Capital University Law School

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JD Admissions & Requirements

Data from 2018 admissions cycle

149

LSAT

3.25

GPA

67.5%

Admit Rate

Capital University Law School is a prestigious JD program located in Columbus, Ohio. In the competitive 2023 law school rankings, Capital University Law School was ranked 175 by US News & World Report, making it a strong option for prospective law students in the current application cycle. For the 2018 admissions cycle, Capital University Law School has an entering 1L class size of approximately 158 with an acceptance rate of 67.5%, positioning it among the competitive law schools for JD applicants.

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Law School Applications

628

JD application volume in 2018 cycle

JD Acceptance Rate

67.5%

8th percentile

JD Program Size

158

44th percentile

JD Tuition Cost

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About Capital University Law School

Capital University Law School, located in downtown Columbus, Ohio is at the center of Ohio’s business, legal, and government communities. The location provides students with an ideal environment to study law and many opportunities to gain practical experience, meet future employers, and establish a network of contacts. The Law School is within walking distance of the Ohio Supreme Court, the Ohio Court of Appeals, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, the state legislature, and major law firms.

Innovation and leadership are intrinsic traits of the heritage of Capital University. For more than a century, Capital University Law School has produced judges, partners, and associates of respected law firms; officials at all levels of government; business professionals; and influential community leaders.

Capital University Law School Law School Admissions Data & Statistics

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For law school applicants interested in the 2023 admissions cycle at Capital University Law School, 628 candidates submitted JD applications and 404 received acceptance letters. The law school application process here is moderately selective for prospective students with an acceptance rate of 67.5%.

The JD program at Capital University Law School enrolls a first-year class of 158 law students each year, with an admissions yield rate of 38.12%. This means that of the 404 applicants who received law school acceptance letters, 154 chose to enroll. Understanding these law school admission statistics can help prospective JD applicants evaluate their chances and plan their application strategy.

For a competitive law school application to Capital University Law School, students should aim to meet or exceed the median statistics shown below. Meeting these GPA and LSAT targets significantly improves your chances of admission.

LSAT & GPA Statistics
	25th	50th	75th
LSAT	147	149	152
	18th percentile
GPA	3.01	3.25	3.54
	25th percentile

	Value
Applications	628
	20th percentile
Admission Offers	404
Class Size	158
	44th percentile
Acceptance Rate	67.5%
	8th percentile
Yield Rate	38.12%
	87th percentile

The above statistics show that Capital University Law School typically admits students with LSAT scores ranging from 147 (25th percentile) to 152 (75th percentile), with a median of 149.

For GPA, admitted students typically have undergraduate GPAs ranging from 3.01 to 3.54, with a median of 3.25.

With an acceptance rate of 67.5%, Capital University Law School is considered a moderately selective law school in terms of admissions.

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Applications: Total number of people who applied to this law school.
Acceptance Rate: Percentage of applicants who received offers (lower = more selective).
Yield Rate: Percentage of admitted students who enrolled (higher = more desirable).

* Indicates data is from a previous year when current year data is unavailable.

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