There are 9 ABA-accredited law schools in Ohio, and 5 schools were ranked in top 100 U.S. law school ranking with academic excellence.
You can compare all law schools at Ohio law school comparison page.
The below list compares important statistics between the 5 best law schools and all law schools in Ohio.
- The average LSAT Score of the best law schools is 159.0, which is 3.6 points higher than average score of all Ohio law schools.
- The average GPA of the best law schools is 3.70, which is 0.11 points higher than average GPA of all Ohio law schools.
- The average acceptance rate is 36.92%, which is 4.06% lower than average rate of all Ohio law schools.
- The average yield is 31.61%, while all Ohio law schools's yield is 38.21%
- In average, 570 students enrolled in ech best law school, which is larger than Ohio' average (483).
- The students to faculty ratio of the best law schools is 5.2 to 1, which means that a faculty can focus on smaller number of students than other Ohio law schools (6.1 to 1).
- The average bar exam pass rate of the best law schools is 80.87%, which is higher than Ohio' average (74.98%).
Ohio Best Law Schools Comparison
The following table compares the 5 best Ohio law schools with important statistics.
School | U.S. Law School Ranking | Founded | Tuition & Fees | LSAT | GPA | Population | Students to Faculty |
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Michael E. Moritz College of LawPublicColumbus, OH | 41 | 1891 | $50,531 | 166 | 3.89 | 579 | 4 to 1 |
Case Western Reserve University School of LawPrivateCleveland, OH | 60 | 1892 | $63,038 | 160 | 3.70 | 666 | 6 to 1 |
Cleveland-Marshall College of LawPublicCleveland, OH | 62 | 1897 | $30,757 | 155 | 3.43 | 538 | 2 to 1 |
University of Cincinnati College of LawPublicCincinnati, OH | 92 | 1833 | $29,810 | 158 | 3.81 | 471 | 4 to 1 |
University of Dayton School of LawPrivateDayton, OH | 96 | 1974 | - | 156 | 3.66 | 595 | 10 to 1 |
Ohio 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 2021 to 2025, except bar exam pass rate from 2020 to 2024.
School | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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Michael E. Moritz College of Law | $50,531 | $50,531 | $50,531 | $50,531 | $50,531 |
Case Western Reserve University School of Law | $63,038 | $63,038 | $63,038 | $63,038 | $63,038 |
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law | $30,757 | $30,757 | $30,757 | $30,757 | $30,757 |
University of Cincinnati College of Law | $29,810 | $29,810 | $29,810 | $29,810 | $29,810 |
University of Dayton School of Law | - | - | - | - | - |
School | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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Michael E. Moritz College of Law | 161 | 163 ▲2 | 164 ▲1 | 165 ▲1 | 166 ▲1 |
Case Western Reserve University School of Law | 159 | 160 ▲1 | 160 | 160 | 160 |
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law | 153 | 155 ▲2 | 154 ▼-1 | 155 ▲1 | 155 |
University of Cincinnati College of Law | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 |
University of Dayton School of Law | 152 | 153 ▲1 | 154 ▲1 | 155 ▲1 | 156 ▲1 |
School | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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Michael E. Moritz College of Law | 3.79 | 3.79 | 3.86 ▲0.07 | 3.83 ▼-0.03 | 3.89 ▲0.06 |
Case Western Reserve University School of Law | 3.5 | 3.61 ▲0.11 | 3.66 ▲0.05 | 3.7 ▲0.04 | 3.7 |
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law | 3.35 | 3.48 ▲0.13 | 3.39 ▼-0.09 | 3.42 ▲0.03 | 3.43 ▲0.01 |
University of Cincinnati College of Law | 3.65 | 3.7 ▲0.05 | 3.73 ▲0.03 | 3.8 ▲0.07 | 3.81 ▲0.01 |
University of Dayton School of Law | 3.48 | 3.53 ▲0.05 | 3.58 ▲0.05 | 3.61 ▲0.03 | 3.66 ▲0.05 |
School | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Michael E. Moritz College of Law | 86.45% | 92.18% ▲5.73% | 93.71% ▲1.53% | 89.89% ▼-3.82% | 90.66% ▲0.77% |
Case Western Reserve University School of Law | 81.34% | 95% ▲13.66% | 78.91% ▼-16.09% | 86.84% ▲7.93% | 72.9% ▼-13.94% |
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law | 75.61% | 80.44% ▲4.83% | 79.53% ▼-0.91% | 77.95% ▼-1.58% | 66.38% ▼-11.57% |
University of Cincinnati College of Law | 83.78% | 84.61% ▲0.83% | 84.69% ▲0.08% | 79.31% ▼-5.38% | 87.93% ▲8.62% |
University of Dayton School of Law | 83.75% | 88.24% ▲4.49% | 70.49% ▼-17.75% | 75.58% ▲5.09% | 86.49% ▲10.91% |