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KU School of Law

Rank 46 (USNWR 2024)
160
Median LSAT
3.71
Median GPA
48.7%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • KU School of Law
  • University of Kansas
  • KANSAS, UNIVERSITY OF

KU School of Law is a law school located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school was ranked 46 in 2024 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for KU School of Law is approximately 115.

Admissions website: https://law.ku.edu/admissions

Admissions email: admitlaw@ku.edu

Admissions phone: 866-220-3654

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KU School of Law Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 155 160 162
GPA 3.45 3.71 3.88
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 700 19
# Admissions offers 341 -
Class size 115 17
% Accepted 48.7% 38
% Yield 32.8% 64

During the 2024 application cycle, 700 people applied and 341 were offered admission.

University of Kansas has a 1L class size of 115, and yield of 32.84%. 112 out of 341 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 32.84% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at University of Kansas has a median LSAT of 160. The 25th percentile LSAT is 155 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 162.

The median GPA is 3.71. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.45 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.88.

KU School of Law LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024

LSD has stats for 181 applicants for the 2023-2024 application cycle.

The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.

Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.

Click on a data point to see that user's profile.

25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class

How much does KU School of Law cost per year?

85.40%
Bar pass rate
61st percentile

*The following data belongs to previous years.

$70,000.00
Salary, 25th %
47th percentile
$85,000.00
Salary
49th percentile
$63,000.00
PI Salary
52nd percentile
%
Employment rate
82nd percentile
%
Grads with debt
12th percentile
$73,793.00
Average debt
15th percentile

Cost of attending KU School of Law

In 2024, tuition was $0 and the annual cost of attending was $19,198 (tuition plus living expenses).

Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.

KU School of Law employment outcomes

JD graduates from University of Kansas make $85,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $63,000.

60.8% of law graduates from University of Kansas go directly to work for law firms, while 6.2% clerk for a judge. 9.3% of graduates go into public interest.

85.4% of University of Kansas graduates pass the bar on their first try.

Some interesting facts about KU School of Law

The University of Kansas School of Law offers a first-class program in international and comparative law. At its core is an extensive menu of courses in the areas most relevant to practice around the globe, including international business law, intellectual property law, Chinese law, Islamic law, and advocacy.

Internationally recognized scholars, with extensive high-level practical experience, teach these courses, and do so in small classes. Conferences and guest lectures, study-abroad opportunities, international moot court programs, active student organizations, and a friendly, cosmopolitan environment round out the experience.

In addition to the regular three-year Juris Doctor (JD) program, KU Law also offers a Two-Year JD for Foreign-Trained Lawyers, a Master of Laws (LLM) in American Legal Studies, and a Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD).

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anyone still waiting to hear or have they sent out all of their acceptances/waitlist/rejections
i got my acceptance in december
Conx
19:30
Just got a call with an A on Friday (03/17), so there are still some coming.
have the people receiving decisions getting them via email or only mail?
They called me, left a voicemail and then sent me an email with admission decision and scholarship info all in one. Friday 12/15
Awesome, thanks for response
Think you'll end up going?
GlamorousExclusiveDonkey how was the interview?
rad
15:58
@SoggyParsimoniousPossum: I think we had a similar issue with GPA lol lots of withdrawals
Admitted today, just now.
@rad the withdrawal thing killed me. couldnt believe they factored that shit in
see you all this fall
16:02
got the R today
Is this place racist?
I am black
we are all black
where's kansas
Lol I passed
FastHelplessPig
11:20
Been 8 weeks and have heard nothing email said 4-6 weeks for response. Anyone else heard from them recently or have this long of a wait?
Hi! I have really dumb question. Is the scholarship listed on the School Applicants chart per year or is it the total?
@IllegallyAbsorbingStingray: Total over time @ school. Usually 3 years- could be 4 yrs for part-time programs.
15:14
They start evaluating applicants in November. Sit tight it'll be a while.
Kittencattigermeow
18:02
do they email decisions?
16:36
They do!
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