2026 CLASS PROFILE AND ABA 509 DATA
Colorado Law School Admissions: LSAT, GPA, Cost, and Jobs (2026)
Colorado's pitch in one line: a 164 median LSAT gets you into a school that places 28.0% of grads into biglaw, at a sticker price residents can cut to $35,992 a year. The acceptance rate is 27.6% on 3,458 applications, and 86.9% of the class gets some grant.
The 2026 entering class
Colorado Law School's 2026 entering class had a median LSAT of 166, up 2 from 164 in 2025. The median GPA was 3.83.
| Year | LSAT 25th | LSAT 50th | LSAT 75th | GPA 25th | GPA 50th | GPA 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 163 | 166 | 168 | 3.66 | 3.83 | 3.93 |
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 | 161 | 164 | 167 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 157 | 163 | 165 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 2015 | 157 | 161 | 163 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
The median LSAT is up 1 point since 2019 and the median GPA moved +0.2.
What you get out (Class of 2024)
| Class year reported | 2024 |
| FT/LT employed, 10 months out | 91.7% |
| Biglaw (101+ lawyer firms) | 28% |
| Federal clerkships | 1.8% |
| Government + public interest | 23.2% |
| Bar pass rate | 81.1% |
91.7% of the 2024 class landed a full-time, long-term job within 10 months and 28.0% went to firms of 101 lawyers or more, numbers that make the resident tuition rate here one of the better debt equations on this list.
Your odds
A 167 LSAT and up puts you in Colorado's top quarter, 164 sits you right at the median, and 161 or below drops you into the bottom 25% of the admitted class. At a 27.6% acceptance rate, a median score gives you a real shot. 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) | $44,002/yr |
| Resident | $35,992/yr |
| Nonresident | $44,002/yr |
| 3-year sticker total | $132,006 |
| Pays full sticker | 13.1% |
| Gets some grant | 86.9% |
86.9% of Colorado's class gets some grant money and 13.1% pays full sticker, so a score above the 167 75th percentile is your strongest position to push that price down.
Schools like Colorado
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 Colorado Law School?
The median LSAT for Colorado's 2025 class is 164. The 25th percentile is 161 and the 75th is 167, up from a 163 median in 2019.
What GPA do you need for Colorado Law School?
The median GPA is 3.8. The 25th percentile is 3.6 and the 75th is 3.9, up 0.2 at the median since 2019.
What is Colorado Law School's acceptance rate?
27.6% for the 2025 cycle, based on 953 offers out of 3,458 applications. That's a real shot for a median or better applicant.
How much does Colorado Law School cost with and without aid?
Sticker tuition is $44,002 a year for nonresidents, or $35,992 for residents, working out to $132,006 over 3 years at the nonresident rate before living costs. 86.9% of the class gets some grant, and 13.1% pays that full price.
What jobs do Colorado Law School graduates get?
91.7% of the 2024 graduating class had a full-time, long-term job within 10 months. 28.0% went to firms with 101 or more lawyers, and 1.8% landed a federal clerkship. The bar pass rate for that class was 81.1%.
Is Colorado worth it at sticker?
For residents paying $35,992 a year, this is one of the stronger value plays on this list given a 91.7% FT/LT rate and 28.0% biglaw placement. At the nonresident rate the math still works for most of the class, since 86.9% get some grant to offset it.
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.
