2026 CLASS PROFILE AND ABA 509 DATA
Catholic Law School Admissions: LSAT, GPA, Cost, and Jobs (2026)
Catholic's admissions math comes down to a few numbers: a 161 median LSAT, a 3.7 median GPA, and a 32.4% acceptance rate on 1,867 applications. Get in and 98.7% of the class walks away with some grant money. The one number that still stings is the sticker underneath it: $61,580 a year before that discount lands.
The 2026 entering class
Catholic Law School's 2026 entering class had a median LSAT of 163, up 2 from 161 in 2025. The median GPA was 3.75.
| Year | LSAT 25th | LSAT 50th | LSAT 75th | GPA 25th | GPA 50th | GPA 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 161 | 163 | 164 | 3.61 | 3.75 | 3.85 |
Source: the school's own 2026 class profile, as of September 26, 2026. These numbers can shift until the 2026 ABA 509 reports publish. Everything below this section is 2025 ABA 509 data.
What it takes to get in
These are the school's own reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile LSAT and GPA numbers from its ABA Standard 509 filing, the same disclosure every accredited law school has to file each year. The 50th percentile is the median: half the admitted class scored above it, half below.
| Year | LSAT 25th | LSAT 50th | LSAT 75th | GPA 25th | GPA 50th | GPA 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 158 | 161 | 163 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 152 | 155 | 158 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| 2015 | 150 | 153 | 156 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
The median LSAT is up 6 points since 2019 and the median GPA moved +0.3. The bar moved here.
Your odds
A 163 LSAT and up puts you in Catholic's top quarter, a 161 sits you right at the median, and anything near 158 drops you into the bottom 25% of the admitted class. At a 32.4% acceptance rate this isn't a lottery school, but it isn't a guarantee either. Run your own numbers through the calculator before you spend a filing fee guessing.
See where you land: the LSAT Unplugged law school chances calculator. What is 1 LSAT point worth here? See the scholarship math.
What it costs
| Sticker tuition (2025) | $61,580/yr |
| 3-year sticker total | $184,740 |
| Pays full sticker | 1.3% |
| Gets some grant | 98.7% |
98.7% of Catholic's class received some grant money and just 1.3% paid full sticker, so a score above the 163 75th percentile is the strongest bargaining position you can walk into that aid office with.
What you get out (Class of 2024)
| Class year reported | 2024 |
| FT/LT employed, 10 months out | 93.7% |
| Biglaw (101+ lawyer firms) | 14.3% |
| Federal clerkships | 2.4% |
| Government + public interest | 29.4% |
| Bar pass rate | 84.5% |
93.7% of the 2024 class landed a full-time, long-term job within 10 months and 14.3% went to firms of 101 lawyers or more, numbers solid enough that $184,740 in 3-year sticker tuition isn't the obvious bad bet it looks like, especially since almost nobody actually pays it.
Schools like Catholic
These 6 are the closest match by median LSAT, then median GPA, out of all 196 schools in the 509 master (as of 2026). Use them as your realistic comparison set, not the list of "reach" schools everyone starts with.
FAQ
What LSAT score do you need for Catholic Law School?
The median LSAT for Catholic's 2025 class is 161. The 25th percentile is 158 and the 75th is 163, so most admitted students land in that narrow band.
What GPA do you need for Catholic Law School?
The median GPA is 3.7. The 25th percentile is 3.5 and the 75th is 3.9, a solid climb from the 3.4 median just 6 years earlier in 2019.
What is Catholic Law School's acceptance rate?
32.4% for the 2025 cycle, based on 605 offers out of 1,867 applications. That's a real shot for most applicants who clear the LSAT band.
How much does Catholic Law School cost with and without aid?
Sticker tuition is $61,580 a year, or $184,740 over 3 years before living costs. 98.7% of the class gets some grant, and only 1.3% pays that full sticker price. About half the class gets a grant covering half or more of tuition.
What jobs do Catholic Law School graduates get?
93.7% of the 2024 graduating class had a full-time, long-term job within 10 months. 14.3% went to firms with 101 or more lawyers and 2.4% landed a federal clerkship. The bar pass rate for that class was 84.5%.
Is Catholic worth it at sticker?
Almost nobody at Catholic pays full sticker, so the more honest question is whether it's worth it at the discounted price most students actually pay. With a 93.7% FT/LT placement rate and 98.7% of the class getting a grant, the math works for most of the class. It's a tighter call for the 1.3% who end up paying full freight.
Source: ABA Standard 509 Information Reports, 2015 to 2025, via LSAT Unplugged's 509 master. Verify against the school's filing before relying on it. Last updated 2026-09-30.
