%).

#142 in Private Sector Salary

Akron Law is tied for #142 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($60,000).

#144 in Bar Passage Rate

Akron Law ranks #144 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (70.8%), and it underperforms by -4.6% the state of Ohio’s overall bar passage rate of 75.4%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#145 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Akron Law ranks #145 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.28) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#161 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Akron Law is tied for #161 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (9.0:1).

#169 in Library Size

Akron Law ranks #169 in terms of library size with 201,220 volumes or equivalents.

#176 in Presence of Minority Students

Akron Law ranks #176 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (19.2%).

#178 in Public Sector Salary

Akron Law is tied for #178 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($42,198).

#233 in Highest Tuition (out-of-state)

#234 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
Akron Law ranks #233 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $24,314, and it ranks #234 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $24,214. We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates. Room and board expenses average $11,524 per year.

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: March 31
Application Fee: $0

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 48.5% 65.3%
LSAT Score (Median) 153 151
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 151-156 147-154
GPA (Median) 3.28 3.22
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.04-3.56 2.88-3.56

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: OH OH
School's bar passage rate: 70.8% 83.6%
State overall bar passage rate: 75.4% 80.8%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: -4.6% +2.8%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 42.5% 31.0%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 71.7% 72.2%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition (In-State): $24,214 N/A
Tuition (Out-of-State): $24,314 N/A
Room and Board: $11,524 $11,524
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 89.3% 97.5%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $9,000 $17,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $78,465 $78,575
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 75.2% 83.8%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 452 285
Men: 54.4% 61.1%
Women: 45.6% 38.9%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 80.8% N/A
Black: 4.4% N/A
Hispanic: 1.1% N/A
Asian: 3.5% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 9.0 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 73 N/A
Male: 61.6% N/A
Female: 38.4% N/A
Minority: 11.0% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $60,000 $65,000
Public Sector (Median): $42,198 $49,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 201,220 223,890