Your 2023-24 Law School Admissions Cheat Sheet

The 2023-24 law school admissions season has officially opened at many schools. We think those of us who have been through this process and those of y’all who are now going through it can agree on one thing: Applications are stressful enough as is.

So, we’ll try to make this season a bit less difficult for you. We’ve compiled all the important information about each of the top 100 law schools’ admissions into one convenient location. All of this information is publicly available with a few keystrokes. But we thought we’d save you some trouble by doing that legwork — erm, fingerwork, we guess — for you.

Use this information to set your LSAT goals, devise your application plans, or even decide where to apply. Do whatever you’d like with it. It’s your information now.

Today, we’re finalizing the list of the top 100 law schools, per U.S. News & World Report’s rankings. And a tip of the cap to r/lawschooladmissions, which compiles a spreadsheet that we used to fill out some of this data.

  1. Stanford Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 170/173/176
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.84/3.92/3.99
    Tuition: $71,610
    Applications Open: September 8, 2023
    Application Deadline: February 15, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Phone call
    Merit-based aid? No
    Specialties: IP Law, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Business Law, Health Care Law

  2. Yale Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 171/175/178
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.87/3.94/3.99
    Tuition: $71,425
    Applications Open: October 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: February 15, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Phone call
    Merit-based aid? No
    Specialties: Constitutional Law, International Law, Clinical Training, Business Law

  3. University of Chicago Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 169/173/175
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.81/3.91/3.97
    Tuition: $74,607
    Applications Open: September 2023
    Application Deadline: March 1, 2024
    Interview? Yes, but not required for admission
    Good news comes via: Email or status checker
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Business Law, Contracts, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Tax Law, International Law

  4. Penn Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 167/172/173
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.61/3.90/3.96
    Tuition: $73,008
    Applications Open: End of September 2023
    Application Deadline: March 1, 2024
    Interview? Yes, but not required for admission
    Good news comes via: Phone call
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Business Law, Contracts, Criminal Law

  5. Duke Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 168/170/171
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.73/3.85/3.94
    Tuition: $72,632
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: February 15, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Criminal Law, IP Law, Tax Law

  6. Harvard Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 170/174/176
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.82/3.92/3.99
    Tuition: $71,734
    Applications Open: September 15, 2023
    Application Deadline: February 15, 2024
    Interview? Yes, required for admission
    Good news comes via: Phone call
    Merit-based aid? No
    Specialties: Business Law, Constitutional Law, Dispute Resolution, Criminal Law, International Law, Health Care Law, Environmental Law

  7. NYU Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 169/172/174
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.72/3.88/3.94
    Tuition: $76,290
    Applications Open: Early September 2023
    Application Deadline: February 15, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Phone call
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Criminal Law, International Law, Tax Law, IP Law, Business Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Clinical Training

  8. Columbia Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 171/173/175
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.78/3.87/3.95
    Tuition: $78,278
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: February 15, 2024
    Interview? Yes, but not required for admission
    Good news comes via: Email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Business Law, Contracts, International Law, Criminal Law, Environmental Law, Tax Law, Constitutional Law

  9. UVA Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 166/171/173
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.69/3.84/3.99
    Tuition (in-state): $68,500
    Tuition (out-of-state): $71,500
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: March 1, 2024
    Interview? Yes, required for admission
    Good news comes via: Phone call and email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Tax Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Business Law, Contracts

  10. Northwestern Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 166/171/172
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.63/3.89/3.95
    Tuition: $72,212
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: February 15, 2024
    Interview? Yes, but not required for admission
    Good news comes via: Status checker
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Tax Law, Clinical Training, Dispute Resolution

  11. Berkeley Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 167/170/172
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.74/3.83/3.90
    Tuition (in-state): $59,306
    Tuition (out-of-state): $67,816
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: February 15, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Phone call, email, status checker
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: IP Law, Environmental Law, Business Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, International Law

  12. Michigan Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 166/171/172
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.59/3.83/3.92
    Tuition (in-state): $66,808
    Tuition (out-of-state): $69,808
    Applications Open: August 28, 2023
    Application Deadline: February 29, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Status checker, email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Contracts, Legal Writing, Business Law, Clinical Training, Constitutional Law, Tax Law, International Law

  13. Cornell Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 170/172/174
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.76/3.87/3.94
    Tuition: $74,183
    Applications Open: September 2023
    Application Deadline: March 1, 2024
    Interview? Yes
    Good news comes via: Phone call
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Constitutional Law, Contracts, Business Law, International Law

  14. UCLA Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 166/171/172
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.66/3.90/3.97
    Tuition (in-state): $53,910
    Tuition (out-of-state): $64,417
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: February 1, 2024
    Interview? Yes, but not required for admission
    Good news comes via: Phone call, status checker
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Environmental Law, Trial Advocacy, Tax Law, Contracts, Business Law, IP Law

  15. Georgetown Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 166/171/172
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.63/3.86/3.94
    Tuition: $71,996
    Applications Open: September 5, 2023
    Application Deadline: March 1, 2024
    Interview? Yes, but not required for admission
    Good news comes via: Snail mail, status checker
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Clinical Training, Tax Law, Criminal Law, International Law, Health Care Law, IP Law, Legal Writing, Business Law, Environmental Law

  16. Minnesota Law

    Median LSAT (50th): 168
    Median GPA (50th): 3.83
    Tuition (in-state): $47,754
    Tuition (out-of-state): $56,946
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: June 1, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Phone call, email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Contracts, Tax Law, International Law, Constitutional Law

  17. USC Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 165/168/169
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.76/3.87/3.94
    Tuition: $73,998
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: April 1, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Business Law, Contracts, Environmental Law, Tax Law

  18. University of Texas Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 166/170/171
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.71/3.84/3.92
    Tuition (in-state): $36,429
    Tuition (out-of-state): $54,096
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: April 1, 2024
    Interview? Yes, but not required for admission
    Good news comes via: Phone call, email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Constitutional Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution, Tax Law, IP Law, Business Law

  19. Vanderbilt Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 166/170/171
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.71/3.84/3.92
    Tuition: $68,816
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: April 1, 2024
    Interview? Yes, but not required for admission
    Good news comes via: Phone call, email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Criminal Law, Environmental Law, Business Law, Contracts, Constitutional Law, International Law

  20. University of Georgia Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 156/168/169
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.56/3.87/3.94
    Tuition (in-state): $18,994
    Tuition (out-of-state): $37,752
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: June 1, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Trial Advocacy, International Law, Business Law, Contracts

  21. Washington University in St. Louis Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 164/172/173
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.43/3.94/4.00
    Tuition: $65,229
    Applications Open: September 2023
    Application Deadline: January 3, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Phone call, email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Clinical Training, Dispute Resolution, Constitutional Law, Business Law, Criminal Law, Trial Advocacy

  22. BYU Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 165/168/171
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.66/3.92/3.96
    Tuition (LDS): $14,636
    Tuition (non-LDS): $29,272
    Applications Open: September 4, 2023
    Application Deadline: May 1, 2024
    Interview? Yes
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Business Law

  23. Ohio State Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 159/164/166
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.58/3.86/3.95
    Tuition (in-state): $33,361
    Tuition (out-of-state): $48,613
    Applications Open: September 15, 2023
    Application Deadline: July 1, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Dispute Resolution, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law

  24. University of Florida Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 162/169/170
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.52/3.90/3.97
    Tuition (in-state): $21,803
    Tuition (out-of-state): $38,039
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: March 15, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Phone call, email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Tax Law, Dispute Resolution, Environmental Law, Business Law

  25. UNC Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 162/166/167
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.61/3.77/3.88
    Tuition (in-state): $24,492
    Tuition (out-of-state): $44,704
    Applications Open: October 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: May 1, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Email, status checker
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Legal Writing, Criminal Law, Contracts, Constitutional Law, Tax Law

  26. Wake Forest Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 159/165/166
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.47/3.72/3.84
    Tuition: $51,000
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: March 1, 2024
    Interview? Yes, but not required for admission
    Good news comes via: Email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Legal Writing, Health Care Law

  27. Boston University Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 164/170/171
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.57/3.84/3.91
    Tuition: $62,532
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: April 1, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Phone call, snail mail
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Health Care Law, Intellectual Property Law, Tax Law, Business Law, Constitutional Law, International Law

  28. Notre Dame Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 162/168/170
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.65/3.81/3.89
    Tuition: $65,936
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: March 15, 2024
    Interview? Yes, but not required for admission
    Good news comes via: Email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Constitutional Law, International Law

  29. Boston College Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 162/166/167
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.55/3.74/3.81
    Tuition: $63,130
    Applications Open: September 2023
    Application Deadline: March 31, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Tax Law, Business Law, Contracts

  30. Fordham Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 164/167/168
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.55/3.72/3.81
    Tuition: $69,166
    Applications Open: September 15, 2023
    Application Deadline: March 31, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Email, snail mail
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Trial Advocacy, Clinical Training, Dispute Resolution, Criminal Law, International Law, Business Law, Contracts, Intellectual Property Law, Tax Law

  31. Texas A&M Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 158/164/166
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.54/3.93/3.98
    Tuition (in-state): $32,634
    Tuition (out-of-state): $48,618
    Applications Open: August 7, 2023
    Application Deadline: May 31, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property Law, Environmental Law, Legal Writing

  32. Arizona State Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 158/167/168
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.42/3.85/3.94
    Tuition (in-state): $27,464
    Tuition (out-of-state): $47,670
    Applications Open: September 2023
    Application Deadline: July 31, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Phone call, email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Legal Writing, Dispute Resolution, Health Care Law, Environmental Law, International Law

  33. George Mason Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 158/166/167
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.45/3.83/3.93
    Tuition (in-state): $26,569
    Tuition (out-of-state): $42,417
    Applications Open: September 17, 2023
    Application Deadline: April 30, 2024
    Interview? Yes, but not required for admission
    Good news comes via: Phone call, email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Intellectual Property Law, Contracts

  34. Utah Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 158/163/164
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.71/3.87/3.96
    Tuition (in-state): $33,634
    Tuition (out-of-state): $43,598
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: March 10, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Phone call, email, snail mail
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Environmental Law, Criminal Law, Health Care Law, Intellectual Property Law

  35. Emory Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 161/168/169
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.43/3.80/3.90
    Tuition: $64,300
    Applications Open: September 2023
    Application Deadline: March 15, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Snail mail
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Contracts, Business Law, Constitutional Law, Health Care Law, Intellectual Property Law

  36. George Washington Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 162/168/169
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.52/3.84/3.93
    Tuition: $67,380
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: March 1, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Environmental Law, Health Care Law, Tax Law, Business Law, Clinical Training, Dispute Resolution, Constitutional Law

  37. Alabama Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 159/166/168
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.64/3.95/4.00
    Tuition (in-state): $24,390
    Tuition (out-of-state): $44,780
    Applications Open: September 2023
    Application Deadline: July 15, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Phone call
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Constitutional Law, Contracts

  38. UC Irvine Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 162/167/168
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.51/3.72/3.83
    Tuition (in-state): $54,183
    Tuition (out-of-state): $64,298
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: March 31, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Clinical Training, Tax Law, Legal Writing, Intellectual Property Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, International Law, Environmental Law, Contracts, Health Care Law

  39. Iowa Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 161/163/165
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.49/3.66/3.83
    Tuition (in-state): $30,152
    Tuition (out-of-state): $49,987
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: May 1, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Contracts, Business Law

  40. Kansas Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 153/158/160
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.41/3.73/3.85
    Tuition (in-state): $22,769
    Tuition (out-of-state): $28,804
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: March 1, 2024
    Interview? ?
    Good news comes via: ?
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Dispute Resolution

  41. Wisconsin Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 157/165/167
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.41/3.73/3.85
    Tuition (in-state): $33,158
    Tuition (out-of-state): $51,854
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: April 1, 2024
    Interview? Yes, but not required for admission
    Good news comes via: Email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Contracts, Constitutional Law, Tax Law, Criminal Law

  42. Washington and Lee Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 159/164/166
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.47/3.66/3.78
    Tuition: $54,460
    Applications Open: August 25, 2023
    Application Deadline: July 1, 2024
    Interview? No, but offered to waitlisted applicants
    Good news comes via: Status checker, email
    Merit-based aid? Yes; priority deadline is February 1, 2024
    Specialties: Business Law, Tax Law

  43. Illinois Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 162/166/167
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.47/3.71/3.86
    Tuition (in-state): $39,800
    Tuition (out-of-state): $49,800
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: March 15, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Contracts, Constitutional Law, Business Law

  44. Villanova Law

    Median LSAT (50th): 163
    Median GPA (50th): 3.76
    Tuition: $53,555
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: July 1, 2024
    Interview? Yes
    Good news comes via: Phone call
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Tax Law

  45. Indiana Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 158/164/165
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.40/3.81/3.92
    Tuition (in-state): $38,185
    Tuition (out-of-state): $59,435
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: July 31, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Status checker, email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Tax Law, International Law, Environmental Law, Business law, Intellectual Property Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law

  46. Pepperdine Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 159/164/166
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.54/3.85/3.93
    Tuition (in-state): $63,660
    Applications Open: September 2023
    Application Deadline: April 1, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Phone call, email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Dispute Resolution, Tax Law, Clinical Training

  47. SMU Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 160/164/165
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.35/3.71/3.87
    Tuition: $61,058
    Applications Open: November 2023
    Application Deadline: March 1, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Phone call, snail mail, status checker
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Health Care Law, Criminal Law, International Law

  48. William & Mary Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 160/165/166
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.50/3.75/3.85
    Tuition (in-state): $38,274
    Tuition (out-of-state): $56,014
    Applications Open: September 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: April 1, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Status checker, email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Contracts, International Law, Business Law, Environmental Law

  49. Baylor Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 159/163/164
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.48/3.72/3.85
    Tuition: $61,877
    Applications Open: August 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: March 15, 2024
    Interview? Yes, but not required for admission
    Good news comes via: Status checker, snail mail
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Trial Advocacy

  50. Univ. of Washington Law

    Median LSAT (25th/50th/75th): 160/164/166
    Median GPA (25th/50th/75th): 3.50/3.70/3.83
    Tuition (in-state): $41,688
    Tuition (out-of-state): $53,454
    Applications Open: October 1, 2023
    Application Deadline: March 15, 2024
    Interview? No
    Good news comes via: Email
    Merit-based aid? Yes
    Specialties: Legal Writing, Environmental Law, Criminal Law, Intellectual Property Law, Clinical Training, Dispute Resolution, Tax Law, International Law

Continue on to see the 51-100 ranked law schools in part II of this post here.