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As of the U.S. News 2026-27 edition, Belmont University College of Law holds a rank of 85th (tie) among ABA-approved law schools. The school, located in Nashville, Tennessee, reports a median LSAT of 161 and a 37.62% acceptance rate in its latest 2025 ABA Standard 509 report; its median GPA is published in that same report.
By Ali Unar, JD candidate at Georgetown Law and founder of Lovare Institut. Last updated August 2026. Every figure on this page was verified in August 2026 against the sources listed below.
Belmont University College of Law is an ABA-approved law school in Nashville, Tennessee. Its current position in the U.S. News rankings, along with the admissions and outcome figures that matter most, is summarized below.
MetricValue (2026 cycle)U.S. News rank85th (tie)Median LSAT161Median GPASee the school's ABA 509 reportAcceptance rate37.62%First-time bar passageSee the school's ABA 509 reportEmployment (JD-required, 10 months)See the school's ABA 509 report
The rank comes from the U.S. News 2026-27 Best Law Schools ranking; the median LSAT of 161 and the 37.62% acceptance rate come from Belmont University College of Law's 2025 ABA Standard 509 report; its median GPA, first-time bar passage, and 10-month employment are published in that report and the school's ABA required disclosures.
A U.S. News rank reflects a weighted blend of reputation surveys, selectivity (median LSAT, median GPA, and acceptance rate), and graduate outcomes (first-time bar passage and employment). Because U.S. News revises those weights periodically and publishes them in its annual methodology, Belmont Law can shift a few spots between editions without any real change in its program.
Applicants weighing Belmont Law usually compare it with the University of Memphis, the University of Tennessee, and Nashville School of Law. In the U.S. News 2026-27 ranking, the University of Tennessee is 57th and the University of Memphis 140th (tie); Nashville School of Law does not appear in the U.S. News ranking, so compare medians and outcomes from each ABA school's Standard 509 report.
Whether Belmont Law is a reach, target, or likely school depends entirely on your numbers. If your LSAT and GPA are at or above its medians, Belmont Law is a realistic target and a possible scholarship source; if they sit below both, treat it as a reach. Build a balanced list around it, and if you are close to its median LSAT, a focused prep plan can move you from reach to target.
'T14' is shorthand for the top fourteen U.S. law schools in U.S. News, a group stable for decades: Yale, Stanford, Harvard, Chicago, Columbia, NYU, Penn, Virginia, Michigan, Berkeley, Duke, Northwestern, Cornell, and Georgetown. Employers nationwide recognize these degrees, which is why the fourteen-school cutoff carries real weight for applicants.
The schools most often called best are the T14, led by Stanford, Chicago, and Yale at the top of U.S. News. Beyond raw rank, the best law school for any applicant is the one whose employment outcomes, cost after scholarships, and location match that person's goals. Current leaders are Stanford (1st), Chicago and Yale (tied 2nd), and Penn and Virginia (tied 4th) in the U.S. News 2026-27 ranking.
Most rankings weight three things: what peers think of a school, how selective it is on LSAT and GPA, and what happens to graduates in bar passage and employment. U.S. News sets the standard, but its weights shift over time, so small rank changes rarely reflect real quality differences.
There is no fixed cutoff, but the practical target is Belmont Law's published medians. Belmont University College of Law reports a median LSAT of 161 in its 2025 ABA Standard 509 report, along with its median GPA and 25th and 75th percentiles; being at or above the median LSAT makes you competitive, and clearing the 75th percentile strengthens your case for merit aid.
Verified August 2026.
August 21, 2026
August 21, 2026