Median undergraduate GPA: every U.S. law school, ranked

Across the 196 ABA-accredited U.S. law schools that report median undergraduate gpa, the median is 3.67. Values span from 4.00 at Texas A&M University School of Law to 3.09 at Cooley Law School, drawn from the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure cycle (trend data 2011–2025).

Schools reporting 196
Median 3.67
25th–75th 3.50 – 3.81
Range 3.09 – 4.00

Distribution across 196 schools · median marked

Definition

What it is: The 50th-percentile undergraduate GPA of the entering full-time JD class.
Reported by: The American Bar Association, in each school’s annual Standard 509 Required Disclosure.
Unit: Grade-point average (0–4.0)

How to read it

uGPA compresses near the top, so small median gaps separate schools that look alike on paper — read it next to the LSAT, not alone.

Every school, ranked

#	Law school	State	Median undergraduate GPA
1	Texas A&M University School of Law	Texas	4.00
2	University of Virginia School of Law	Virginia	3.99
3	University of Chicago Law School	Illinois	3.97
4	University of Alabama School of Law	Alabama	3.97
5	Washington University (St. Louis) School of Law	Missouri	3.96
6	Harvard Law School	Massachusetts	3.96
7	Yale Law School	Connecticut	3.96
8	Northwestern Pritzker School of Law	Illinois	3.96
9	Stanford Law School	California	3.96
10	University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School	Pennsylvania	3.95
11	UCLA School of Law	California	3.95
12	Brigham Young University School of Law	Utah	3.95
13	Georgetown University Law Center	District of Columbia	3.93
14	George Mason University School of Law	Virginia	3.93
15	Florida State University School of Law	Florida	3.93
16	Columbia Law School	New York	3.92
17	Cornell Law School	New York	3.92
18	New York University School of Law	New York	3.92
19	UC Berkeley School of Law	California	3.92
20	University of Georgia School of Law	Georgia	3.92
21	Duke University School of Law	North Carolina	3.91
22	Vanderbilt Law School	Tennessee	3.91
23	University of Florida School of Law	Florida	3.91
24	University of Southern California School of Law	California	3.91
25	The Ohio State University School of Law	Ohio	3.91
26	Arizona State University School of Law	Arizona	3.91
27	Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law	Indiana	3.91
28	University of Texas School of Law	Texas	3.89
29	University of Notre Dame School of Law	Indiana	3.89
30	University of North Carolina School of Law	North Carolina	3.89
31	University of Tennessee School of Law	Tennessee	3.89
32	Wayne State University School of Law	Michigan	3.89
33	University of Michigan Law School	Michigan	3.88
34	University of Minnesota School of Law	Minnesota	3.88
35	Boston University School of Law	Massachusetts	3.88
36	University of Utah School of Law	Utah	3.87
37	The George Washington University School of Law	District of Columbia	3.86
38	Pepperdine University School of Law	California	3.85
39	University of Kansas School of Law	Kansas	3.85
40	University of San Diego School of Law	California	3.84
41	Belmont University School of Law	Tennessee	3.84
42	Boston College School of Law	Massachusetts	3.83
43	Emory University School of Law	Georgia	3.82
44	William & Mary School of Law	Virginia	3.82
45	Southern Methodist University School of Law	Texas	3.81
46	University of Wisconsin School of Law	Wisconsin	3.81
47	University of Illinois School of Law	Illinois	3.81
48	University of Colorado School of Law	Colorado	3.81
49	University of Richmond School of Law	Virginia	3.81
50	St. John's University School of Law	New York	3.81
51	University of Nebraska School of Law	Nebraska	3.81
52	University of California-Irvine School of Law	California	3.80
53	Villanova University School of Law	Pennsylvania	3.80
54	Florida International University School of Law	Florida	3.80
55	University of Cincinnati School of Law	Ohio	3.80
56	Fordham University School of Law	New York	3.79
57	Wake Forest University School of Law	North Carolina	3.79
58	University of Miami School of Law	Florida	3.79
59	University of Houston School of Law	Texas	3.79
60	Cardozo, Yeshiva University School of Law	New York	3.78
61	University of Iowa School of Law	Iowa	3.78
62	University of Arizona School of Law	Arizona	3.78
63	University of Connecticut School of Law	Connecticut	3.78
64	Baylor University School of Law	Texas	3.77
65	Northeastern University School of Law	Massachusetts	3.77
66	University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	3.77
67	Temple University School of Law	Pennsylvania	3.76
68	University of Washington School of Law	Washington	3.76
69	Case Western Reserve University School of Law	Ohio	3.76
70	Drexel University School of Law	Pennsylvania	3.76
71	University of Nevada-Las Vegas School of Law	Nevada	3.76
72	Washington and Lee University School of Law	Virginia	3.75
73	Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles School of Law	California	3.74
74	Louisiana State University School of Law	Louisiana	3.74
75	Michigan State University School of Law	Michigan	3.73
76	University of Oklahoma School of Law	Oklahoma	3.73
77	University of Maryland School of Law	Maryland	3.72
78	Chicago-Kent, Illinois Institute of Technology School of Law	Illinois	3.72
79	University of Missouri School of Law	Missouri	3.72
80	University of Kentucky School of Law	Kentucky	3.72
81	University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) School of Law	Minnesota	3.72
82	University of California-San Francisco School of Law	California	3.71
83	Seton Hall University School of Law	New Jersey	3.71
84	Penn State Dickinson Law	Pennsylvania	3.71
85	University of Arkansas School of Law	Arkansas	3.71
86	University at Buffalo School of Law	New York	3.71
87	University of California-Davis School of Law	California	3.70
88	Chapman University School of Law	California	3.70
89	Loyola University-Chicago School of Law	Illinois	3.70
90	University of Maine School of Law	Maine	3.70
91	Marquette University School of Law	Wisconsin	3.70
92	Texas Tech University School of Law	Texas	3.69
93	The Catholic University of America School of Law	District of Columbia	3.68
94	Regent University School of Law	Virginia	3.68
95	University of Mississippi School of Law	Mississippi	3.68
96	Washburn University School of Law	Kansas	3.68
97	University of South Carolina School of Law	South Carolina	3.67
98	Tulane University School of Law	Louisiana	3.67
99	University of Louisville School of Law	Kentucky	3.67
100	Drake University School of Law	Iowa	3.67
101	University of Denver School of Law	Colorado	3.66
102	Rutgers University School of Law	New Jersey	3.66
103	Hofstra University School of Law	New York	3.65
104	University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law	Missouri	3.65
105	Quinnipiac University School of Law	Connecticut	3.65
106	West Virginia University School of Law	West Virginia	3.65
107	Georgia State University School of Law	Georgia	3.64
108	University of Montana School of Law	Montana	3.64
109	American University School of Law	District of Columbia	3.63
110	Stetson University School of Law	Florida	3.63
111	New York Law School	New York	3.63
112	Howard University School of Law	District of Columbia	3.63
113	Samford University School of Law	Alabama	3.63
114	University of Oregon School of Law	Oregon	3.62
115	University of Hawaii School of Law	Hawaii	3.62
116	Duquesne University School of Law	Pennsylvania	3.62
117	Mercer University School of Law	Georgia	3.62
118	DePaul University School of Law	Illinois	3.61
119	Saint Louis University School of Law	Missouri	3.61
120	Seattle University School of Law	Washington	3.60
121	Syracuse University School of Law	New York	3.60
122	University of Dayton School of Law	Ohio	3.60
123	Brooklyn Law School	New York	3.59
124	Lewis & Clark Law School	Oregon	3.59
125	Indiana University-Indianapolis School of Law	Indiana	3.58
126	Suffolk University School of Law	Massachusetts	3.58
127	University of New Mexico School of Law	New Mexico	3.56
128	Oklahoma City University School of Law	Oklahoma	3.56
129	University of Wyoming School of Law	Wyoming	3.55
130	Gonzaga University School of Law	Washington	3.55
131	University of Pittsburgh School of Law	Pennsylvania	3.54
132	Albany Law School	New York	3.54
133	City University of New York School of Law	New York	3.54
134	Liberty University School of Law	Virginia	3.54
135	Pace University School of Law	New York	3.54
136	University of Idaho School of Law	Idaho	3.54
137	University of Memphis School of Law	Tennessee	3.53
138	University of Toledo School of Law	Ohio	3.53
139	University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	Michigan	3.52
140	University of the Pacific School of Law	California	3.52
141	Nova Southeastern University School of Law	Florida	3.52
142	Southwestern Law School	California	3.51
143	Campbell University School of Law	North Carolina	3.51
144	University of Akron School of Law	Ohio	3.51
145	Charleston School of Law	South Carolina	3.51
146	Creighton University School of Law	Nebraska	3.51
147	Santa Clara University School of Law	California	3.50
148	California Western School of Law	California	3.50
149	Cleveland State University School of Law	Ohio	3.50
150	University of New Hampshire School of Law	New Hampshire	3.50
151	St. Mary's University School of Law	Texas	3.49
152	Jacksonville University School of Law	Florida	3.48
153	Willamette University School of Law	Oregon	3.48
154	Florida A&M University School of Law	Florida	3.48
155	University of North Dakota School of Law	North Dakota	3.48
156	University of San Francisco School of Law	California	3.47
157	Loyola University-New Orleans School of Law	Louisiana	3.47
158	University of South Dakota School of Law	South Dakota	3.47
159	University of Tulsa School of Law	Oklahoma	3.45
160	University of Baltimore School of Law	Maryland	3.45
161	Lincoln Memorial University School of Law	Tennessee	3.44
162	Capital University Law School	Ohio	3.44
163	Roger Williams University School of Law	Rhode Island	3.43
164	St. Thomas University (Miami) School of Law	Florida	3.42
165	South Texas College of Law Houston	Texas	3.41
166	Northern Kentucky University School of Law	Kentucky	3.41
167	University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law	Arkansas	3.41
168	University of North Texas at Dallas School of Law	Texas	3.41
169	Northern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	3.41
170	Elon University School of Law	North Carolina	3.40
171	University of Illinois-Chicago School of Law	Illinois	3.40
172	Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	3.39
173	Southern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	3.38
174	New England Law/Boston	Massachusetts	3.37
175	Mississippi College School of Law	Mississippi	3.37
176	Ave Maria School of Law	Florida	3.36
177	University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth School of Law	Massachusetts	3.36
178	Western State, Westcliff University School of Law	California	3.36
179	Touro University School of Law	New York	3.35
180	Ohio Northern University School of Law	Ohio	3.34
181	Widener University Delaware Law School	Pennsylvania	3.33
182	Faulkner University School of Law	Alabama	3.33
183	Texas Southern University School of Law	Texas	3.33
184	Widener University Commonwealth Law School	Pennsylvania	3.33
185	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	3.33
186	North Carolina Central University School of Law	North Carolina	3.31
187	Mitchell/Hamline School of Law	Minnesota	3.29
188	University of District of Columbia School of Law	District of Columbia	3.28
189	Western New England University School of Law	Massachusetts	3.27
190	Vermont Law School	Vermont	3.25
191	Barry University School of Law	Florida	3.23
192	Appalachian School of Law	Virginia	3.20
193	Southern University School of Law	Louisiana	3.15
194	Atlanta's John Marshall Law School	Georgia	3.13
195	Wilmington University School of Law	Delaware	3.13
196	Cooley Law School	Michigan	3.09

At the extremes

Top: Texas A&M University School of Law (4.00) · University of Virginia School of Law (3.99) · University of Chicago Law School (3.97) · University of Alabama School of Law (3.97) · Washington University (St. Louis) School of Law (3.96)

Bottom: Appalachian School of Law (3.20) · Southern University School of Law (3.15) · Atlanta's John Marshall Law School (3.13) · Wilmington University School of Law (3.13) · Cooley Law School (3.09)

FAQ

What is median undergraduate gpa?

The 50th-percentile undergraduate GPA of the entering full-time JD class.

What is the median median undergraduate gpa across U.S. law schools?

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

Which law school has the highest median undergraduate gpa?

Texas A&M University School of Law, at 4.00.

What counts as a strong median undergraduate gpa?

Schools above the median of 3.67 are above average; the top tenth begins around 3.92.

How should I read median undergraduate gpa?