Capital University Law School is a private law school in Ohio. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 72.22% first-time bar passage rate (state average 80.4%). 84.3% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 4.1% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $45,066 per year; a median grant of $21,000 brings median net tuition to about $24,066. The median LSAT is 151 with a 65.9% acceptance rate.
These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.
Bar passage · first-time
This school72.22%
State avg80.4%
first-time -8.2 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 90.24% · class of 2025 first-time 73.68% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 151
148157
uGPAmedian 3.44
3.073.66
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied874
Offered576
Enrolled 1L180
Offer rate 66% · yield 31%.
Grant distribution
No grant 3.7%Under half 57%Half to full 39.3%
Demographics
Women 57%Men 43%
White
294
Black
37
Hispanic
20
Asian
13
Two or more
18
Other / unreported
101
Cost detail
Resident tuition
$45,066
Non-resident
$45,066
Mandatory fees
$390
Living estimate
$21,112
Median grant
$21,000
Grant 25 / 75
$12,000 / $32,000
Cond. schol. loss
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Faculty & market
Total faculty
78
Full-time faculty
25
Faculty of color
8
Total JD enrollment
483
Graduates
121
Mean attorney salary · state
$139,220
Admissions
LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
148 / 151 / 157
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.07 / 3.44 / 3.66
Acceptance rate
65.9%
Applications received
874
Offers extended
576
1L enrollment
180
Total JD enrollment
483
GRE-only takers
0
1L attrition (academic / other)
17 / 3
Transfers in / out
2 / 5
Cost & scholarships
Resident tuition
$45,066
Non-resident tuition
$45,066
Mandatory fees
$390
Living-expense estimate
$21,112
Median grant
$21,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile
$12,000 / $32,000
No-grant share
3.7%
< half-tuition grants
57.0%
Half-to-full grants
39.3%
Full-tuition grants
0.0%
Above-full grants (stipend)
0.0%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
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Part-time JD
Part-time 1L enrollment
37
PT LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
149 / 152 / 157
PT uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.15 / 3.36 / 3.61
Part-time tuition
$40,404
Part-time JD figures, most recent ABA 509 cycle.
Bar passage
First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)
72.22%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar
90.24%
State average (same exam)
80.4%
Difference vs. state
-8.2 pts
Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.
What is the first-time bar passage rate at Capital University Law School?
Capital University Law School reported a 72.22% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 80.4% state average.
How much does Capital University Law School cost?
Resident tuition at Capital University Law School is $45,066 per year (about $135,198 over three years). The median grant is $21,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $24,066 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Capital University Law School?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Capital University Law School is 151 and the median GPA is 3.44; the acceptance rate is 65.9%.
What are the job outcomes at Capital University Law School?
84.3% of Capital University Law School graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 4.1% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 10.7% were still seeking employment.
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Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.