Capital University

303 E. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215-3200
(614) 236-6310

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#105 in Public Sector Salary

Capital Law is tied for #105 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($52,500).

#127 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Capital Law ranks #127 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (10.8%).

#129 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#155 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
Capital Law ranks #129 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (36.8%) and #155 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (65.8%).

#132 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Capital Law is tied for #132 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (8.0:1).

#135 in Private Sector Salary

Capital Law is tied for #135 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($62,500).

#148 in Bar Passage Rate

Capital Law ranks #148 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (69.4%), and it underperforms by -6.0% 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.)

#151 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Capital Law ranks #151 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.25) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#157 in Library Size

Capital Law ranks #157 in terms of library size with 265,501 volumes or equivalents.

#158 in Presence of Female Faculty

Capital Law is tied for #158 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (32.5%).

#160 in Highest Tuition

Capital Law ranks #160 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($37,001). 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.

#166 in Median LSAT

Capital 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.

#169 in Presence of Minority Students

Capital Law ranks #169 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (21.3%).

#179 in Acceptance Rate

Capital Law ranks #179 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 64.4% among those who applied for admission.

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: August 1
Application Fee: $40

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 64.4% 76.4%
LSAT Score (Median) 149 148
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 147-152 144-152
GPA (Median) 3.25 3.13
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.01-3.54 2.81-3.45

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: OH OH
School's bar passage rate: 69.4% 84.7%
State overall bar passage rate: 75.4% 80.8%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: -6.0% +3.9%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 36.8% 17.5%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 65.8% 46.3%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $37,001 $40,116
Room and Board: $16,711 $16,866
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 84.2% 72.9%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $17,000 $15,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $105,868 $116,283
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 84.2% 83.9%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 409 255
Men: 51.3% 59.2%
Women: 48.7% 40.8%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 78.7% N/A
Black: 7.8% N/A
Hispanic: 4.4% N/A
Asian: 2.2% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 8.0 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 83 N/A
Male: 67.5% N/A
Female: 32.5% N/A
Minority: 10.8% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $62,500 $55,000
Public Sector (Median): $52,500 $50,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 265,501 264,662