Law Schools in Ohio: LSAT, GPA, Cost, and Jobs (2025)

Ohio has 9 ABA-accredited law schools, and they cover a wide range of both selectivity and price. Ohio State leads clearly, a 168 median LSAT and a 24.6% acceptance rate, national-tier numbers. Case Western and Cincinnati form a solid second group, medians of 162 and 159. Below that, a wide middle band, Dayton, Cleveland, Akron, and Toledo, clusters between 153 and 157 with acceptance rates from roughly 30% to 58%. Capital sits near the bottom of the LSAT range and admits widely (65.9%); Ohio Northern has the lowest LSAT median in the state (149) but keeps one of the tightest acceptance rates (32%). Tuition doesn't track cleanly with selectivity here. Akron is the cheapest at $22,359, despite a middle-of-the-pack LSAT bar, while Case Western, the second most selective school, charges the most at $64,600. Cincinnati runs just $29,010. Dayton's tuition isn't reported in this data. Ohio State posted the strongest placement number, 93.9% full-time, long-term employment for its 2024 class. Case Western, Akron, and Dayton all cleared 88%, solid results across a range of price points. Capital is the clear outlier: a 74.3% placement rate, the weakest in the state, despite tuition that isn't even the cheapest option. Is Ohio worth applying to if you're leaving after graduation? Ohio State's numbers travel well outside the state, and Akron and Cincinnati both offer strong placement at low prices worth serious consideration. Capital is the one school here where the cost doesn't clearly justify the outcome, a 74.3% placement rate is a real flag regardless of how the tuition compares to its neighbors.