2026 CLASS PROFILE AND ABA 509 DATA
Louisville Law School Admissions: LSAT, GPA, Cost, and Jobs (2026)
The real story at Louisville isn't the 157 median LSAT or the 3.7 median GPA, it's that a quarter of the class pays full sticker while the placement rate sits at just 80.2%. Acceptance runs 63.4%, and in-state tuition at $27,000 a year is what makes the numbers work.
The 2026 entering class
Louisville Law School's 2026 entering class had a median LSAT of 156, down 1 from 157 in 2025. The median GPA was 3.67.
| Year | LSAT 25th | LSAT 50th | LSAT 75th | GPA 25th | GPA 50th | GPA 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 153 | 156 | 159 | 3.29 | 3.67 | 3.89 |
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 | 154 | 157 | 161 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 151 | 154 | 157 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| 2015 | 151 | 154 | 157 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
The median LSAT is up 3 points since 2019 and the median GPA moved +0.2. The bar moved here.
What you get out (Class of 2024)
| Class year reported | 2024 |
| FT/LT employed, 10 months out | 80.2% |
| Biglaw (101+ lawyer firms) | 7.1% |
| Federal clerkships | 1.6% |
| Government + public interest | 20.6% |
| Bar pass rate | 74.8% |
80.2% of the 2024 class landed a full-time, long-term job within 10 months, and with only 7.1% going into biglaw, the $96,000 sticker total over 3 years only makes clean sense at the in-state resident rate.
Your odds
A 157 LSAT and 3.7 GPA land you at Louisville's median, not above it, since half the admitted class matches or beats those marks. Push to 161 and you're in the top quarter, where the 63.4% acceptance rate leans firmly in your favor; drop below 154 and you're counting on the rest of your application. 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) | $32,000/yr |
| Resident | $27,000/yr |
| Nonresident | $32,000/yr |
| 3-year sticker total | $96,000 |
| Pays full sticker | 25.4% |
| Gets some grant | 74.6% |
74.6% of the class received some grant, but 25.4% paid full sticker, so a score above the 161 75th percentile matters more here than it does at schools with a wider discount pool.
Schools like Louisville
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 Louisville?
The median LSAT for Louisville's 2025 class is 157, up 3 points from 6 years ago. The 25th percentile is 154 and the 75th is 161.
What GPA do you need for Louisville?
The median GPA is 3.7. The 25th percentile is 3.3 and the 75th is 3.9, up from 3.5 median 6 years ago.
What is Louisville's acceptance rate?
63.4% for the 2025 cycle, based on 367 offers out of 579 applications.
How much does Louisville cost with and without aid?
In-state tuition is $27,000 a year, out-of-state runs $32,000, with a sticker 3-year total of $96,000. 74.6% of the class received some grant, and 25.4% paid full price, a fairly high sticker-payer share.
What jobs do Louisville graduates get?
80.2% of the 2024 graduating class had a full-time, long-term job within 10 months. Only 7.1% went to firms of 101 or more lawyers, while 20.6% went into government or public interest work.
Is Louisville worth it at sticker?
At the in-state rate, yes: $96,000 total against 80.2% placement is a manageable bet. At the nonresident sticker with light biglaw representation, 25.4% of the class paying full price is a real number worth asking your admissions office to close.
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.
