Applications received: every U.S. law school, ranked

Across the 196 ABA-accredited U.S. law schools that report applications received, the median is 1,875. Values span from 13,924 at Georgetown University Law Center to 273 at Wilmington University School of Law, drawn from the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure cycle (trend data 2011–2025).

Schools reporting 196
Median 1,875
25th–75th 1,043 – 3,464
Range 273 – 13,924

Distribution across 196 schools · median marked

Definition

What it is: Total applications received for the full-time JD program in the cycle.
Reported by: The American Bar Association, in each school’s annual Standard 509 Required Disclosure.
Unit: Count

How to read it

Application volume tracks brand and the cycle's market more than quality; a large swing often follows a ranking move or a new fee-waiver policy.

Every school, ranked

#	Law school	State	Applications received
1	Georgetown University Law Center	District of Columbia	13,924
2	New York University School of Law	New York	10,546
3	The George Washington University School of Law	District of Columbia	9,718
4	Columbia Law School	New York	9,463
5	University of Michigan Law School	Michigan	8,982
6	Harvard Law School	Massachusetts	8,872
7	Fordham University School of Law	New York	8,811
8	UCLA School of Law	California	8,623
9	University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School	Pennsylvania	8,074
10	Northwestern Pritzker School of Law	Illinois	7,976
11	Boston University School of Law	Massachusetts	7,892
12	Boston College School of Law	Massachusetts	7,668
13	University of Southern California School of Law	California	7,204
14	University of Virginia School of Law	Virginia	6,734
15	University of Chicago Law School	Illinois	6,581
16	UC Berkeley School of Law	California	6,562
17	University of Texas School of Law	Texas	6,297
18	Duke University School of Law	North Carolina	6,240
19	Vanderbilt Law School	Tennessee	6,124
20	American University School of Law	District of Columbia	5,952
21	Northeastern University School of Law	Massachusetts	5,652
22	Washington University (St. Louis) School of Law	Missouri	5,616
23	Yale Law School	Connecticut	5,562
24	Stanford Law School	California	5,526
25	Texas A&M University School of Law	Texas	5,240
26	University of Georgia School of Law	Georgia	4,695
27	Arizona State University School of Law	Arizona	4,610
28	Cornell Law School	New York	4,608
29	Brooklyn Law School	New York	4,600
30	University of Miami School of Law	Florida	4,593
31	University of California-San Francisco School of Law	California	4,593
32	Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles School of Law	California	4,549
33	St. John's University School of Law	New York	4,417
34	Rutgers University School of Law	New Jersey	4,305
35	Pepperdine University School of Law	California	4,272
36	Loyola University-Chicago School of Law	Illinois	4,244
37	University of San Diego School of Law	California	4,241
38	New York Law School	New York	4,114
39	New England Law/Boston	Massachusetts	3,997
40	University of California-Davis School of Law	California	3,912
41	Emory University School of Law	Georgia	3,891
42	University of Florida School of Law	Florida	3,887
43	Cardozo, Yeshiva University School of Law	New York	3,833
44	University of California-Irvine School of Law	California	3,720
45	Baylor University School of Law	Texas	3,658
46	Southwestern Law School	California	3,584
47	University of Notre Dame School of Law	Indiana	3,579
48	University of Houston School of Law	Texas	3,510
49	Suffolk University School of Law	Massachusetts	3,481
50	University of North Carolina School of Law	North Carolina	3,459
51	University of Colorado School of Law	Colorado	3,458
52	University of Washington School of Law	Washington	3,412
53	University of Minnesota School of Law	Minnesota	3,405
54	Florida International University School of Law	Florida	3,100
55	Temple University School of Law	Pennsylvania	3,043
56	Southern Methodist University School of Law	Texas	3,038
57	St. Mary's University School of Law	Texas	2,906
58	Villanova University School of Law	Pennsylvania	2,889
59	Wake Forest University School of Law	North Carolina	2,883
60	University of Maryland School of Law	Maryland	2,876
61	George Mason University School of Law	Virginia	2,792
62	Stetson University School of Law	Florida	2,791
63	South Texas College of Law Houston	Texas	2,770
64	Syracuse University School of Law	New York	2,752
65	Seton Hall University School of Law	New Jersey	2,714
66	Florida State University School of Law	Florida	2,711
67	Drexel University School of Law	Pennsylvania	2,689
68	DePaul University School of Law	Illinois	2,643
69	Albany Law School	New York	2,638
70	Santa Clara University School of Law	California	2,575
71	Chapman University School of Law	California	2,514
72	University of Illinois-Chicago School of Law	Illinois	2,488
73	University of Wisconsin School of Law	Wisconsin	2,479
74	Georgia State University School of Law	Georgia	2,450
75	Hofstra University School of Law	New York	2,448
76	Howard University School of Law	District of Columbia	2,428
77	Washington and Lee University School of Law	Virginia	2,341
78	Seattle University School of Law	Washington	2,304
79	City University of New York School of Law	New York	2,300
80	University of Connecticut School of Law	Connecticut	2,299
81	Pace University School of Law	New York	2,293
82	The Ohio State University School of Law	Ohio	2,291
83	Case Western Reserve University School of Law	Ohio	2,267
84	Charleston School of Law	South Carolina	2,215
85	University of Denver School of Law	Colorado	2,214
86	Chicago-Kent, Illinois Institute of Technology School of Law	Illinois	2,212
87	William & Mary School of Law	Virginia	2,176
88	University of Tennessee School of Law	Tennessee	2,176
89	University of Illinois School of Law	Illinois	2,153
90	California Western School of Law	California	2,144
91	University of South Carolina School of Law	South Carolina	2,114
92	Marquette University School of Law	Wisconsin	2,112
93	University of San Francisco School of Law	California	2,100
94	Tulane University School of Law	Louisiana	2,069
95	Texas Southern University School of Law	Texas	2,032
96	Texas Tech University School of Law	Texas	2,011
97	Penn State Dickinson Law	Pennsylvania	1,912
98	University of North Texas at Dallas School of Law	Texas	1,883
99	The Catholic University of America School of Law	District of Columbia	1,867
100	University of Oregon School of Law	Oregon	1,850
101	Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law	Indiana	1,831
102	University of Arizona School of Law	Arizona	1,781
103	St. Thomas University (Miami) School of Law	Florida	1,771
104	University of Alabama School of Law	Alabama	1,748
105	University of Richmond School of Law	Virginia	1,738
106	Cleveland State University School of Law	Ohio	1,733
107	University of Hawaii School of Law	Hawaii	1,654
108	University of Dayton School of Law	Ohio	1,611
109	University of Pittsburgh School of Law	Pennsylvania	1,606
110	Mitchell/Hamline School of Law	Minnesota	1,603
111	Barry University School of Law	Florida	1,582
112	Vermont Law School	Vermont	1,553
113	Florida A&M University School of Law	Florida	1,546
114	Michigan State University School of Law	Michigan	1,526
115	University of Utah School of Law	Utah	1,495
116	Quinnipiac University School of Law	Connecticut	1,485
117	University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	Michigan	1,478
118	Touro University School of Law	New York	1,462
119	Nova Southeastern University School of Law	Florida	1,458
120	University of New Hampshire School of Law	New Hampshire	1,455
121	Duquesne University School of Law	Pennsylvania	1,432
122	University of Oklahoma School of Law	Oklahoma	1,391
123	Ohio Northern University School of Law	Ohio	1,355
124	University of Cincinnati School of Law	Ohio	1,353
125	Belmont University School of Law	Tennessee	1,337
126	Cooley Law School	Michigan	1,323
127	Widener University Delaware Law School	Pennsylvania	1,317
128	University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth School of Law	Massachusetts	1,311
129	North Carolina Central University School of Law	North Carolina	1,303
130	University of Baltimore School of Law	Maryland	1,299
131	Wayne State University School of Law	Michigan	1,290
132	Atlanta's John Marshall Law School	Georgia	1,274
133	Gonzaga University School of Law	Washington	1,273
134	Louisiana State University School of Law	Louisiana	1,253
135	University of the Pacific School of Law	California	1,248
136	University of Iowa School of Law	Iowa	1,247
137	Loyola University-New Orleans School of Law	Louisiana	1,241
138	University of Kentucky School of Law	Kentucky	1,236
139	Ave Maria School of Law	Florida	1,212
140	Mercer University School of Law	Georgia	1,184
141	University of Kansas School of Law	Kansas	1,172
142	Campbell University School of Law	North Carolina	1,168
143	Southern University School of Law	Louisiana	1,153
144	Lewis & Clark Law School	Oregon	1,133
145	Elon University School of Law	North Carolina	1,107
146	University of Nebraska School of Law	Nebraska	1,096
147	University of Nevada-Las Vegas School of Law	Nevada	1,056
148	Roger Williams University School of Law	Rhode Island	1,003
149	University at Buffalo School of Law	New York	977
150	University of Mississippi School of Law	Mississippi	958
151	Northern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	951
152	University of Arkansas School of Law	Arkansas	950
153	Saint Louis University School of Law	Missouri	941
154	Samford University School of Law	Alabama	925
155	Western State, Westcliff University School of Law	California	916
156	University of Maine School of Law	Maine	915
157	Widener University Commonwealth Law School	Pennsylvania	909
158	Indiana University-Indianapolis School of Law	Indiana	904
159	Capital University Law School	Ohio	874
160	Western New England University School of Law	Massachusetts	871
161	Willamette University School of Law	Oregon	858
162	University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) School of Law	Minnesota	847
163	Lincoln Memorial University School of Law	Tennessee	828
164	Creighton University School of Law	Nebraska	815
165	Mississippi College School of Law	Mississippi	806
166	University of Missouri School of Law	Missouri	798
167	Drake University School of Law	Iowa	788
168	University of Akron School of Law	Ohio	762
169	University of District of Columbia School of Law	District of Columbia	749
170	University of Idaho School of Law	Idaho	740
171	University of Toledo School of Law	Ohio	732
172	Appalachian School of Law	Virginia	732
173	Southern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	724
174	Oklahoma City University School of Law	Oklahoma	715
175	University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law	Missouri	714
176	Northern Kentucky University School of Law	Kentucky	661
177	Brigham Young University School of Law	Utah	649
178	University of New Mexico School of Law	New Mexico	640
179	Liberty University School of Law	Virginia	628
180	Faulkner University School of Law	Alabama	620
181	University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law	Arkansas	603
182	West Virginia University School of Law	West Virginia	590
183	University of Memphis School of Law	Tennessee	582
184	University of Louisville School of Law	Kentucky	579
185	Jacksonville University School of Law	Florida	572
186	University of Montana School of Law	Montana	568
187	Washburn University School of Law	Kansas	549
188	Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	542
189	Regent University School of Law	Virginia	537
190	University of Tulsa School of Law	Oklahoma	509
191	University of Wyoming School of Law	Wyoming	483
192	University of South Dakota School of Law	South Dakota	405
193	University of North Dakota School of Law	North Dakota	401
194	University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	383
195	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	325
196	Wilmington University School of Law	Delaware	273

At the extremes

Top: Georgetown University Law Center (13,924) · New York University School of Law (10,546) · The George Washington University School of Law (9,718) · Columbia Law School (9,463) · University of Michigan Law School (8,982)

Bottom: University of South Dakota School of Law (405) · University of North Dakota School of Law (401) · University of Puerto Rico School of Law (383) · Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law (325) · Wilmington University School of Law (273)

FAQ

What is applications received?

Total applications received for the full-time JD program in the cycle.

What is the median applications received across U.S. law schools?

1,875, across the 196 ABA-accredited schools that report it in the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle.

Which law school has the highest applications received?

Georgetown University Law Center, at 13,924.

What counts as a strong applications received?

Schools above the median of 1,875 are above average; the top tenth begins around 5,802.

How should I read applications received?