Law School Acceptance Rates 2026

Name: 2026 US Law School Acceptance Rates
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Acceptance rates for 203 ABA-accredited law schools, from the most selective to the most accessible. Data from official ABA 509 disclosures.

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Data: ABA 509 disclosures · Last updated August 2026

Across 203 US law schools, the average acceptance rate for the 2026 cycle is 37.1%. The most selective is Yale Law School at 4.06%, while Concordia Law admits 72.5% of applicants — the highest of any US law school we track. Median LSAT scores among admitted students range from 139 to 175.

< 20% accept

20–39% accept

40–59% accept

60%+ accept

Most Selective (< 20% Acceptance)

These 35 law schools accept fewer than 1 in 5 applicants.

School	Accept %	Rank	LSAT	GPA	Class Size
Yale Law School New Haven, CT	4.06%	#1	174	3.96	175
Stanford Law School Stanford, CA	6.1%	#2	173	3.96	173
Penn Carey Law School Philadelphia, PA	8.05%	#7	173	3.95	254
Boston College Law School Newton, MA	8.48%	#29	168	3.83	216
Michigan Law School Ann Arbor, MI	8.57%	#12	171	3.88	329
Harvard Law School Cambridge, MA	9.2%	#3	174	3.96	483
University of Chicago Law School Chicago, IL	9.74%	#5	174	3.97	191
UVA School of Law Charlottesville, VA	10.17%	#8	173	3.99	302
USC Gould School of Law Los Angeles, CA	11.17%	#19	169	3.91	227
UNC School of Law Chapel Hill, NC	11.19%	#32	168	3.89	176
Columbia Law School New York, NY	11.84%	#4	173	3.92	412
UCLA School of Law Los Angeles, CA	12.05%	#15	171	3.95	322
BU School of Law Boston, MA	12.08%	#20	170	3.88	234
Texas A&M Law Fort Worth, TX	12.1%	#138	169	4.00	121
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Chicago, IL	12.3%	#11	173	3.96	245
Georgia Law Athens, GA	12.72%	#26	169	3.92	186
Duke Law School Durham, NC	12.88%	#10	171	3.91	222
Vanderbilt Law School Nashville, TN	13.26%	#17	170	3.91	170
NYU School of Law New York, NY	13.39%	#6	172	3.92	430
Texas Law Austin, TX	13.99%	#16	172	3.89	361
Berkeley Law Berkeley, CA	14.84%	#9	170	3.92	348
UC Irvine School of Law Irvine, CA	14.92%	#38	169	3.80	188
Georgetown Law Washington, DC	15.75%	#14	171	3.93	629
Antonin Scalia Law School Arlington, VA	15.87%	#41	169	3.93	159
UC Davis School of Law Davis, CA	15.97%	#42	165	3.70	205
FSU College of Law Tallahassee, FL	15.97%	#53	166	3.93	153
Notre Dame Law School Notre Dame, IN	16.07%	#21	170	3.89	182
Fordham Law School New York, NY	16.22%	#34	168	3.79	433
UF Levin College of Law Gainesville, FL	16.52%	#25	169	3.91	228
Cornell Law School Ithaca, NY	18.19%	#13	173	3.92	210
FIU Law Miami, FL	18.77%	#195	161	3.80	175
WashU Law St. Louis, MO	18.96%	#18	175	3.96	258
Wisconsin Law School Madison, WI	19.12%	#31	167	3.81	220
UW School of Law Seattle, WA	19.61%	#39	165	3.76	202
ASU Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Phoenix, AZ	19.78%	#27	165	3.91	264

All Law Schools by Acceptance Rate

203 schools sorted from most to least selective.

School	Accept %	Rank	LSAT	GPA	Class Size
Yale Law School New Haven, CT	4.06%	#1	174	3.96	175
Stanford Law School Stanford, CA	6.1%	#2	173	3.96	173
Penn Carey Law School Philadelphia, PA	8.05%	#7	173	3.95	254
Boston College Law School Newton, MA	8.48%	#29	168	3.83	216
Michigan Law School Ann Arbor, MI	8.57%	#12	171	3.88	329
Harvard Law School Cambridge, MA	9.2%	#3	174	3.96	483
University of Chicago Law School Chicago, IL	9.74%	#5	174	3.97	191
UVA School of Law Charlottesville, VA	10.17%	#8	173	3.99	302
USC Gould School of Law Los Angeles, CA	11.17%	#19	169	3.91	227
UNC School of Law Chapel Hill, NC	11.19%	#32	168	3.89	176
Columbia Law School New York, NY	11.84%	#4	173	3.92	412
UCLA School of Law Los Angeles, CA	12.05%	#15	171	3.95	322
BU School of Law Boston, MA	12.08%	#20	170	3.88	234
Texas A&M Law Fort Worth, TX	12.1%	#138	169	4.00	121
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Chicago, IL	12.3%	#11	173	3.96	245
Georgia Law Athens, GA	12.72%	#26	169	3.92	186
Duke Law School Durham, NC	12.88%	#10	171	3.91	222
Vanderbilt Law School Nashville, TN	13.26%	#17	170	3.91	170
NYU School of Law New York, NY	13.39%	#6	172	3.92	430
Texas Law Austin, TX	13.99%	#16	172	3.89	361
Berkeley Law Berkeley, CA	14.84%	#9	170	3.92	348
UC Irvine School of Law Irvine, CA	14.92%	#38	169	3.80	188
Georgetown Law Washington, DC	15.75%	#14	171	3.93	629
Antonin Scalia Law School Arlington, VA	15.87%	#41	169	3.93	159
UC Davis School of Law Davis, CA	15.97%	#42	165	3.70	205
FSU College of Law Tallahassee, FL	15.97%	#53	166	3.93	153
Notre Dame Law School Notre Dame, IN	16.07%	#21	170	3.89	182
Fordham Law School New York, NY	16.22%	#34	168	3.79	433
UF Levin College of Law Gainesville, FL	16.52%	#25	169	3.91	228
Cornell Law School Ithaca, NY	18.19%	#13	173	3.92	210
FIU Law Miami, FL	18.77%	#195	161	3.80	175
WashU Law St. Louis, MO	18.96%	#18	175	3.96	258
Wisconsin Law School Madison, WI	19.12%	#31	167	3.81	220
UW School of Law Seattle, WA	19.61%	#39	165	3.76	202
ASU Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Phoenix, AZ	19.78%	#27	165	3.91	264
UConn School of Law Hartford, CT	20.05%	#52	162	3.78	149
Chapman Fowler Law Orange, CA	20.53%	#178	163	3.70	152
Baylor University School of Law Waco, TX	20.59%	#56	164	3.77	165
William & Mary Law School Williamsburg, VA	21.97%	#30	166	3.82	181
Marquette Law Milwaukee, WI	22.11%	#84	158	3.70	218
Washington and Lee University School of Law Lexington, VA	22.73%	#23	167	3.75	128
BYU Law School Provo, UT	22.8%	#44	170	3.95	120
UH Law Center Houston, TX	22.99%	#51	163	3.79	246
St. John's Law Queens, NY	23.05%	#66	164	3.81	238
Pepperdine Caruso School of Law Malibu, CA	23.36%	#54	164	3.85	223
USD School of Law San Diego, CA	23.51%	#67	163	3.84	239
Howard University School of Law Washington, DC	24.05%	#108	156	3.63	172
Northeastern Law Boston, MA	24.22%	#76	164	3.77	280
UNT Dallas Law Dallas, TX	24.22%	#139	153	3.41	127
Temple Beasley School of Law Philadelphia, PA	24.38%	#46	165	3.76	232
SMU Dedman School of Law Dallas, TX	24.59%	#47	167	3.81	254
Ohio State Moritz College of Law Columbus, OH	24.62%	#33	168	3.91	158
Wake Forest Law Winston-Salem, NC	24.63%	#28	166	3.79	201
Miami Law Coral Gables, FL	24.65%	#86	164	3.79	306
Tennessee College of Law Knoxville, TN	24.77%	#60	164	3.89	139
Wayne State Law Detroit, MI	24.81%	#96	164	3.89	128
Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Salt Lake City, UT	25.28%	#50	166	3.87	106
Texas Tech University School of Law Lubbock, TX	25.61%	#85	159	3.69	168
Alabama Law Tuscaloosa, AL	25.63%	#24	167	3.97	137
Villanova Law Villanova, PA	25.93%	#74	164	3.80	231
St. Mary's Law San Antonio, TX	25.98%	#137	153	3.49	279
MSU College of Law East Lansing, MI	26.02%	#82	162	3.73	150
Loyola Law School Los Angeles, CA	26.05%	#64	163	3.74	337
Maryland Carey Law Baltimore, MD	26.08%	#48	164	3.72	229
Hawaii Richardson Law Honolulu, HI	26.24%	#85	158	3.62	138
Arkansas Law Fayetteville, AR	26.63%	#80	158	3.71	135
Minnesota Law School Minneapolis, MN	26.7%	#22	171	3.88	225
GW Law School Washington, DC	27.21%	#23	168	3.86	595
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco San Francisco, CA	27.48%	#60	161	3.71	374
Colorado Law Boulder, CO	27.56%	#40	164	3.81	193
Arizona Law Tucson, AZ	27.91%	#45	163	3.78	109
Loyola Chicago Law Chicago, IL	28.18%	#71	161	3.70	291
CUNY School of Law New York, NY	28.65%	#112	155	3.54	212
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law New York, NY	29.56%	#52	165	3.78	319
Drexel Kline Law Philadelphia, PA	29.64%	#87	160	3.76	177
South Carolina Law Columbia, SC	29.9%	#73	162	3.67	215
Emory Law School Atlanta, GA	30.09%	#37	166	3.82	391
Georgia State Law Atlanta, GA	30.57%	#95	160	3.64	237
Dayton Law Dayton, OH	30.66%	#159	157	3.60	167
UNLV Boyd School of Law Las Vegas, NV	30.78%	#63	160	3.76	156
Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law Ada, OH	31.96%	#170	149	3.34	129
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law Washington, DC	32.4%	#90	161	3.68	179
Atlanta John Marshall Law Atlanta, GA	32.65%	#193	152	3.13	135
Cincinnati Law Cincinnati, OH	32.74%	#75	159	3.80	135
Illinois College of Law Champaign, IL	32.93%	#43	166	3.81	188
Thurgood Marshall Law Houston, TX	33.12%	#136	150	3.33	219
American University Washington College of Law Washington, DC	33.28%	#77	162	3.63	400
OU College of Law Norman, OK	33.36%	#70	162	3.73	197
Rutgers Law School Newark, NJ	33.54%	#61	158	3.66	482
South Texas Law Houston Houston, TX	33.65%	#97	155	3.41	437
Seton Hall Law Newark, NJ	34.27%	#57	161	3.71	300
Cleveland-Marshall Law Cleveland, OH	34.45%	#120	155	3.50	195
Syracuse Law Syracuse, NY	34.59%	#83	158	3.60	268
FAMU Law Orlando, FL	34.67%	#192	152	3.48	177
Case Western Law Cleveland, OH	34.8%	#62	162	3.76	178
DePaul Law Chicago, IL	34.81%	#93	158	3.61	185
Pitt Law Pittsburgh, PA	34.87%	#55	160	3.54	155
Jacksonville University College of Law Jacksonville, FL	35.14%	—	156	3.48	67
Indiana Maurer School of Law Bloomington, IN	35.77%	#35	164	3.91	186
Wyoming Law Laramie, WY	35.82%	#113	156	3.55	71
Stetson University College of Law Gulfport, FL	36.44%	#97	159	3.63	333
Southwestern Law Los Angeles, CA	36.47%	#130	157	3.51	458
University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law Washington, DC	36.98%	#177	151	3.28	82
Maine Law Portland, ME	37.27%	#118	158	3.70	93
Albany Law School Albany, NY	37.45%	#92	158	3.54	236
Belmont Law Nashville, TN	37.62%	#184	161	3.84	136
Mercer University School of Law Macon, GA	37.75%	#120	157	3.62	152
LSU Law Center Baton Rouge, LA	38.55%	#111	157	3.74	230
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	38.61%	#68	161	3.72	244
Seattle U Law Seattle, WA	38.93%	#172	159	3.60	209
NCCU Law Durham, NC	39.06%	#191	151	3.31	133
KU Law Lawrence, KS	39.08%	#56	162	3.85	115
University of Richmond School of Law Richmond, VA	39.64%	#52	164	3.81	146
New York Law School New York, NY	39.67%	#94	157	3.63	405
UPR Law San Juan, PR	39.69%	#199	152	3.77	122
Tulane Law School New Orleans, LA	39.97%	#49	161	3.67	240
Nebraska Law Lincoln, NE	40.15%	#78	160	3.81	152
WVU Law Morgantown, WV	40.34%	#110	155	3.65	114
Hofstra Law Hempstead, NY	40.56%	#89	157	3.65	260
UK College of Law Lexington, KY	40.78%	#59	159	3.72	143
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Memphis, TN	41.07%	#131	155	3.53	96
Denver Sturm College of Law Denver, CO	41.33%	#65	160	3.66	283
UNM School of Law Albuquerque, NM	41.41%	#77	157	3.56	103
Detroit Mercy Law Detroit, MI	41.41%	#162	156	3.52	247
Ole Miss Law Oxford, MS	41.96%	#104	157	3.68	160
Mizzou Law Columbia, MO	41.98%	#72	161	3.72	125
University at Buffalo School of Law Buffalo, NY	42.37%	#95	157	3.71	163
USF School of Law San Francisco, CA	42.38%	#90	155	3.47	198
Penn State Law University Park, PA	42.99%	#58	159	3.71	208
Quinnipiac Law Hamden, CT	43.1%	#125	155	3.65	133
Duquesne Law Pittsburgh, PA	43.23%	#158	157	3.62	183
Western State Law Irvine, CA	43.67%	#133	152	3.36	113
Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn, NY	44%	#88	161	3.59	414
Pace Law White Plains, NY	44.13%	#127	154	3.54	323
NIU Law DeKalb, IL	44.27%	#181	150	3.41	133
Iowa Law Iowa City, IA	44.28%	#36	164	3.78	156
Regent Law Virginia Beach, VA	44.32%	#148	158	3.68	126
Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center Hawthorne, NY	45.62%	#143	153	3.35	222
UMKC Law Kansas City, MO	45.94%	#168	156	3.65	142
Washburn Law Topeka, KS	46.45%	#167	155	3.68	136
California Western Law San Diego, CA	46.92%	#100	155	3.50	242
Ave Maria Law Naples, FL	46.95%	#144	155	3.36	164
Nova Southeastern Law Fort Lauderdale, FL	47.33%	#145	155	3.52	224
Samford Cumberland Law Birmingham, AL	48.97%	#186	156	3.63	168
University of Baltimore Law Baltimore, MD	49.5%	#98	155	3.45	246
Charleston Law Charleston, SC	50.2%	#194	154	3.51	239
Campbell Law Raleigh, NC	50.68%	#147	156	3.51	199
Inter American Law San Juan, PR	50.92%	#197	144	3.39	205
Loyola New Orleans Law New Orleans, LA	50.93%	#189	154	3.47	223
Gonzaga Law Spokane, WA	51.14%	#171	155	3.55	201
Mitchell Hamline Law Saint Paul, MN	51.4%	#165	154	3.29	363
Montana Law Missoula, MT	51.41%	#114	156	3.64	95
OCU Law Oklahoma City, OK	51.61%	#140	151	3.56	156
Western New England Law Springfield, MA	51.89%	#155	153	3.27	112
University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law Concord, NH	51.96%	#104	155	3.50	245
Wilmington University School of Law New Castle, DE	52.01%	—	149	3.13	73
University of Massachusetts School of Law Worcester, MA	52.17%	#145	152	3.36	140
LMU Duncan Law Knoxville, TN	52.17%	#185	153	3.44	163
New York Law School New York, NY	52.5%	#129	153	3.32	380
Toledo Law Toledo, OH	52.52%	#122	153	3.53	126
UIC John Marshall Law Chicago, IL	52.57%	#180	153	3.40	372
Santa Clara Law Santa Clara, CA	52.58%	#79	159	3.50	253
WMU Cooley Law Lansing, MI	52.91%	#164	147	3.09	237
Elon Law Greensboro, NC	53.21%	#146	154	3.40	228
Faulkner Jones Law Montgomery, AL	53.87%	#187	150	3.33	167
McGeorge School of Law Sacramento, CA	54.41%	#91	156	3.52	212
Lewis & Clark Law School Portland, OR	54.72%	#68	161	3.59	171
Drake Law Des Moines, IA	54.82%	#123	156	3.67	141
University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law Little Rock, AR	54.89%	#139	153	3.41	152
Oregon Law Eugene, OR	54.97%	#69	160	3.62	185
La Verne Law Ontario, CA	55.2%	#179	152	3.28	145
IU McKinney Law Indianapolis, IN	55.86%	#183	155	3.58	273
Barry Law Orlando, FL	55.94%	#142	150	3.23	257
SIU Law Carbondale, IL	56.22%	#182	149	3.38	132
SLU Law St. Louis, MO	56.43%	#169	157	3.61	221
Southern Law Center Baton Rouge, LA	56.55%	#190	147	3.15	297
Tulsa Law Tulsa, OK	56.58%	#141	157	3.45	118
St. Thomas Law (MN) Minneapolis, MN	57.62%	#166	159	3.72	164
Vermont Law South Royalton, VT	58.53%	#154	152	3.25	289
Akron Law Akron, OH	58.53%	#121	154	3.51	201
NKU Chase Law Highland Heights, KY	58.7%	#161	154	3.41	150
Liberty Law Lynchburg, VA	58.76%	#149	154	3.54	140
Widener Delaware Law Wilmington, DE	59.68%	#151	152	3.33	276
Mississippi College Law Jackson, MS	59.8%	#188	152	3.37	178
St. Thomas Law (FL) Miami Gardens, FL	60.25%	#196	152	3.42	424
Widener Commonwealth Law Harrisburg, PA	60.4%	#152	150	3.33	156
Appalachian Law Grundy, VA	60.93%	#150	146	3.20	88
New England Law Boston, MA	61.3%	#156	153	3.37	446
Roger Williams Law Bristol, RI	61.32%	#153	150	3.43	188
Willamette Law Salem, OR	61.42%	#174	154	3.48	139
PUCPR Law Ponce, PR	61.54%	#198	139	3.33	161
Suffolk Law Boston, MA	61.85%	#157	155	3.58	541
USD Law Vermillion, SD	62.62%	#115	152	3.47	85
UND Law Grand Forks, ND	63.09%	#116	151	3.48	97
Louisville Brandeis Law Louisville, KY	63.39%	#81	157	3.67	145
Creighton Law Omaha, NE	64.54%	#99	153	3.51	160
Whittier Law Costa Mesa, CA	65.8%	#134	148	3.12	165
Capital Law Columbus, OH	65.9%	#160	151	3.44	178
Idaho Law Moscow, ID	66.76%	#117	153	3.54	194
Florida Coastal Law Jacksonville, FL	68.5%	#143	148	3.10	185
Golden Gate Law San Francisco, CA	68.5%	#176	150	3.18	165
Thomas Jefferson Law San Diego, CA	72.5%	#132	148	3.15	180
Concordia Law Boise, ID	72.5%	#200	148	3.08	95

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