University of Dayton

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

1,611

Offers of admission

494

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

30.7%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

154 / 157 / 160

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

3.31 / 3.60 / 3.87

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

Charged per credit hour; the ABA reports no annual figure

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

Charged per credit hour; the ABA reports no annual figure

Living costs (estimate)

$19,395 a year

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

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

102%The school reported more grant recipients than students; shown as reported.

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

$28,000 / $33,000 / $37,000 a year

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

92

Employed

88

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

73.9% of graduates

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

7.6% of graduates

Federal clerkships

0.0% of graduates

State and local clerkships

3.3% of graduates

Government

15.2% of graduates

Public interest

6.5% of graduates

Education

0.0% of graduates

Business and industry

12.0% 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

88

First-time pass rate

87.5%

ABA state average

79.1%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

+8.4 points

Two-year pass rate

97.3%