Capital University Law School

Columbus, OH

Capital University Law School is located in Columbus, OH and enrolls approximately 180 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 151 and median GPA is 3.44. In the most recent reporting year, 70.1% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 4.9% at large firms (251+ attorneys).

1L Class Size
180
Median LSAT
151
Median GPA
3.44
Bar-Required Jobs
70.1%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 157
50th Percentile 151
25th Percentile 148
75th Percentile 3.66
50th Percentile 3.44
25th Percentile 3.07

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
70.1%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
48.6%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
4.9%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
0.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
14.6%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
6.2%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
8.3%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.7%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
9.7%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
16%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
72.22%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
80.4%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-8.18%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
144
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship
Less than ½ tuition 196
Half to full tuition 152
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 0