Law School Acceptance Rates

As a post undergraduate interested in law school, you may wonder which schools will suit you best as well as most readily accept your GPA. You may also be curious as to how difficult (or not) your law school of choice is to get into.

Check out the chart below to see where your law school is ranked in this list of 203 law schools.

#	Law School	Acceptance Rate	# Applicants	# Accepted
1	Yale University	9.47%	2,735	259
2	Stanford University	10.70%	3,821	409
3	Harvard University	16.65%	5,454	908
4	Pennsylvania, University of	17.00%	5,593	951
5	Northwestern University	17.79%	4,625	823
6	Virginia, University of	19.86%	4,794	952
7	Duke University	20.16%	5,095	1,027
8	Chicago, University of	20.68%	4,380	906
9	Columbia University	20.83%	5,877	1,224
10	Georgetown University	23.52%	9,862	2,320
11	Michigan, University of	23.74%	5,076	1,205
12	George Mason University	23.77%	2,587	615
13	Texas A&M University	23.88%	1,893	452
14	Cornell University	24.07%	4,101	987
15	California-Berkeley, University of	24.89%	5,336	1,328
16	Washington, University of	26.90%	2,517	677
17	Texas At Austin, University of	27.15%	4,424	1,201
18	California-Irvine, University of	27.17%	2,035	553
19	Georgia State University	27.25%	1,952	532
20	California-Los Angeles, University of	27.98%	5,353	1,498
21	Appalachian School of Law	28.21%	280	79
22	Florida International University	28.67%	1,901	545
23	Boston University	29.33%	4,804	1,409
24	Georgia, University of	29.53%	2,225	657
25	New York University	29.75%	6,245	1,858
26	Southern California, University of	29.98%	4,526	1,357
27	Notre Dame, University of	30.28%	2,612	791
28	Richmond, University of	30.98%	1,872	580
29	Alabama, University of	31.47%	1,624	511
30	Washington University	31.87%	4,113	1,311
31	Houston, University of	32.26%	2,508	809
32	Vanderbilt University	32.26%	4,380	1,413
33	California-Davis, University of	32.82%	2,852	936
34	Baylor University	33.33%	2,904	968
35	Colorado, University of	34.27%	3,280	1,124
36	Florida State University	34.34%	1,855	637
37	University of Nevada – Las Vegas	34.44%	665	229
38	Arizona, University of	34.48%	1,392	480
39	Florida, University of	35.59%	2,703	962
40	Pennsylvania State – Dickinson Law	35.86%	817	293
41	Pittsburgh, University of	36.17%	1,341	485
42	Tennessee, University of	36.49%	1,003	366
43	Emory University	36.90%	4,016	1,482
44	Boston College	37.15%	4,520	1,679
45	Loyola Marymount University – Los Angeles	37.25%	4,048	1,508
46	Fordham University	37.35%	4,637	1,732
47	Northeastern University	38.19%	2,951	1,127
48	Indiana Tech	38.55%	332	128
49	George Washington University	38.92%	6,943	2,702
50	Southern Methodist University	39.00%	1,831	714
51	Tulsa, University of	39.22%	612	240
52	Howard University	39.33%	1,068	420
53	San Diego, University of	39.66%	3,104	1,231
54	Pennsylvania State – Penn State Law	39.79%	1,822	725
55	District of Columbia	40.00%	605	242
56	William And Mary Law School	40.62%	4,227	1,717
57	Temple University	41.54%	2,046	850
58	Indiana University – Bloomington	41.64%	1,633	680
59	Arizona State University	41.94%	1,860	780
60	St. John's University	42.54%	2,158	918
61	Villanova University	42.57%	1,783	759
62	Regent University	42.71%	494	211
63	North Carolina Central University	42.88%	1,145	491
64	Case Western Reserve University	42.98%	1,645	707
65	Arkansas, Little Rock, University of	43.01%	665	286
66	New Mexico, University of	43.24%	629	272
67	Hawaii, University of	43.69%	547	239
68	Brigham Young University	43.81%	436	191
69	North Carolina, University of	44.13%	1,371	605
70	Minnesota, University of	44.54%	1,960	873
71	Elon University	44.62%	744	332
72	Michigan State University	44.71%	2,362	1,056
73	Mississippi, University of	45.01%	782	352
74	City University of New York	45.40%	1,447	657
75	Wake Forest University	45.44%	1,906	866
76	Wisconsin, University of	45.66%	1,406	642
77	Illinois, University of	45.71%	1,236	565
78	Iowa, University of	45.72%	1,214	555
79	Pepperdine University	46.69%	2,375	1,109
80	Washington And Lee University	46.91%	1,908	895
81	Texas Southern University	47.05%	1,256	591
82	Connecticut, University of	47.14%	1,084	511
83	California-Hastings, University of	47.39%	3,416	1,619
84	Akron, University of	48.04%	1,224	588
85	Nova Southeastern University	48.53%	1,356	658
86	Ohio State University	48.98%	1,574	771
87	Brooklyn Law School	49.32%	3,629	1,790
88	Utah, University of	49.35%	612	302
89	Concordia Law School	49.49%	198	98
90	Oklahoma, University of	49.59%	853	423
91	Chapman University	49.90%	1,499	748
92	Touro College	50.30%	1,016	511
93	Syracuse University	50.73%	1,920	974
94	Liberty University	50.83%	303	154
95	University of Buffalo – SUNY	50.96%	993	506
96	Stetson University	51.05%	1,812	925
97	Catholic University of America	51.23%	1,265	648
98	Florida A&M University	51.33%	976	501
99	Rutgers University	51.48%	1,863	959
100	Southwestern Law School	51.55%	1,806	931
101	Seton Hall University	52.08%	1,609	838
102	University of La Verne	52.13%	917	478
103	Cincinnati, University of	52.23%	829	433
104	Drexel University	52.40%	1,166	611
105	Maryland, University of	52.43%	1,726	905
106	Texas Tech University	52.78%	1,186	626
107	Denver, University of	53.05%	2,164	1,148
108	New Hampshire University of	53.15%	476	253
109	Quinnipiac University	53.38%	710	379
110	American University	53.43%	4,391	2,346
111	Cardozo School of Law	53.49%	2,666	1,426
112	Wayne State University	53.97%	667	360
113	Atlanta's John Marshall Law Shool	54.06%	1,319	713
114	Oregon, University of	54.09%	856	463
115	Missouri-Kansas City, University of	54.16%	565	306
116	Arkansas, Fayetteville, University of	54.27%	632	343
117	Ave Maria School of Law	54.32%	637	346
118	Loyola University – Chicago	54.32%	2,176	1,182
119	Idaho, University of	54.94%	466	256
120	Missouri, University of	55.00%	580	319
121	Hofstra University	55.14%	1,808	997
122	Memphis, University of	55.20%	587	324
123	Western New England University	55.25%	619	342
124	New York Law School	55.57%	2,667	1,482
125	Cleveland State University	55.89%	501	280
126	Pace University	56.22%	1,423	800
127	Barry University	56.23%	1,220	686
128	Toledo, University of	56.46%	418	236
129	Tulane University	56.54%	1,758	994
130	Albany Law School of Union University	56.66%	1,013	574
131	Detroit Mercy, University of	56.69%	785	445
132	Kansas, University of	56.74%	645	366
133	Gonzaga University	56.84%	855	486
134	Nebraska, University of	56.85%	577	328
135	Indiana University – Indianapolis	57.60%	915	527
136	South Carolina, University of	57.74%	1,259	727
137	Wyoming, University of	57.94%	378	219
138	Baltimore, University of	57.98%	1,090	632
139	South Texas College of Law Houston	58.17%	1,585	922
140	Miami, University of	58.21%	2,369	1,379
141	Valparaiso University	58.30%	777	453
142	Western State College of Law	58.45%	633	370
143	Montana, University of	58.56%	374	219
144	Lewis And Clark College	58.91%	1,307	770
145	Florida Coastal School of Law	59.07%	1,813	1,071
146	Mercer University	59.07%	777	459
147	Ohio Northern University	59.42%	382	227
148	Belmont University	59.53%	551	328
149	Campbell University	59.57%	705	420
150	South Dakota, University of	59.64%	337	201
151	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	59.67%	786	469
152	West Virginia University	59.71%	479	286
153	Inter American University of Puerto Rico	59.72%	494	295
154	St. Thomas University (Florida)	59.94%	986	591
155	Dayton, University of	60.07%	536	322
156	Louisiana State University	60.45%	847	512
157	Duquesne University	60.69%	809	491
158	Saint Louis University	60.80%	852	518
159	Drake University	61.14%	543	332
160	Washburn University	61.19%	420	257
161	Northern Illinois University	62.94%	564	355
162	San Francisco, University of	63.48%	1,906	1,210
163	North Dakota, University of	63.57%	291	185
164	Suffolk University	63.57%	1,924	1,223
165	Widener University – Delaware	63.88%	789	504
166	Golden Gate University	63.95%	1,412	903
167	Chicago-Kent College of Law – IIT	63.97%	1,715	1,097
168	Arizona Summit Law School	64.09%	880	564
169	Seattle University	64.16%	1,504	965
170	St. Mary's University	64.28%	1,338	860
171	Mississippi College	64.38%	671	432
172	Charlotte School of Law	64.69%	2,189	1,416
173	John Marshall Law School	64.89%	1,749	1,135
174	Maine, University of	65.77%	485	319
175	Kentucky, University of	65.79%	757	498
176	Puerto Rico, University of	65.80%	307	202
177	Marquette University	66.08%	1,135	750
178	Southern University	66.34%	606	402
179	Whittier Law School	66.49%	934	621
180	Mcgeorge School of Law	66.75%	830	554
181	New England Law – Boston	66.88%	1,425	953
182	Pontifical Catholic University of P.R.	66.94%	245	164
183	Lincoln Memorial	67.23%	177	119
184	Widener-Commonwealth	67.66%	535	362
185	Oklahoma City University	67.72%	567	384
186	Louisville, University of	68.23%	554	378
187	Samford University	68.39%	579	396
188	Faulkner University	68.42%	304	208
189	Roger Williams University	68.81%	856	589
190	Depaul University	69.47%	1,798	1,249
191	California Western School of Law	69.53%	1,503	1,045
192	Santa Clara University	69.54%	2,157	1,500
193	Southern Illinois University – Carbondale	70.04%	474	332
194	St. Thomas, University of (Minnesota)	71.13%	478	340
195	Charleston School of Law	72.50%	1,258	912
196	Mitchell Hamline	72.60%	1,033	750
197	Creighton University	72.88%	944	688
198	Willamette University	74.16%	507	376
199	Northern Kentucky University	76.71%	498	382
200	Capital University	79.17%	528	418
201	Vermont Law School	80.96%	646	523
202	Thomas Jefferson School of Law	82.66%	1,107	915
203	Loyola University – New Orleans	84.77%	709	601
204	Thomas M. Cooley Law School	85.75%	1,067	915