Dayton Law Tuition, LSAT, and Admission

University of Dayton School of Law's 2027 tuition & fees is $42,906 for its prospective students. The law school tuition is increased by 6.88% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $21,110. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of University of Dayton School of Law is $64,016.

The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for University of Dayton School of Law.

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The average GPA is 3.6 and the average LSAT score is 157 for 2027 University of Dayton School of Law admission.

The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 159 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 145 students including both full-time and part-time status.

The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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For the academic year 2025-2026, total 1,611 students have applied to University of Dayton School of Law and 494 students have accepted to get into the school.

Among the admitted students, 167 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 30.66% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 33.81% at University of Dayton School of Law. With 1 pre-admitted students, total 168 first-year students enrolled in University of Dayton School of Law.

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At University of Dayton School of Law, 99.55% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $33,000. 5.47% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 78.39% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

You can view more detailed financial aid statistics at University of Dayton School of Law costs and financial aid page.

University of Dayton School of Law enrolled 169 first-year students in total. Among them, 95.27% identified their race/ethnicity. By race and ethnicity, 128 White, 4 Asian, 9 Black or African American, 14 Hispanic students enrolled. By gender, 77 male and 82 female students enrolled at University of Dayton School of Law.

By race and ethnicity, White has the most enrollment share at 75.74%, followed by Hispanics with 8.28%.

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Last year, total 86 students took the bar exam first time at University of Dayton School of Law. Among them, 65 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 75.58%. For reference, the average pass rate at Ohio law schools is 76.81%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at University of Dayton School of Law.

In 2025, 114 students graduated from University of Dayton School of Law. Of them, 97 graduates employed where bar passage required and 5 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 104 graduates employed as full-time and 4 employed as part-time status. Check more employment statistics at University of Dayton School of Law employement summary page.