Capital University Law School

Ranked #174
2025 US News rankings
Columbus, Ohio

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.44
Median LSAT
151
Acceptance rate
66%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2025 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
148
151
157
GPA
3.07
3.44
3.66
Admissions funnel

Based on 2025 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
874
100%
Accepted
576
66%
Matriculated
178
20%
LSAT trend
GPA trend

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
72%
Full-time non-legal
12%
Unemployed
17%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
Ohio
104
Florida
3
District Of Columbia
2
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
49%
1-25
36%
26-500
10%
501+
2%
Business & industry
8%
Government
15%
Public interest
6%
Clerkship
0.7%
Federal
0%
State
0.7%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0.7%
Unemployed
17%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$44,354
Estimated 3 years: $133,062
Cost of living (off-campus)
$19,845
Estimated 3 years
$59,535
Total cost
$64,589
Estimated 3 years
$193,767
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$20,075
25th percentile: $12,000
75th percentile: $32,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
52%
50-100%
46%
100%
0.6%
>100%
1%

Demographics

Out of 461 students in 2024, 57% were women, and 23% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
43%
Women
57%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
50%
Women
50%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
71%
Women
29%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
77%
Black
7%
Asian
3%
Hisp
3%
PI
0%
AI
0.2%
2+
5%
Unk
4%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
81%
Black
7%
Asian
1%
Hisp
3%
PI
0%
AI
0.7%
2+
4%
Unk
3%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
88%
PoC
13%
Part-time faculty
White
87%
PoC
13%
Capital student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
198
-
12
37
Women
263
-
12
15
Other gender
0
-
0
0
White
356
117
21
45
Asian
13
2
-
-
Hispanic
15
5
-
-
Black
34
10
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
1
1
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
22
6
-
-
Other
20
4
-
-
People of Color
105
28
3
7
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