University of Dayton School of Law

300 College Park
Dayton, OH 45469-2772
(937) 229-3555

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#89 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Dayton Law is tied for #89 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (6.9:1).

#97 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Dayton Law ranks #97 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (12.5%).

#104 in Presence of Female Faculty

Dayton Law is tied for #104 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (39.1%).

#117 in Acceptance Rate

Dayton Law ranks #117 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 51.9% among those who applied for admission.

#123 in Presence of Minority Students

Dayton Law ranks #123 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (27.9%).

#130 in Private Sector Salary

Dayton Law is tied for #130 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($64,000).

#131 in Public Sector Salary

Dayton Law is tied for #131 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($50,000).

#142 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Dayton Law ranks #142 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.29) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#156 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#165 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
Dayton Law ranks #156 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (25.0%) and #165 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (63.5%).

#157 in Bar Passage Rate

Dayton Law ranks #157 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (67.3%), and it underperforms by -8.1% 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.)

#166 in Median LSAT

Dayton Law is tied for #166 in terms of the median LSAT score (149) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#167 in Library Size

Dayton Law ranks #167 in terms of library size with 209,192 volumes or equivalents.

#184 in Highest Tuition

Dayton Law ranks #184 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($34,580). 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.

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: May 1
Application Fee: $0

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 51.9% 57.6%
LSAT Score (Median) 149 148
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 146-152 144-151
GPA (Median) 3.29 3.14
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.03-3.56 2.84-3.43

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: OH OH
School's bar passage rate: 67.3% 66.2%
State overall bar passage rate: 75.4% 80.8%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: -8.1% -14.6%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 25.0% 27.9%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 63.5% 72.9%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $34,580 $35,665
Room and Board: $16,000 $16,000
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 82.3% 74.2%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $27,000 $12,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $101,615 $115,740
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 80.8% 89.4%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 244 256
Men: 48.0% 54.3%
Women: 52.0% 45.7%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 72.1% N/A
Black: 11.5% N/A
Hispanic: 4.5% N/A
Asian: 2.9% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 6.9 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 64 N/A
Male: 60.9% N/A
Female: 39.1% N/A
Minority: 12.5% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $64,000 $55,000
Public Sector (Median): $50,000 $50,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 209,192 193,670