Public Law Schools

Even in public schools, the law school tuition & fees are more expensive than typical college programs. However, compared to private law schools, public law schools' tuition is lower in general.

Important Statistics of Public Law Schools

The 2025 average tuition & fees of Public Law Schools are $30,746 for state residents and $44,090 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025. The average GPA of the schools is 3.64 and the average LAST score is 159. The average acceptance rate is 41.35%.

University of Virginia School of Law has the highest tuition & fees of $77,700 and Southern Illinois University School of Law has the lowest tuition & fees of $21,555.
University of Michigan Law School has the highest LSAT score of 171 and Southern University Law Center has the lowest score of 147.
Texas A&M University School of Law has the highest GPA of 3.97 and Southern University Law Center has the lowest GPA of 3.12.
University of Virginia School of Law has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 11.46% and University of South Dakota School of Law has the lowest rate of 76.16%.
James E. Rogers College of Law has the most law school students of 2,519 and University of Wyoming College of Law has the least enrolled students of 226.

The following table compares Public Law Schools law schools with important law schools facts.

Public Law Schools 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*
University of Akron School of Law public, Akron, OH	$26,215 ($26,115)	62.07%	3.52	153	431	122	72.15%
The University of Alabama School of Law public, Tuscaloosa, AL	$44,470 ($24,080)	26.62%	3.95	167	473	124	91.30%
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law public, Phoenix, AZ	$50,317 ($28,839)	21.28%	3.90	167	1,600	195	86.44%
James E. Rogers College of Law public, Tucson, AZ	$29,988 ($25,353)	29.35%	3.79	163	2,519	118	78.45%
University of Arkansas School of Law public, Fayetteville, AR	$39,733 ($17,900)	42.57%	3.71	156	402	128	82.54%
William H. Bowen School of Law public, Little Rock, AR	$32,671 ($16,728)	58.99%	3.39	152	436	132	75.40%
University of Baltimore School of Law public, Baltimore, MD	$51,014 ($34,980)	58.66%	3.39	154	737	221	64.68%
Berkeley School of Law public, Berkeley, CA	$74,995 ($62,567)	14.92%	3.87	170	1,302	318	88.24%
Davis School of Law public, Davis, CA	$67,164 ($54,919)	28.99%	3.69	165	718	206	82.66%
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco public, San Francisco, CA	$55,207 ($48,273)	30.91%	3.59	160	1,185	356	72.14%
Irvine School of Law public, Irvine, CA	$68,190 ($55,945)	18.18%	3.72	167	510	146	86.86%
Los Angeles School of Law public, Los Angeles, CA	$71,430 ($59,185)	16.80%	3.92	170	1,376	301	88.82%
University of Cincinnati College of Law public, Cincinnati, OH	$29,010 ($24,010)	47.66%	3.80	158	455	121	87.93%
City University of New York School of Law public, Long Island City, NY	$29,042 ($18,852)	39.89%	3.45	153	674	207	55.88%
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law public, Cleveland, OH	$30,142 ($30,015)	35.88%	3.42	155	504	148	66.38%
University of Colorado Boulder School of Law public, Boulder, CO	$42,217 ($34,747)	34.24%	3.81	164	525	161	81.14%
University of Connecticut School of Law public, Hartford, CT	$62,550 ($31,508)	29.31%	3.71	160	517	143	80.95%
David A. Clarke School of Law public, Washington, DC	$25,873 ($13,438)	44.34%	3.27	151	248	80	47.92%
Florida A&M University College of Law public, Orlando, FL	$33,076 ($13,816)	35.83%	3.52	151	347	124	40.20%
Florida International University College of Law public, Miami, FL	$36,049 ($21,806)	25.18%	3.74	160	591	181	86.49%
Florida State University College of Law public, Tallahassee, FL	$40,705 ($20,694)	21.12%	3.85	165	1,311	139	82.97%
Levin College of Law public, Gainesville, FL	$38,040 ($21,804)	17.01%	3.91	169	762	177	81.86%
George Mason University School of Law public, Arlington, VA	$42,798 ($26,950)	14.03%	3.89	168	924	97	87.43%
Georgia State University College of Law public, Atlanta, GA	$36,810 ($17,202)	31.03%	3.56	159	676	197	78.53%
University of Georgia School of Law public, Athens, GA	$37,752 ($18,994)	14.77%	3.83	169	694	159	83.73%
William S. Richardson School of Law public, Honolulu, HI	$46,588 ($23,164)	28.80%	3.48	157	313	90	69.14%
University of Houston Law Center public, Houston, TX	$50,132 ($34,942)	32.27%	3.72	161	866	259	86.01%
University of Idaho College of Law public, Moscow, ID	$46,205 ($26,969)	75.27%	3.35	151	422	161	74.76%
University of Illinois College of Law public, Champaign, IL	$51,893 ($41,893)	43.69%	3.75	165	683	159	72.48%
Maurer School of Law public, Bloomington, IN	$62,526 ($41,476)	46.86%	3.86	164	611	153	81.48%
Robert H. McKinney School of Law public, Indianapolis, IN	$51,623 ($31,559)	62.29%	3.61	155	893	249	76.00%
University of Iowa College of Law public, Iowa City, IA	$51,955 ($31,426)	47.71%	3.76	163	555	153	88.89%
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law public, Chicago, IL	$39,708 ($32,508)	69.53%	3.39	152	990	340	59.19%
University of Kansas School of Law public, Lawrence, KS	$29,739 ($23,402)	48.71%	3.71	160	400	112	91.86%
University of Kentucky College of Law public, Lexington, KY	$51,380 ($25,748)	52.54%	3.67	157	410	152	74.19%
Paul M. Hebert Law Center public, Baton Rouge, LA	$39,105 ($23,665)	48.93%	3.65	157	626	203	92.00%
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law public, Louisville, LA	$30,400 ($25,400)	57.64%	3.68	156	373	115	74.77%
University of Maine School of Law public, Portland, ME	$40,640 ($26,940)	58.29%	3.62	157	270	84	88.16%
University of Maryland School of Law public, Baltimore, MD	$52,538 ($36,209)	30.18%	3.76	163	786	216	74.87%
Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law public, Memphis, TN	$25,262 ($19,980)	43.66%	3.40	155	283	75	76.09%
University of Michigan Law School public, Ann Arbor, MI	$72,584 ($69,584)	12.58%	3.85	171	978	275	97.27%
University of Minnesota Law School public, Minneapolis, MN	$58,396 ($48,964)	39.76%	3.85	168	720	214	89.55%
University of Mississippi School of Law public, University, MS	$38,880 ($18,470)	43.53%	3.62	157	531	166	73.72%
University of Missouri School of Law public, Columbia, MO	$31,339 ($25,039)	52.49%	3.70	160	424	121	86.87%
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law public, Kansas City, MO	$29,359 ($23,359)	58.87%	3.55	154	418	133	77.21%
University of Montana School of Law public, Missoula, MT	$54,449 ($26,983)	71.49%	3.48	154	362	96	85.94%
University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of Law public, Lincoln, NE	$37,442 ($16,082)	65.90%	3.75	158	466	147	76.19%
William S. Boyd School of Law public, Las Vegas, NV	$44,552 ($30,748)	33.59%	3.78	160	456	131	76.80%
University of New Hampshire School of Law public, Concord, NH	$48,320 ($40,320)	57.38%	3.41	155	680	225	69.29%
University of New Mexico School of Law public, Albuquerque, NM	$44,158 ($20,674)	53.48%	3.61	155	312	89	81.91%
North Carolina Central University School of Law public, Durham, NC	$39,042 ($16,371)	34.62%	3.35	149	430	122	56.59%
University of North Carolina School of Law public, Chapel Hill, NC	$51,486 ($29,696)	16.27%	3.78	166	572	174	92.00%
University of North Dakota School of Law public, Grand Forks, ND	$32,648 ($17,396)	62.01%	3.37	150	238	83	60.71%
Northern Illinois University College of Law public, DeKalb, IL	$23,553	54.48%	3.43	150	317	103	59.55%
Salmon P. Chase College of Law public, Highland Heights, KY	$38,165 ($24,619)	71.91%	3.38	152	375	125	81.61%
Michael E. Moritz College of Law public, Columbus, OH	$49,292 ($34,040)	33.08%	3.83	165	564	158	90.66%
University of Oklahoma College of Law public, Norman, OK	$36,653 ($22,808)	47.23%	3.71	159	1,105	165	87.88%
University of Oregon School of Law public, Eugene, OR	$60,414 ($48,516)	75.23%	3.52	158	513	156	76.67%
Penn State Dickinson Law public, Carlisle, PA	$59,054	35.37%	3.63	162	311	102	77.46%
Penn State Law public, University Park, PA	$57,556	36.94%	3.77	161	553	129	86.79%
University of Pittsburgh Law School public, Pittsburgh, PA	$50,634 ($39,618)	39.45%	3.56	160	559	111	84.55%
Rutgers Law School - Camden campus public, Camden, NJ	$46,695 ($32,062)	38.88%	3.60	157	1,339	390	67.01%
University of South Carolina School of Law public, Columbia, SC	$41,500 ($23,722)	34.00%	3.70	160	613	200	81.60%
University of South Dakota School of Law public, Vermillion, SD	$36,333 ($16,793)	76.16%	3.56	151	244	80	67.27%
Southern Illinois University School of Law public, Carbondale, IL	$21,555	60.47%	3.30	149	273	108	65.67%
Southern University Law Center public, Baton Rouge, LA	$30,034 ($17,434)	53.46%	3.12	147	874	231	52.94%
Beasley School of Law public, Philadelphia, PA	$46,776 ($30,880)	39.40%	3.65	163	967	208	85.15%
University of Tennessee College of Law public, Knoxville, TN	$39,152 ($20,408)	30.21%	3.78	162	417	141	83.65%
Texas A&M University School of Law public, Fort Worth, TX	$48,618 ($32,634)	14.64%	3.97	166	1,683	139	92.99%
University of Texas School of Law public, Austin, TX	$54,096 ($36,429)	14.90%	3.86	171	1,005	251	94.01%
Thurgood Marshall School of Law public, Houston, TX	$29,497 ($21,657)	39.65%	3.16	150	568	199	63.45%
Texas Tech University School of Law public, Lubbock, TX	$39,232 ($27,532)	38.08%	3.63	158	439	152	92.09%
University of Toledo College of Law public, Toledo, OH	$25,484 ($25,284)	61.59%	3.53	151	353	103	69.89%
University at Buffalo Law School public, Buffalo, NY	$33,550 ($28,710)	41.08%	3.72	156	823	139	81.05%
University of Massachusetts School of Law public, North Dartmouth, MA	$41,272 ($31,990)	67.27%	3.39	150	354	111	59.43%
UNT Dallas College of Law public, Dallas, TX	$32,008 ($19,127)	30.06%	3.43	153	417	137	68.54%
S.J. Quinney College of Law public, Salt Lake City, UT	$43,598 ($33,634)	30.20%	3.85	164	320	96	93.98%
University of Virginia School of Law public, Charlottesville, VA	$77,700 ($74,700)	11.46%	3.94	171	960	277	96.50%
Washburn University School of Law public, Topeka, KS	$39,900 ($26,340)	66.10%	3.59	154	305	97	84.04%
University of Washington School of Law public, Seattle, WA	$55,617 ($43,584)	34.67%	3.74	164	715	176	89.51%
Wayne State University Law School public, Detroit, MI	$41,388 ($37,950)	27.41%	3.83	162	480	126	66.67%
West Virginia University College of Law public, Morgantown, WV	$42,120 ($25,272)	45.13%	3.59	155	314	107	69.39%
Marshall-Wythe School of Law public, Williamsburg, VA	$68,329 ($44,706)	27.31%	3.77	166	556	146	92.96%
University of Wisconsin Law School public, Madison, MI	$52,893 ($35,197)	35.58%	3.79	165	729	164	100.00%
University of Wyoming College of Law public, Laramie, WY	$37,162 ($18,322)	55.09%	3.51	154	226	81	80.88%

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

Public Law Schools

$44,090

159.1

3.64

41.35%

Important Statistics of Public Law Schools