Case Western Reserve University

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

2,267

Offers of admission

789

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

34.8%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

156 / 162 / 164

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

3.51 / 3.76 / 3.89

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

$64,600 tuition + $952 fees

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

$64,600 tuition + $952 fees

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), residents

$196,656

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), non-residents

$196,656

Living costs (estimate)

$32,008 a year

Living costs are the school's own estimate for a single student.

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

98%

Full-time grant, 25th / median / 75th percentile

$31,000 / $42,500 / $48,500 a year

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

142

Employed

134

Full-time, long-term jobs that require passing the bar

75.4% of graduates

BigLaw: full-time, long-term jobs at firms with 501+ lawyers

12.0% of graduates

Federal clerkships

2.8% of graduates

State and local clerkships

0.7% of graduates

Government

11.3% of graduates

Public interest

4.2% of graduates

Education

2.1% of graduates

Business and industry

7.0% of graduates

Percentages are of all graduates and count full-time, long-term jobs ten months after graduation.

Bar passage

ABA bar passage report, 2026

First-time takers

142

First-time pass rate

77.5%

ABA state average

78.9%This is the ABA's average across the states where this school's graduates took the bar, weighted by where most sat. It is not one state's number.

Difference from the ABA state average

-1.4 points

Two-year pass rate

89.6%