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Gonzaga University School of Law is ranked 144th (tie) among U.S. law schools in the U.S. News 2026-27 edition, with a median LSAT of 155 and a median GPA of 3.55, according to the school's 2025 ABA Standard 509 report. Based in Spokane, Washington, it draws applicants comparing its standing against similar schools.
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.
Gonzaga University School of Law is an ABA-approved law school in Spokane, Washington. 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 rank144th (tie)Median LSAT155Median GPA3.55Acceptance rate51.14%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 155, median GPA of 3.55, and acceptance rate of 51.14% come from Gonzaga University School of Law's 2025 ABA Standard 509 report; first-time bar passage and 10-month employment are published in 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, Gonzaga Law can shift a few spots between editions without any real change in its program.
Applicants weighing Gonzaga Law usually compare it with Seattle University, the University of Idaho, and Willamette. In the U.S. News 2026-27 ranking, Seattle University is 128th (tie); Willamette reports a median LSAT of 154 in its 2025 ABA Standard 509 report, and the University of Idaho reports its own medians in its 509 report, so compare those figures directly.
Whether Gonzaga Law is a reach, target, or likely school depends entirely on your numbers. If your LSAT and GPA are at or above its medians, Gonzaga 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.
The T14 are the fourteen schools that consistently top the U.S. News law rankings: Yale, Stanford, Harvard, Chicago, Columbia, NYU, Penn, Virginia, Michigan, Berkeley, Duke, Northwestern, Cornell, and Georgetown. Their order shifts slightly each year, but membership almost never changes, and the label signals hiring reach that is national rather than regional.
'Best' depends on your goals, but by U.S. News the strongest law schools are the T14, with Stanford, Chicago, and Yale usually at the top. For most applicants the practical best choice balances a school's rank against scholarship money, the market where its graduates get hired, and bar-passage and employment rates. In the U.S. News 2026-27 ranking, Stanford is 1st, with Chicago and Yale tied at 2nd.
U.S. News ranks law schools with a weighted formula that blends peer and lawyer reputation surveys, selectivity measures like median LSAT and GPA, and outcome measures like bar passage and employment. The exact weights are revised periodically, so treat the ordering as one input, not a verdict.
There is no fixed cutoff, but the practical target is Gonzaga Law's published medians. Gonzaga University School of Law reports a median LSAT of 155 and a median GPA of 3.55 in its 2025 ABA Standard 509 report; being at or above the medians makes you competitive, and clearing the 75th percentile strengthens your case for merit aid.
Verified August 2026.
August 21, 2026
August 21, 2026