Law School Profile · Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
2025 First Year Class data, sourced from the ABA 509 Required Disclosure. Data last updated July 2026.
Median LSAT
Middle 50%: 163 – 169
168
Median GPA
Middle 50%: 3.64 – 3.97
3.91
Admissions funnel · 2025 First Year Class
via ABA 509Applications
2,291
100%
Accepted
564
24.6%
Matriculated
158
28% yield
Application basics · 2025 First Year Class
via ABA 509- Application deadline
- 7/1
- Application fee
- $60
- Accepts GRE
- —
- Part-time program
- Not offered
Selectivity
Is Ohio State hard to get into?
Ohio State University Moritz College of Law is among the more selective law schools in the country. 24.6% of the 2,291 applicants in the 2025 First Year Class were offered admission. The middle 50% of admitted students scored between 163 and 169 on the LSAT, with GPAs between 3.64 and 3.97.
Ohio State's median LSAT is 168. Enter your scaled score — or convert from questions missed on a PrepTest — and we’ll compare it against the 163–169 middle 50% range.
Out of 77 scored questions — don't count the unscored experimental section.
Scaled score
77 correct out of 77
11 points above Ohio State's 75th percentile (169)
Based on LSAC scoring curves for PrepTests 101–159 (post-August 2024 format).
Admissions events
Ohio State University Moritz College of Law admissions events
Open houses, information sessions, and admissions office hours are the easiest way to get to know Ohio State before you apply — but every school posts them differently, so they're easy to miss. Here are the upcoming Ohio State admissions events we're tracking, with links to register.
- View details ↗In personDrop-in — no registration
University of Nevada Reno Law Fair
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · 3:00 AM EDT
Reno, NV
Listed on Moritz's Recruitment Calendar as a recruitment event attended by the Moritz admissions team; the calendar gives the date only (no time), so the start is midnight placeholder at the venue's offset. Host-campus city (Reno, NV) is inferred from the host name; the page states no location.
- View details ↗In personDrop-in — no registration
Boise State University Law School Fair
Thursday, October 29, 2026 · 2:00 AM EDT
Boise, ID
Listed on Moritz's Recruitment Calendar as a recruitment event attended by the Moritz admissions team; the calendar gives the date only (no time), so the start is midnight placeholder at the venue's offset. Host-campus city (Boise, ID) is inferred from the host name; the page states no location.
- View details ↗In personDrop-in — no registration
University of Oregon Law School Fair
Friday, October 30, 2026 · 3:00 AM EDT
Eugene, OR
Listed on Moritz's Recruitment Calendar as a recruitment event attended by the Moritz admissions team; the calendar gives the date only (no time), so the start is midnight placeholder at the venue's offset. Host-campus city (Eugene, OR) is inferred from the host name; the page states no location.
- View details ↗In personDrop-in — no registration
Portland State University Law School Fair
Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 3:00 AM EDT
Portland, OR
Listed on Moritz's Recruitment Calendar as a recruitment event attended by the Moritz admissions team; the calendar gives the date only (no time), so the start is midnight placeholder at the venue's offset. Host-campus city (Portland, OR) is inferred from the host name; the page states no location.
- View details ↗In personDrop-in — no registration
UC San Diego Law School Fair
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 · 3:00 AM EST
San Diego, CA
Listed on Moritz's Recruitment Calendar as a recruitment event attended by the Moritz admissions team; the calendar gives the date only (no time), so the start is midnight placeholder at the venue's offset. Host-campus city (San Diego, CA) is inferred from the host name; the page states no location.
- View details ↗In personDrop-in — no registration
UCLA Pre-Law Society Law Forum
Thursday, November 5, 2026 · 3:00 AM EST
Los Angeles, CA
Listed on Moritz's Recruitment Calendar as a recruitment event attended by the Moritz admissions team; the calendar gives the date only (no time), so the start is midnight placeholder at the venue's offset. Host-campus city (Los Angeles, CA) is inferred from the host name; the page states no location.
- View details ↗In personDrop-in — no registration
Phi Alpha Delta Expo
Friday, November 6, 2026 · 12:00 AM EST
Listed on Moritz's Recruitment Calendar as a recruitment event attended by the Moritz admissions team; the calendar gives the date only (no time), so the start is midnight placeholder at the venue's offset. No host location is stated and the offset uses Moritz's Eastern time.
- View details ↗In personDrop-in — no registration
Claremont Colleges Law School Fair
Friday, November 6, 2026 · 3:00 AM EST
Claremont, CA
Listed on Moritz's Recruitment Calendar as a recruitment event attended by the Moritz admissions team; the calendar gives the date only (no time), so the start is midnight placeholder at the venue's offset. Host-campus city (Claremont, CA) is inferred from the host name; the page states no location.
- View details ↗In personDrop-in — no registration
LSAC Los Angeles Law Forum
Saturday, November 7, 2026 · 3:00 AM EST
Los Angeles, CA
Listed on Moritz's Recruitment Calendar as a LSAC Law School Forum attended by the Moritz admissions team; the calendar gives the date only (no time), so the start is midnight placeholder at the venue's offset. Host-campus city (Los Angeles, CA) is inferred from the host name; the page states no location.
Tuition and aid
via ABA 5092025 First Year Class — annual tuition, cost of living, and grant aid as reported to the ABA.
Cost of attendance
- Annual tuition (in-state)
- $35,650
- Annual tuition (out-of-state)
- $50,902
- Estimated 3-year tuition
- $106,950
- Annual cost of living
- $23,692
- Estimated 3-year total
- $178,026
Grant aid
- Students receiving aid
- 90%
- Median scholarship
- $29,984
- 25th percentile
- $17,360
- 75th percentile
- $37,220
2024 graduates — first-time bar passage and employment status as reported to the ABA.
Full-time legal employment
Long-term, JD-required positions
85.5%
First-time bar passage
Across all reported jurisdictions
92.0%
Employment by employer type
Based on 179 graduates
- Mid-size firms (26–500)51 28.5%
- Small firms (1–25)34 19.0%
- Large firms (501+ attorneys)23 12.8%
- Government23 12.8%
- Business & industry16 8.9%
- Public interest12 6.7%
- Federal clerkships9 5.0%
- Unemployed6 3.4%
- State / local clerkships3 1.7%
- Academia2 1.1%
Top jurisdictions where graduates work
Ohio
graduates
121
California
graduates
5
District of Columbia
graduates
5
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Data last updated July 2026. These figures and events are compiled from public sources and can be outdated or change without notice — always confirm current numbers, deadlines, and event dates on Ohio State University Moritz College of Law's official website before making any decisions: moritzlaw.osu.edu.