ABA 509 DATA, 2025
Kentucky Law School Admissions: LSAT, GPA, Cost, and Jobs (2025)
Get into Kentucky and the LSAT bar has moved 4 points in a decade, up from a 155 median to 159 today, next to a 3.7 median GPA. The school accepted 40.8% of applicants for the 2025 class, and the number that changes everything is residency: out-of-state tuition runs almost double in-state.
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 | 156 | 159 | 162 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 154 | 155 | 158 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 2015 | 152 | 155 | 158 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
The median LSAT is up 4 points since 2019 and the median GPA moved +0.1. The bar moved here.
Your odds
A 159 LSAT and 3.7 GPA place you at Kentucky's median, not clearly above the pack, since half the admitted class sits at that mark or higher. Push past 162 and you're in the top quarter, where the 40.8% acceptance rate stops feeling like a coin flip; fall to 156 or under and you're leaning on the rest of the file. 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 you get out (Class of 2024)
| Class year reported | 2024 |
| FT/LT employed, 10 months out | 97.1% |
| Biglaw (101+ lawyer firms) | 15.8% |
| Federal clerkships | 5.8% |
| Government + public interest | 23% |
| Bar pass rate | 74.2% |
97.1% of the 2024 class landed a full-time, long-term job within 10 months, and with in-state tuition at $25,685 a year against that placement rate, the debt math works even for graduates who skip biglaw entirely.
What it costs
| Sticker tuition (2025) | $49,836/yr |
| Resident | $25,685/yr |
| Nonresident | $49,836/yr |
| 3-year sticker total | $149,508 |
| Pays full sticker | 2.3% |
| Gets some grant | 97.7% |
97.7% of the class received some grant and just 2.3% paid full sticker, so a score above the 162 75th percentile is the strongest bargaining position available at a school where almost nobody pays full freight.
Schools like Kentucky
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 Kentucky?
The median LSAT for Kentucky's 2025 class is 159, up from 155 6 years ago. The 25th percentile is 156 and the 75th is 162.
What GPA do you need for Kentucky?
The median GPA is 3.7. The 25th percentile is 3.5 and the 75th is 3.9, a bump from 3.6 median 6 years back.
What is Kentucky's acceptance rate?
40.8% for the 2025 cycle, based on 504 offers out of 1,236 applications. That's a real shot for anyone near the medians, not a lottery.
How much does Kentucky cost with and without aid?
In-state tuition is $25,685 a year, out-of-state is $49,836, and the sticker 3-year total for a nonresident runs $149,508. 97.7% of the class received some grant, and only 2.3% paid full price.
What jobs do Kentucky graduates get?
97.1% of the 2024 graduating class had a full-time, long-term job within 10 months. 15.8% went to firms of 101 or more lawyers, 5.8% landed a federal clerkship, and 23% went into government or public interest work.
Is Kentucky worth it at sticker?
At in-state tuition, yes, easily: $25,685 a year against 97.1% placement is a strong bet. At nonresident sticker the math gets tighter since only 15.8% of the class lands biglaw pay, so an out-of-state admit should weigh the grant offer hard before enrolling.
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.
