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2025 Tuition & Fees

Claude W. Pettit College of Law's 2025 tuition & fees is $35,250 for its first-year students. The 2025 tuition was increased by 1.73% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $21,105. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Claude W. Pettit College of Law is $56,355.

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Claude W. Pettit College of Law 2025 Tuition & Fees
	2024	2025	% Changed
Law School Tuition	$34,650	$35,250	1.73%
Living Costs	$18,555	$21,105	13.74%
Room & Board	$11,943	$15,039
Books & Supplies	$2,500	$1,800
Personal Expenses	$4,112	$4,266
COA	$53,205	$56,355	5.92%
Grants / Scholarships	$21,000	$21,000
COA after receiving aid	$32,205	$35,355

Grants and Scholarships

At Claude W. Pettit College of Law, 100.56% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $21,000. 6.70% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 62.57% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
	Amounts / Percentage
Average Grant Amount	$21,000
Number Received	179
Half or Less than Tuition	55 (30.73%)
Half to Full Tuition	112 (62.57%)
Full Tuition	4 (2.23%)
More than Full Tuition	8 (4.47%)

GPA and LSAT Scores

The average GPA of Claude W. Pettit College of Law is 3.4 and the average LSAT score is 148. The GPA and LSAT scores are the average value of submitted scores from 86 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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Claude W. Pettit College of Law Average GPA and LSAT scores
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
GPA	3.04	3.4	3.73
LSAT Scores	144	148	152

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 400 students have applied to Claude W. Pettit College of Law and 273 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 85 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 68.25% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 31.14% at Claude W. Pettit College of Law. With 2 pre-admitted students, total 87 first-year students enrolled in Claude W. Pettit College of Law.

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Claude W. Pettit College of Law Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
	Number of Students
Applicants	400
Admitted	273
Enrolled	85
Acceptance Rate	68.25%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	31.14%
Pre-Admitted	2
Total Number of First-Year Students	87 42 men, 42 women, 2 Other All full-time students

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 41 students took the bar exam first time at Claude W. Pettit College of Law. Among them, 30 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 73.17%. For reference, the average pass rate at Ohio law schools is 77.22%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Claude W. Pettit College of Law.

In 2023, 43 students graduated from Claude W. Pettit College of Law. Of them, 32 graduates employed where bar passage required and 3 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 38 graduates employed as full-time and 0 employed as part-time status.

Claude W. Pettit College of Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
	Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate	43
First-time Takers	41 3 from prior year
No Exam Takers	4
First-time Bar Exam Passer	30
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate	73.17%
Average Pass Rate at Ohio Law Schools	77.22%