ABA 509 DATA, 2025
Cooley Law School Admissions: LSAT, GPA, Cost, and Jobs (2025)
Get admitted to Cooley and you're one of 700 offers out of 1,323 applications, a 52.9% acceptance rate. The median LSAT is 147, the median GPA a 3.1. The number that should stop you cold: only 37.3% of the 2024 class passed the bar on the first try.
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 | 145 | 147 | 151 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
5-year comparison data isn't on file for this school across the full window.
What you get out (Class of 2024)
| Class year reported | 2024 |
| FT/LT employed, 10 months out | 75% |
| Biglaw (101+ lawyer firms) | 4% |
| Federal clerkships | 0% |
| Government + public interest | 22.6% |
| Bar pass rate | 37.3% |
75.0% of the 2024 class landed a full-time, long-term job within 10 months, and with only 37.3% of that class passing the bar on the first attempt, the debt math here is hard to make work no matter what tuition ends up costing.
What it costs
Tuition isn't on file for this school in the 509 master for 2025 or 2024. Check the school's own site before you plan around a number.
56.9% of Cooley's class gets some grant money, but 43.1% pays full sticker with no discount at all, so a score above the 151 75th percentile is your strongest position to push for one.
Your odds
A 151 LSAT and up puts you in Cooley's top quarter, 147 sits you right at the median, and 145 or below drops you into the bottom 25% of the admitted class. At a 52.9% acceptance rate, admission itself is rarely the obstacle here. 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.
Schools like Cooley
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 Cooley Law School?
The median LSAT for Cooley's 2025 class is 147. The 25th percentile is 145 and the 75th is 151.
What GPA do you need for Cooley Law School?
The median GPA is 3.1. The 25th percentile is 2.7 and the 75th is 3.5.
What is Cooley Law School's acceptance rate?
52.9% for the 2025 cycle, based on 700 offers out of 1,323 applications. Getting in is not the hard part at Cooley.
How much does Cooley Law School cost with and without aid?
An exact tuition figure isn't filed in the data available here. What is filed: 56.9% of the class gets some grant, and 43.1% pays full sticker with no discount at all.
What jobs do Cooley Law School graduates get?
75.0% of the 2024 graduating class had a full-time, long-term job within 10 months. Just 4.0% went to firms with 101 or more lawyers, and no one in that class reported a federal clerkship. The bar pass rate for that class was 37.3%.
Is Cooley worth it at sticker?
This is a hard one to justify at full price. A 37.3% bar pass rate means most of the class doesn't get a law license on the first try, and only 75.0% land a FT/LT job at all. If you're paying full sticker with a below-median LSAT, the risk here outweighs the ease of getting admitted.
Source: ABA Standard 509 Information Reports, 2025, via LSAT Unplugged's 509 master. Verify against the school's filing before relying on it. Last updated 2026-09-30.
