Splitter-friendly law schools (the splitter index)

Law schools ranked by the splitter index: how a school’s median LSAT ranks nationally versus its median GPA. A positive lean means the LSAT is the more selective number, so the class skews toward splitters (high LSAT, lower GPA); a negative lean skews toward reverse splitters (high GPA, lower LSAT). Click any school for its lean since 2011 trend.

Read this first. The ABA reports LSAT and GPA separately (marginal distributions), not the joint distribution of who got in. So this index cannot prove a school “admits splitters” at any rate — it measures what the class’s numbers weight, which is a strong proxy for application strategy but is not a measured admit rate. Treat it as a starting point, not a guarantee. Full method →

#	Law school	State	Lean	Skew	LSAT	GPA
1	Santa Clara University School of Law	California	+28	splitter	159	3.50
2	University of Tulsa School of Law	Oklahoma	+26	splitter	157	3.45
3	Brooklyn Law School	New York	+25	splitter	161	3.59
4	Lewis & Clark Law School	Oregon	+25	splitter	161	3.59
5	University of Pittsburgh School of Law	Pennsylvania	+23	splitter	160	3.54
6	University of California-Davis School of Law	California	+22	splitter	165	3.70
7	Ave Maria School of Law	Florida	+22	splitter	155	3.36
8	American University School of Law	District of Columbia	+21	splitter	162	3.63
9	Mitchell/Hamline School of Law	Minnesota	+20	splitter	154	3.29
10	Washington and Lee University School of Law	Virginia	+19	splitter	167	3.75
11	Southwestern Law School	California	+17	splitter	157	3.51
12	South Texas College of Law Houston	Texas	+17	splitter	155	3.41
13	Western New England University School of Law	Massachusetts	+16	splitter	153	3.27
14	University of California-Irvine School of Law	California	+15	splitter	169	3.80
15	University of Maryland School of Law	Maryland	+15	splitter	164	3.72
16	University of South Carolina School of Law	South Carolina	+15	splitter	162	3.67
17	University of Oregon School of Law	Oregon	+15	splitter	160	3.62
18	Seattle University School of Law	Washington	+15	splitter	159	3.60
19	Albany Law School	New York	+15	splitter	158	3.54
20	Jacksonville University School of Law	Florida	+15	splitter	156	3.48
21	Fordham University School of Law	New York	+14	splitter	168	3.79
22	University of Baltimore School of Law	Maryland	+14	splitter	155	3.45
23	Chapman University School of Law	California	+13	splitter	163	3.70
24	Atlanta's John Marshall Law School	Georgia	+13	splitter	152	3.13
25	Temple University School of Law	Pennsylvania	+12	splitter	165	3.76
26	University of Washington School of Law	Washington	+12	splitter	165	3.76
27	Tulane University School of Law	Louisiana	+12	splitter	161	3.67
28	University of San Francisco School of Law	California	+12	splitter	155	3.47
29	Georgia State University School of Law	Georgia	+11	balanced	160	3.64
30	Elon University School of Law	North Carolina	+11	balanced	154	3.40
31	Touro University School of Law	New York	+11	balanced	153	3.35
32	Vermont Law School	Vermont	+11	balanced	152	3.25
33	University of Michigan Law School	Michigan	+10	balanced	171	3.88
34	University of Minnesota School of Law	Minnesota	+10	balanced	171	3.88
35	The Catholic University of America School of Law	District of Columbia	+10	balanced	161	3.68
36	Syracuse University School of Law	New York	+10	balanced	158	3.60
37	Campbell University School of Law	North Carolina	+10	balanced	156	3.51
38	University of Texas School of Law	Texas	+9	balanced	172	3.89
39	Wake Forest University School of Law	North Carolina	+9	balanced	166	3.79
40	Stetson University School of Law	Florida	+9	balanced	159	3.63
41	DePaul University School of Law	Illinois	+9	balanced	158	3.61
42	University of New Mexico School of Law	New Mexico	+9	balanced	157	3.56
43	Northern Kentucky University School of Law	Kentucky	+9	balanced	154	3.41
44	Cardozo, Yeshiva University School of Law	New York	+8	balanced	165	3.78
45	Baylor University School of Law	Texas	+8	balanced	164	3.77
46	Northeastern University School of Law	Massachusetts	+8	balanced	164	3.77
47	University of Denver School of Law	Colorado	+8	balanced	160	3.66
48	University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	Michigan	+8	balanced	156	3.52
49	University of the Pacific School of Law	California	+8	balanced	156	3.52
50	New England Law/Boston	Massachusetts	+8	balanced	153	3.37
51	Boston University School of Law	Massachusetts	+7	balanced	170	3.88
52	Boston College School of Law	Massachusetts	+7	balanced	168	3.83
53	Loyola University-Chicago School of Law	Illinois	+7	balanced	161	3.70
54	University of Hawaii School of Law	Hawaii	+7	balanced	158	3.62
55	California Western School of Law	California	+7	balanced	155	3.50
56	Cleveland State University School of Law	Ohio	+7	balanced	155	3.50
57	University of New Hampshire School of Law	New Hampshire	+7	balanced	155	3.50
58	Widener University Delaware Law School	Pennsylvania	+7	balanced	152	3.33
59	Columbia Law School	New York	+6	balanced	173	3.92
60	Cornell Law School	New York	+6	balanced	173	3.92
61	University of Iowa School of Law	Iowa	+6	balanced	164	3.78
62	Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles School of Law	California	+6	balanced	163	3.74
63	University of Dayton School of Law	Ohio	+6	balanced	157	3.60
64	University of Illinois-Chicago School of Law	Illinois	+6	balanced	153	3.40
65	University of Notre Dame School of Law	Indiana	+5	balanced	170	3.89
66	Southern Methodist University School of Law	Texas	+5	balanced	167	3.81
67	University of Wisconsin School of Law	Wisconsin	+5	balanced	167	3.81
68	Saint Louis University School of Law	Missouri	+5	balanced	157	3.61
69	University of District of Columbia School of Law	District of Columbia	+5	balanced	151	3.28
70	Duke University School of Law	North Carolina	+4	balanced	171	3.91
71	The George Washington University School of Law	District of Columbia	+4	balanced	168	3.86
72	University of Miami School of Law	Florida	+4	balanced	164	3.79
73	Michigan State University School of Law	Michigan	+4	balanced	162	3.73
74	University of Oklahoma School of Law	Oklahoma	+4	balanced	162	3.73
75	University of California-San Francisco School of Law	California	+4	balanced	161	3.71
76	Seton Hall University School of Law	New Jersey	+4	balanced	161	3.71
77	Loyola University-New Orleans School of Law	Louisiana	+4	balanced	154	3.47
78	University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law	Arkansas	+4	balanced	153	3.41
79	University of North Texas at Dallas School of Law	Texas	+4	balanced	153	3.41
80	University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth School of Law	Massachusetts	+4	balanced	152	3.36
81	Western State, Westcliff University School of Law	California	+4	balanced	152	3.36
82	North Carolina Central University School of Law	North Carolina	+4	balanced	151	3.31
83	Barry University School of Law	Florida	+4	balanced	150	3.23
84	University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School	Pennsylvania	+3	balanced	173	3.95
85	New York University School of Law	New York	+3	balanced	172	3.92
86	University of Illinois School of Law	Illinois	+3	balanced	166	3.81
87	Duquesne University School of Law	Pennsylvania	+3	balanced	157	3.62
88	Mercer University School of Law	Georgia	+3	balanced	157	3.62
89	University of Wyoming School of Law	Wyoming	+3	balanced	156	3.55
90	Nova Southeastern University School of Law	Florida	+3	balanced	155	3.52
91	Mississippi College School of Law	Mississippi	+3	balanced	152	3.37
92	Washington University (St. Louis) School of Law	Missouri	+2	balanced	175	3.96
93	Emory University School of Law	Georgia	+2	balanced	166	3.82
94	William & Mary School of Law	Virginia	+2	balanced	166	3.82
95	Villanova University School of Law	Pennsylvania	+2	balanced	164	3.80
96	Chicago-Kent, Illinois Institute of Technology School of Law	Illinois	+2	balanced	161	3.72
97	University of Missouri School of Law	Missouri	+2	balanced	161	3.72
98	University of Memphis School of Law	Tennessee	+2	balanced	155	3.53
99	Willamette University School of Law	Oregon	+2	balanced	154	3.48
100	Lincoln Memorial University School of Law	Tennessee	+2	balanced	153	3.44
101	Wilmington University School of Law	Delaware	+2	balanced	149	3.13
102	Cooley Law School	Michigan	+2	balanced	147	3.09
103	Harvard Law School	Massachusetts	+1	balanced	174	3.96
104	Yale Law School	Connecticut	+1	balanced	174	3.96
105	Vanderbilt Law School	Tennessee	+1	balanced	170	3.91
106	Southern University School of Law	Louisiana	+1	balanced	147	3.15
107	University of Chicago Law School	Illinois	0	balanced	174	3.97
108	Northwestern Pritzker School of Law	Illinois	0	balanced	173	3.96
109	Stanford Law School	California	0	balanced	173	3.96
110	Georgetown University Law Center	District of Columbia	0	balanced	171	3.93
111	University of North Carolina School of Law	North Carolina	0	balanced	168	3.89
112	Case Western Reserve University School of Law	Ohio	0	balanced	162	3.76
113	Texas Tech University School of Law	Texas	0	balanced	159	3.69
114	Rutgers University School of Law	New Jersey	0	balanced	158	3.66
115	New York Law School	New York	0	balanced	157	3.63
116	University of Virginia School of Law	Virginia	-1	balanced	173	3.99
117	UCLA School of Law	California	-1	balanced	171	3.95
118	UC Berkeley School of Law	California	-1	balanced	170	3.92
119	University of Florida School of Law	Florida	-1	balanced	169	3.91
120	University of Southern California School of Law	California	-1	balanced	169	3.91
121	University of Utah School of Law	Utah	-1	balanced	166	3.87
122	University of Arizona School of Law	Arizona	-1	balanced	163	3.78
123	City University of New York School of Law	New York	-1	balanced	155	3.54
124	Faulkner University School of Law	Alabama	-1	balanced	150	3.33
125	Texas Southern University School of Law	Texas	-1	balanced	150	3.33
126	Widener University Commonwealth Law School	Pennsylvania	-1	balanced	150	3.33
127	Appalachian School of Law	Virginia	-1	balanced	146	3.20
128	University of Colorado School of Law	Colorado	-2	balanced	164	3.81
129	University of Richmond School of Law	Virginia	-2	balanced	164	3.81
130	St. John's University School of Law	New York	-2	balanced	164	3.81
131	Gonzaga University School of Law	Washington	-2	balanced	155	3.55
132	St. Thomas University (Miami) School of Law	Florida	-2	balanced	152	3.42
133	University of Georgia School of Law	Georgia	-3	balanced	169	3.92
134	University of Houston School of Law	Texas	-3	balanced	163	3.79
135	Hofstra University School of Law	New York	-3	balanced	157	3.65
136	University of Akron School of Law	Ohio	-3	balanced	154	3.51
137	Charleston School of Law	South Carolina	-3	balanced	154	3.51
138	St. Mary's University School of Law	Texas	-3	balanced	153	3.49
139	Brigham Young University School of Law	Utah	-4	balanced	170	3.95
140	The Ohio State University School of Law	Ohio	-4	balanced	168	3.91
141	University of Connecticut School of Law	Connecticut	-4	balanced	162	3.78
142	Regent University School of Law	Virginia	-4	balanced	158	3.68
143	Indiana University-Indianapolis School of Law	Indiana	-4	balanced	155	3.58
144	Suffolk University School of Law	Massachusetts	-4	balanced	155	3.58
145	George Mason University School of Law	Virginia	-5	balanced	169	3.93
146	Pepperdine University School of Law	California	-5	balanced	164	3.85
147	Penn State Dickinson Law	Pennsylvania	-5	balanced	159	3.71
148	Ohio Northern University School of Law	Ohio	-5	balanced	149	3.34
149	University of Louisville School of Law	Kentucky	-6	balanced	157	3.67
150	University of South Dakota School of Law	South Dakota	-6	balanced	152	3.47
151	University of Kentucky School of Law	Kentucky	-7	balanced	159	3.72
152	University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) School of Law	Minnesota	-7	balanced	159	3.72
153	University of Maine School of Law	Maine	-7	balanced	158	3.70
154	Marquette University School of Law	Wisconsin	-7	balanced	158	3.70
155	Howard University School of Law	District of Columbia	-7	balanced	156	3.63
156	Samford University School of Law	Alabama	-7	balanced	156	3.63
157	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	-7	balanced	139	3.33
158	University of Mississippi School of Law	Mississippi	-8	balanced	157	3.68
159	University of Montana School of Law	Montana	-8	balanced	156	3.64
160	Creighton University School of Law	Nebraska	-8	balanced	153	3.51
161	Florida A&M University School of Law	Florida	-8	balanced	152	3.48
162	Capital University Law School	Ohio	-8	balanced	151	3.44
163	Southern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	-8	balanced	149	3.38
164	Drexel University School of Law	Pennsylvania	-9	balanced	160	3.76
165	University of Nevada-Las Vegas School of Law	Nevada	-9	balanced	160	3.76
166	Liberty University School of Law	Virginia	-9	balanced	154	3.54
167	Pace University School of Law	New York	-9	balanced	154	3.54
168	Northern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	-9	balanced	150	3.41
169	University of Tennessee School of Law	Tennessee	-10	balanced	164	3.89
170	Wayne State University School of Law	Michigan	-10	balanced	164	3.89
171	University of Arkansas School of Law	Arkansas	-10	balanced	158	3.71
172	University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law	Missouri	-10	balanced	156	3.65
173	Roger Williams University School of Law	Rhode Island	-10	balanced	150	3.43
174	Texas A&M University School of Law	Texas	-11	balanced	169	4.00
175	University of San Diego School of Law	California	-11	balanced	163	3.84
176	Florida International University School of Law	Florida	-11	balanced	161	3.80
177	University of Toledo School of Law	Ohio	-11	balanced	153	3.53
178	Arizona State University School of Law	Arizona	-12	reverse	165	3.91
179	Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	-12	reverse	144	3.39
180	Florida State University School of Law	Florida	-13	reverse	166	3.93
181	Drake University School of Law	Iowa	-13	reverse	156	3.67
182	University of North Dakota School of Law	North Dakota	-13	reverse	151	3.48
183	Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law	Indiana	-14	reverse	164	3.91
184	University at Buffalo School of Law	New York	-14	reverse	157	3.71
185	University of Idaho School of Law	Idaho	-14	reverse	153	3.54
186	University of Kansas School of Law	Kansas	-15	reverse	162	3.85
187	Quinnipiac University School of Law	Connecticut	-15	reverse	155	3.65
188	West Virginia University School of Law	West Virginia	-15	reverse	155	3.65
189	University of Alabama School of Law	Alabama	-16	reverse	167	3.97
190	Belmont University School of Law	Tennessee	-17	reverse	161	3.84
191	Louisiana State University School of Law	Louisiana	-18	reverse	157	3.74
192	University of Cincinnati School of Law	Ohio	-20	reverse	159	3.80
193	Washburn University School of Law	Kansas	-20	reverse	155	3.68
194	University of Nebraska School of Law	Nebraska	-21	reverse	160	3.81
195	Oklahoma City University School of Law	Oklahoma	-26	reverse	151	3.56
196	University of Puerto Rico School of Law	Puerto Rico	-53	reverse	152	3.77

Lean = national percentile rank of the median LSAT minus that of the median GPA (latest ABA Standard 509 cycle); +12 or more reads as splitter-leaning, −12 or less as reverse. 196 of 210 schools report both. Open any school for its lean since 2011 trend, or the interactive map.

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. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.