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A data-first reference on every ABA-accredited U.S. law school, built from the official ABA Standard 509 disclosures. Jump to a section, browse the cards, or use the search to find any school, matchup, metric or region in one keystroke.
Metric rankings 23 metrics Every ABA-accredited school ranked on a single Standard 509 number, with its trend since 2011. Pick a metric to open the full leaderboard.
Per-school breakdowns 210 schools One page per school: its 509 numbers, how it sits against its state and the nation, and every metric's trend since 2011. Grouped by state — expand a state, or search above.
Alabama 3 Arizona 3 Arkansas 2 California 21 Colorado 2 Connecticut 3 Delaware 1 District of Columbia 6 Florida 12 Georgia 5 Hawaii 1 Idaho 2 Illinois 9 Indiana 5 Iowa 2 Kansas 2 Kentucky 3 Louisiana 4 Maine 1 Maryland 2 Massachusetts 8 Michigan 5 Minnesota 5 Mississippi 2 Missouri 4 Montana 1 Nebraska 2 Nevada 1 New Hampshire 1 New Jersey 2 New Mexico 1 New York 15 North Carolina 8 North Dakota 1 Ohio 9 Oklahoma 3 Oregon 3 Pennsylvania 10 Puerto Rico 3 Rhode Island 1 South Carolina 2 South Dakota 1 Tennessee 5 Texas 10 Utah 2 Vermont 1 Virginia 8 Washington 3 West Virginia 1 Wisconsin 2 Wyoming 1
Head-to-head comparisons 522 matchups Two schools, every 509 metric side by side — admissions, cost, bar passage and employment. Grouped by state.
Alabama 9 Arizona 8 Arkansas 9 California 43 Colorado 9 Connecticut 5 District of Columbia 22 Florida 42 Georgia 17 Hawaii 1 Idaho 2 Illinois 32 Indiana 5 Iowa 4 Kansas 1 Kentucky 6 Louisiana 6 Maryland 9 Massachusetts 25 Michigan 17 Minnesota 3 Mississippi 3 Missouri 6 Nebraska 4 New Jersey 1 New York 53 Albany Law School vs Arkansas Albany Law School vs Brooklyn Law School Albany Law School vs Buffalo, University at Albany Law School vs Hawaii Albany Law School vs Hofstra University Albany Law School vs Maine Albany Law School vs Marquette University Albany Law School vs New York Law School Albany Law School vs Rutgers University Albany Law School vs St. John's University Albany Law School vs Syracuse University Brooklyn Law School vs Cardozo, Yeshiva University Brooklyn Law School vs Lewis & Clark Law School Brooklyn Law School vs Seton Hall University Brooklyn Law School vs St. John's University Brooklyn Law School vs Syracuse University Buffalo, University at vs City University of New York Buffalo, University at vs Hofstra University Buffalo, University at vs Louisiana State University Buffalo, University at vs Louisville Buffalo, University at vs New York Law School Buffalo, University at vs Pace University Buffalo, University at vs Saint Louis University Buffalo, University at vs Syracuse University Buffalo, University at vs Touro University Buffalo, University at vs University of Mississippi Buffalo, University at vs University of New Mexico Buffalo, University at vs University of Tulsa Cardozo, Yeshiva University vs Columbia University Cardozo, Yeshiva University vs Cornell University Cardozo, Yeshiva University vs Fordham University Cardozo, Yeshiva University vs New York University Cardozo, Yeshiva University vs St. John's University City University of New York vs Hofstra University City University of New York vs New Hampshire City University of New York vs New York Law School City University of New York vs Pace University City University of New York vs Touro University City University of New York vs West Virginia University Columbia University vs Cornell University Columbia University vs Fordham University Columbia University vs New York University Cornell University vs Fordham University Cornell University vs New York University Fordham University vs New York University Fordham University vs St. John's University Hofstra University vs New York Law School Hofstra University vs Pace University Hofstra University vs Syracuse University Hofstra University vs Touro University Hofstra University vs University of New Mexico New York Law School vs Syracuse University Pace University vs Touro University North Carolina 21 North Dakota 1 Ohio 42 Oklahoma 3 Oregon 3 Pennsylvania 29 Puerto Rico 3 Rhode Island 1 South Carolina 6 Tennessee 14 Texas 27 Utah 3 Virginia 23 Washington 3 Wisconsin 1
By LSAT score 32 scores Pick your LSAT to see the Safety / Target / Reach schools it puts in play.
Regions & states 51 states Every state and Census division: the schools based there and how the region reads on the 509 data.
Northeast 9 Midwest 12 South 17 West 12 Other (territories) 1
Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosures, most recent reported cycle. Last updated June 26, 2026.
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Exhibit 509: free law school data, built by 509α. Not affiliated with the ABA. Exhibit 509's dataset is derived from ABA annual questionnaire compilation spreadsheets publicly released by the ABA under its mandatory disclosure program. No data was scraped from abarequireddisclosures.org, data was manually collected. The underlying facts are not subject to copyright per Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co., 499 U.S. 340 (1991). Data sourced from ABA Standard 509 required disclosures, submitted by law schools. Data sourced from law school self-reported disclosures, accuracy not guaranteed, raw data may have errors or omissions.