Ohio Law Schools Tuition Comparison

Statistics for 9 Ohio Law Schools

For the academic year 2026-2027, the average tuition & fees for 9 Ohio law schools are $38,699 for in-state residents and $41,188 for out-of-state students. Year-over-year, compared with the previous academic year, average out-of-state tuition increased by $1,589 (4.01%), while average in-state tuition increased by $1,483 (3.99%).

Across 9 Ohio law schools, the average accepted student profile includes a GPA of 3.60 and an LSAT score of 156, paired with an average acceptance rate of 40.68% and an enrollment rate (yield) is 31.63%.

The following statistics compare 9 Ohio law schools with the highest and lowest values in each category.

Case Western Reserve University School of Law has the highest tuition & fees of $66,960 and University of Akron School of Law has the lowest tuition & fees of $28,825.
Michael E. Moritz College of Law has the highest LSAT score of 168 and Claude W. Pettit College of Law has the lowest score of 149.
Michael E. Moritz College of Law has the highest GPA of 3.91 and Claude W. Pettit College of Law has the lowest GPA of 3.34.
Michael E. Moritz College of Law has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 24.62% and Capital University Law School has the lowest rate of 65.90%.
University of Akron School of Law has the most enrolled first-year students of 201 and University of Toledo College of Law has the least enrolled students of 125.

The following table compares ABA-Accredited Law Schools in Ohio law schools with important law schools facts. The tuition data is for the academic year 2026-2027 and the admission data is for the academic year 2025-2026.

ABA-Accredited Law Schools in Ohio Tuition and Admission Comparison Table
School Name	Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Average GPA	Average LSAT	Total Enrollment	Enrollment (First-Year Students)	Bar Exam Pass Rate*
Capital University Law School private, Columbus, OH	$46,800	65.90%	3.44	151	484	178	72.22%
Case Western Reserve University School of Law private, Cleveland, OH	$66,960	34.80%	3.76	162	670	178	81.99%
Claude W. Pettit College of Law private, Ada, OH	$36,700	31.96%	3.34	149	319	129	68.42%
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law public, Cleveland, OH	$32,616 ($32,516)	34.45%	3.50	155	549	195	75.45%
Michael E. Moritz College of Law public, Columbus, OH	$52,648 ($37,396)	24.62%	3.91	168	611	158	91.95%
University of Akron School of Law public, Akron, OH	$28,825 ($28,725)	58.53%	3.51	154	494	201	72.09%
University of Cincinnati College of Law public, Cincinnati, OH	$33,025 ($27,075)	32.74%	3.80	159	489	135	85.59%
University of Dayton School of Law private, Dayton, OH	$42,906	30.66%	3.60	157	696	167	87.96%
University of Toledo College of Law public, Toledo, OH	$30,209 ($29,209)	52.46%	3.53	153	369	125	72.27%

*The pass rate is based on the first time bar exam takers.

**Tuition & fees for the academic year 2026-2027 (Source: Each law school's published tuition data).

***Admission and enrollment data for the academic year 2025-2026 (Source: ABA Standard 509 Reports).

9 ABA-accredited Law Schools in Ohio

$41,188

156.4

3.60

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Statistics for 9 Ohio Law Schools