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Comparing KU Law and Nebraska Law Side by Side

The following statements compares University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of Law (Nebraska Law) and University of Kansas School of Law (KU Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2024-2025, except bar passage and employment data for 2023-2024.
  • Both schools are public.
  • Nebraska Law tuition of $40,970 is more expensive than KU Law tuition of $35,380.
  • Nebraska Law offers the better financial aid of $20,000 which is 48.82% of tuition amount.
  • KU Law acceptance rate of 62.12% is lower than Nebraska Law of 38.30%.
  • KU Law's LSAT score of 161 is higher than Nebraska Law of 158.
  • KU Law's GPA of 3.79 is higher than Nebraska Law of 3.77.
  • Nebraska Law with 456 students is larger than KU Law with 398 students.
  • KU Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Nebraska Law.
  • Nebraska Law founded in 1888 is older than KU Law founded in 1893.
  • KU Law requires more expensive application fees than Nebraska Law.
    University of Kansas School of Law

    University of Kansas School of Law

    Public • Lawrence, KSREMOVE
    Founded
    1893
    Tuition & Costs
    $35,380 ($28,148 in-state)*
    $19,852 On-Campus
    $19,852 Off-Campus
    Financial Aid
    $15,000 Avg. Amount
    42.40% Tuition Covered
    85.36% Received
    LSAT Scores
    160 Median Score
    162 75th Percentile
    155 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.71 Median Score
    3.88 75th Percentile
    3.45 25th Percentile
    Admission
    38.30% Acceptance Rate
    26.67% Yield
    700 Applicants
    341 Admitted
    112 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    398 Total Enrollment
    362 JD Enrollment
    38 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    72 Faculties
    6 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    91.86% Pass Rate
    86 Exam Takers
    8 Not Taken
    79 Exam Passers
    Employment
    98 Total Graduates
    94 Employed Full-time
    1 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    $55
    Application deadline
    2025-09-01 Application Open
    2025-03-01 Priority
    Admission Info
    General Admission
    https://law.ku.edu/admissions
    Application Requirements
    https://law.ku.edu/apply/jd
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    * Based on 32-credit hours
    University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of Law

    University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of Law

    Public • Lincoln, NEREMOVE
    Founded
    1888
    Tuition & Costs
    $40,970 ($17,418 in-state)*
    $22,234 On-Campus
    $22,234 Off-Campus
    Financial Aid
    $20,000 Avg. Amount
    48.82% Tuition Covered
    85.24% Received
    LSAT Scores
    158 Median Score
    160 75th Percentile
    154 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.75 Median Score
    3.94 75th Percentile
    3.47 25th Percentile
    Admission
    62.12% Acceptance Rate
    33.41% Yield
    736 Applicants
    485 Admitted
    147 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    456 Total Enrollment
    454 JD Enrollment
    12 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    94 Faculties
    5 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    76.19% Pass Rate
    126 Exam Takers
    14 Not Taken
    96 Exam Passers
    Employment
    110 Total Graduates
    98 Employed Full-time
    3 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    $50
    Application deadline
    2025-03-01 Regular Decision
    Admission Info
    General Admission
    https://law.unl.edu/apply/
    Application Requirements
    https://law.unl.edu/apply/
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    * Based on 32-credit hours