There are 6 ABA-accredited law schools in Georgia, and 3 schools were ranked in top 100 U.S. law school ranking with academic excellence.
You can compare all law schools at Georgia law school comparison page.
The below list compares important statistics between the 3 best law schools and all law schools in Georgia.
- The average LSAT Score of the best law schools is 164.7, which is 7.2 points higher than average score of all Georgia law schools.
- The average GPA of the best law schools is 3.74, which is 0.22 points higher than average GPA of all Georgia law schools.
- The average acceptance rate is 28.89%, which is 10.23% lower than average rate of all Georgia law schools.
- The average yield is 29.71%, while all Georgia law schools's yield is 27.42%
- In average, 750 students enrolled in ech best law school, which is larger than Georgia' average (523).
- The students to faculty ratio of the best law schools is 5.0 to 1, which means that a faculty can focus on smaller number of students than other Georgia law schools (6.0 to 1).
- The average bar exam pass rate of the best law schools is 82.83%, which is higher than Georgia' average (75.19%).
Georgia Best Law Schools Comparison
The following table compares the 3 best Georgia law schools with important statistics.
School | U.S. Law School Ranking | Founded | Tuition & Fees | LSAT | GPA | Population | Students to Faculty |
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University of Georgia School of LawPublicAthens, GA | 22 | 1859 | $37,752 | 169 | 3.83 | 694 | 6 to 1 |
Emory University School of LawPrivateAtlanta, GA | 35 | 1916 | $65,510 | 166 | 3.82 | 879 | 4 to 1 |
Georgia State University College of LawPublicAtlanta, GA | 58 | 1982 | $36,810 | 159 | 3.56 | 676 | 5 to 1 |
Georgia Best Law Schools Statistics over the Past 5 Years
The tables below compare tuition, admission statistics, bar exam pass over the past 5 years. The data used is from 2020 to 2024, except bar exam pass rate from 2019 to 2023.
School | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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University of Georgia School of Law | $38,652 | $38,652 | $38,640 ▼-0.03% | $37,752 ▼-2.35% | $37,752 |
Emory University School of Law | $58,842 | $60,626 ▲2.94% | $62,434 ▲2.90% | $64,300 ▲2.90% | $65,510 ▲1.85% |
Georgia State University College of Law | $28,774 | $36,298 ▲20.73% | $28,660 ▼-26.65% | $27,852 ▼-2.90% | $36,810 ▲24.34% |
School | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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University of Georgia School of Law | 164 | 165 ▲1 | 166 ▲1 | 168 ▲2 | 169 ▲1 |
Emory University School of Law | 165 | 166 ▲1 | 167 ▲1 | 168 ▲1 | 166 ▼-2 |
Georgia State University College of Law | 158 | 158 | 160 ▲2 | 160 | 159 ▼-1 |
School | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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University of Georgia School of Law | 3.73 | 3.78 ▲0.05 | 3.82 ▲0.04 | 3.87 ▲0.05 | 3.83 ▼-0.04 |
Emory University School of Law | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.82 ▲0.02 |
Georgia State University College of Law | 3.51 | 3.52 ▲0.01 | 3.55 ▲0.03 | 3.61 ▲0.06 | 3.56 ▼-0.05 |
School | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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University of Georgia School of Law | 88.75% | 91.76% ▲3.01% | 94.32% ▲2.56% | 93.75% ▼-0.57% | 89.06% ▼-4.69% |
Emory University School of Law | 79.36% | 82.82% ▲3.46% | 91.7% ▲8.88% | 91.45% ▼-0.25% | 86.64% ▼-4.81% |
Georgia State University College of Law | 82.32% | 86.91% ▲4.59% | 88.34% ▲1.43% | 83.9% ▼-4.44% | 79.04% ▼-4.86% |