How to Get Into Ohio State Law School: LSAT, GPA & Admissions (2026)

How to get into Ohio State Law School begins with two numbers. Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s 2025 ABA 509 disclosure reports an LSAT median of 168, with a middle 50% of 163 to 169, and a GPA median of 3.91, spanning 3.64 to 3.97. A 168 and a 3.91 sit at both medians, and the wide LSAT band leaves genuine room below them.

By Ali Unar, Georgetown Law, Founder of Lovare Institut. Ali Unar is a Georgetown Law student and the founder of Lovare Institut, an admissions and LSAT-prep practice built on primary-source law school data. Verified August 2026. Every admissions figure on this page comes from Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s 2025 ABA Standard 509 Information Report for the fall 2025 entering class, every employment figure from the ABA Employment Summary for the Class of 2024, and the rest from the Moritz College of Law's own pages.

Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s most distinctive trait is the combination of a deeply Ohio-rooted outcome and an unusually well-funded class. In the ABA Employment Summary for the Class of 2024, Ohio absorbed 67.6% of Ohio State Law (Moritz) graduates, the highest single-market concentration in this series, and on price its 2025 ABA 509 disclosure reports that 90% of students receive a grant, with 142 full-tuition awards on the books. On the way in, Ohio State Law (Moritz) is splitter friendly, meaning a strong LSAT can offset a lower GPA, and its 24.62% acceptance rate is more attainable than its national reputation implies. The thesis of this page is that Ohio State Law (Moritz) is an Ohio-anchored flagship that funds most of its students and admits more accessibly than the Moritz name would suggest.

Ohio State Law (Moritz) at a glance: LSAT, GPA, acceptance rate and cost

Ohio State Law (Moritz) is a well-funded flagship anchored in Ohio. According to Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s 2025 ABA 509 disclosure, the fall 2025 class posted a 168 LSAT median, a 3.91 GPA median, and a 24.62% acceptance rate. Full-time tuition and fees are $35,650 for residents and $50,902 for nonresidents, and 90% of students receive a grant.

MetricOhio State Law (Moritz), fall 2025 entering classLSAT (25th / 50th / 75th)163 / 168 / 169GPA (25th / 50th / 75th)3.64 / 3.91 / 3.97Acceptance rate24.62%Applications2,291Offers of admission564Matriculants from the pool158First-year class159Full-time tuition and feesResident $35,650 / nonresident $50,902Living expenses$23,692Share receiving grants90%Median grant$29,984Conditional scholarshipsNoFirst-time bar passage91.43% (Ohio, 2024 exam year)Employed at ten months96.6% (173 of 179)

Source: Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s 2025 ABA Standard 509 Information Report for the fall 2025 entering class, Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s ABA bar-passage report, and the ABA Employment Summary for the Class of 2024. Tuition and living expenses are printed as separate lines in the 509, which does not publish a single combined cost-of-attendance total, and the tuition line is split into a resident and a nonresident figure.

What LSAT and GPA do you really need to get into Ohio State Law (Moritz)?

You realistically need a 168 LSAT and a 3.91 GPA to sit at the center of Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s class. Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s 2025 ABA 509 disclosure puts the LSAT middle at 163 to 169 and the GPA middle at 3.64 to 3.97. Both are the medians, but the wide bands leave real room for applicants below them.

Ohio State Law (Moritz) reports an LSAT 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of 163, 168, and 169, and a GPA spread of 3.64, 3.91, and 3.97, in its 2025 ABA Standard 509 disclosure. The Ohio State University law LSAT median of 168 and the Ohio State University law GPA median of 3.91 top strong numbers, but the story is in the spread. The LSAT band runs a full six points from the 25th to the 75th percentile, and five of those points sit below the median, so a 163 reaches the bottom quarter of the class rather than falling out of contention.

That width shapes Ohio State University law requirements in a specific way. A 168 LSAT and a 3.91 GPA place an applicant exactly at both medians, per Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s 2025 ABA 509 disclosure, which is the center of the class at a 24.62% acceptance rate. Below the 163 LSAT or the 3.64 GPA, an applicant needs a clear compensating strength on the other number. A 3.5 GPA applicant realistically wants an LSAT near the 169 upper quartile, while a 162 LSAT applicant leans on a GPA closer to the 3.97 top quartile and a strong overall Moritz file.

On the splitter question, Ohio State Law (Moritz) is splitter friendly, and unusually so. The GPA spread from the 25th percentile to the median is 0.27 and the LSAT spread is five points, per Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s 2025 ABA 509 disclosure, so the school tolerates a noticeably softer GPA when the LSAT is high. A splitter-friendly school forgives a low GPA paired with a strong test score; a reverse-splitter-friendly school forgives a low LSAT paired with a strong GPA. Ohio State Law (Moritz) leans firmly toward the first pattern, so an applicant carrying a 169 LSAT with a GPA in the mid-3.6 range has a genuinely realistic path. Ohio State University law admissions is one of the friendlier landing spots for the high scorer with an imperfect transcript.

Is Ohio State Law (Moritz) harder to get into than its reputation?

No, it is more attainable than its reputation implies. Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s 2025 ABA 509 disclosure reports a 24.62% acceptance rate, which ranks it 19th most selective of the 26 schools clustered around its 168 LSAT median. Its standing as a leading public law school suggests a tighter gate than its mid-to-lower band admit rate delivers.

To size up Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s selectivity fairly, compare it only against schools with a similar academic profile. Among the 26 ABA law schools whose median LSAT falls within two points of Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s 168, that is a median of 166 to 170, ranked by acceptance rate, Ohio State Law (Moritz) is the 19th most selective, per Lovare's analysis of the 2025 ABA 509 disclosures. Eighteen schools in that band admit a smaller share of applicants, which places Ohio State Law (Moritz) in the more accessible portion of a strong cluster.

Here is the honest read on the Ohio State University law acceptance rate. Ohio State Law (Moritz) carries a well-earned reputation as one of the country's leading public law schools, yet on the one metric that measures how hard an offer is to win, it sits toward the accessible end of its academic band, 19th of 26. Part of the 24.62% figure reflects an offer-heavy approach: Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s 2025 ABA 509 disclosure shows 564 offers against a first-year class of 159, so it extends more than three offers for every eventual seat to defend the class against cross-admit losses. That lifts the headline rate above what the enrolled 168 median would suggest. So Ohio State Law (Moritz) is not harder to get into than its reputation; for a numbers-solid applicant it is a more reachable target than the Moritz halo implies.

How much does Ohio State Law (Moritz) cost, and how much scholarship money will you get?

Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s 2025 ABA 509 disclosure lists full-time tuition and fees at $35,650 for residents and $50,902 for nonresidents, with living expenses of $23,692 and no combined cost-of-attendance total printed. Ohio State Law (Moritz) awards grants to 90% of students, and its scholarships are not conditional, so an award cannot be cut for a low first-year grade curve.

Start with the sticker, which comes in two versions at a public school. Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s 2025 ABA Standard 509 disclosure lists full-time tuition and fees at $35,650 for Ohio residents and $50,902 for nonresidents, and separately lists living expenses of $23,692. That 509 does not print a single combined cost-of-attendance total, so this page will not manufacture one, and it reports the resident and nonresident tuition lines exactly as the school files them.

Now the aid, where Ohio State Law (Moritz) is generous. According to its 2025 ABA 509 disclosure, 90% of students receive a grant, one of the widest reaches in this series, with quartiles of $17,360, $29,984, and $37,220. The same disclosure reports 142 full-tuition awards and 33 above-full-tuition awards, a large pool of the deepest scholarships, though the $29,984 median shows that the typical Ohio State Law (Moritz) award is a substantial partial grant rather than a full ride.

The net math depends on residency. For a nonresident, the packet arithmetic works from the $50,902 sticker: a nonresident receiving Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s median grant of $29,984 nets about $20,918 in tuition and fees before living costs, using figures from Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s 2025 ABA 509 disclosure. For a resident, the same $29,984 median grant covers the large majority of the $35,650 resident tuition line, leaving a modest balance before living costs. Either way, most students at Ohio State Law (Moritz) pay well below the sticker.

Two facts protect the applicant. Ohio State Law (Moritz) reports that its scholarships are not conditional, per the same disclosure, so an award cannot be reduced or revoked if a student lands in the bottom of the class curve, and the award quoted at admission is the award kept for all three years. Because Ohio State Law (Moritz) awards merit-influenced aid and holds a large full-tuition pool, stronger numbers improve both the odds of admission and the chance of a deeper grant.

What are your real chances off the Ohio State Law (Moritz) waitlist?

Live. Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s 2025 ABA 509 disclosure records 564 offers and 158 matriculants from the pool, an implied yield of 28.0%. No ABA disclosure publishes waitlist admits, so that yield is the honest proxy: a school keeping under a third of its offers relies on later rounds to fill the class.

Here is the reasoning in full. Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s 2025 ABA Standard 509 disclosure reports 564 offers of admission and 158 matriculants drawn from that applicant pool, which works out to an implied yield of 28.0%. No ABA disclosure, Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s included, publishes how many applicants are admitted off the waitlist or how many accept, so implied yield is the honest stand-in for waitlist movement. When a school converts fewer than three in ten offers into enrollments, it is sending more than three offers for every seat and planning for most admitted students to enroll somewhere else.

That low yield keeps a waitlist spot at Ohio State Law (Moritz) meaningfully alive. Because Ohio State Law (Moritz) keeps only 28.0% of its admits, it routinely loses cross-admits to higher-ranked or lower-cost rivals and may return to its waitlist to reach the class target. An applicant held on the Ohio State Law (Moritz) waitlist therefore has legitimate reason to send a concise letter of continued interest and stay engaged through the late spring and summer.

One honest note on the class figures. Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s 2025 ABA 509 disclosure lists 158 matriculants from the applicant pool but a first-year class of 159. The small gap reflects students who arrive through paths other than this single cycle's pool, such as an admit who deferred from a prior year. The 28.0% implied yield is computed from the 158 pool matriculants against the 564 offers, which is the correct comparison for reasoning about this cycle's waitlist odds at Ohio State Law (Moritz).

Where do Ohio State Law (Moritz) graduates actually work?

In Ohio, overwhelmingly. In the ABA Employment Summary for the Class of 2024, Ohio took 67.6% of Ohio State Law (Moritz) graduates and the top three markets 73.2%. Firms of 101 or more lawyers hired 31.3%, and federal clerkships took 5.0%, so the school is an Ohio-first program with a solid large-firm and clerkship slice.

The most useful fact about Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s employment outcomes is how concentrated they are in Ohio. In the ABA Employment Summary for the Class of 2024, Ohio State Law (Moritz) placed 121 graduates in Ohio, 5 in California, and 5 in the District of Columbia, its three largest markets. Ohio alone absorbed 67.6% of the class, the highest single-market concentration among the schools profiled in this series, and the top three markets together took 73.2%. Ohio State Law (Moritz) is the definition of a state flagship: the clear majority of its graduates build careers in Ohio, led by Columbus and the state's other legal markets.

By employer type, Ohio State Law (Moritz) sends about a third of the class into large firms. The ABA Employment Summary for the Class of 2024 shows 31.3% of Ohio State Law (Moritz) graduates taking jobs at firms of 101 or more lawyers, a solid large-firm share for a school whose center of gravity is a single state market. For an applicant targeting large-firm practice in Columbus, Cleveland, or Cincinnati, Ohio State Law (Moritz) is a direct and efficient route.

Clerkships are a real strength. In the ABA Employment Summary for the Class of 2024, 5.0% of Ohio State Law (Moritz) graduates went into federal clerkships, a healthy share that reflects the school's academic standing and its ties to the federal courts in Ohio and beyond.

Overall placement is strong. The ABA Employment Summary for the Class of 2024 shows 173 of 179 Ohio State Law (Moritz) graduates employed at the ten-month mark, a 96.6% employment rate, and Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s 2025 ABA 509 disclosure reports first-year academic attrition of 0.0%, meaning no member of the entering class washed out academically in the first year. An applicant who wants to practice in Ohio, values a low resident price, and would welcome a large scholarship is buying exactly what Ohio State Law (Moritz) reliably delivers; an applicant set on a coastal market should note that Ohio State Law (Moritz) graduates concentrate heavily at home.

When are Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s application deadlines?

Ohio State Law (Moritz) runs a rolling admissions cycle, and its specific Early Decision terms are not confirmed here for the current cycle. Because application timelines and any binding Early Decision mechanics shift from year to year, confirm the current deadlines and Early Decision rules directly on the Moritz College of Law's admissions site before you rely on them.

This page dates what it states. As verified in August 2026, the deadline and Early Decision specifics for Ohio State Law (Moritz) were not among the figures pulled from primary disclosures for this profile, so this page does not print a fixed application date or claim a particular Early Decision structure. That is a deliberate choice consistent with the rest of the page: where a term was not verified from a primary source, it is left out rather than guessed.

What an applicant can act on now is the strategy that Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s data implies. Because Ohio State Law (Moritz) rewards strong numbers with both admission and scholarship, and because its 28.0% yield means the class is not locked early, applying earlier in a rolling cycle generally helps, particularly for its large scholarship pool. For the exact opening date, the regular deadline, and whether Ohio State Law (Moritz) offers a binding Early Decision option in the current cycle, check the school's own admissions pages, which are the authoritative source for dates this profile intentionally does not invent.

Frequently asked questions about getting into Ohio State Law (Moritz)

Is a 168 LSAT good enough for Ohio State Law (Moritz)?

A 168 is exactly Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s LSAT median in its 2025 ABA Standard 509 disclosure, so it makes an applicant competitive rather than safe. Half of the fall 2025 class scored 168 or higher, inside a 163 to 169 middle range. At a 24.62% acceptance rate, a 168 applicant to Ohio State Law (Moritz) with a solid GPA is well positioned, since the wide band and generous admit rate favor strong scorers.

What GPA do you need for Ohio State Law (Moritz)?

Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s 2025 ABA Standard 509 disclosure reports a GPA median of 3.91, a 25th percentile of 3.64, and a 75th percentile of 3.97. The middle half of the class sits in that 3.64 to 3.97 band. Because Ohio State Law (Moritz) is splitter friendly, an applicant with a GPA below 3.64 can still be live with an LSAT near the 169 upper quartile to offset it.

What is Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s acceptance rate?

Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s acceptance rate is 24.62%, computed as 564 offers against 2,291 applications in its 2025 ABA Standard 509 disclosure. That places Ohio State Law (Moritz) 19th most selective among the 26 schools within two LSAT points of its 168 median, toward the accessible end. The rate is lifted by an offer-heavy strategy rather than any weakness in the enrolled class at Ohio State Law (Moritz).

How many people apply to Ohio State Law (Moritz)?

Ohio State Law (Moritz) received 2,291 applications for its fall 2025 entering class, according to its 2025 ABA Standard 509 disclosure. From that pool, Ohio State Law (Moritz) extended 564 offers and enrolled 158 matriculants, building a first-year class of 159. The large offer count relative to the small class is what produces both the 24.62% acceptance rate and the 28.0% yield at Ohio State Law (Moritz).

How much does Ohio State Law (Moritz) cost?

Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s 2025 ABA Standard 509 disclosure lists full-time tuition and fees at $35,650 for residents and $50,902 for nonresidents, plus living expenses of $23,692. Ohio State Law (Moritz) does not publish a single combined cost-of-attendance total, so this page will not quote one. A nonresident receiving the median grant of $29,984 nets about $20,918 in tuition and fees before living costs.

Does Ohio State Law (Moritz) give scholarships?

Yes, widely. Ohio State Law (Moritz) awards grants to 90% of students, per its 2025 ABA Standard 509 disclosure, with quartiles of $17,360, $29,984, and $37,220, plus 142 full-tuition and 33 above-full-tuition awards. The scholarships are not conditional at Ohio State Law (Moritz), so an award cannot be cut for grades, and strong numbers improve both admission and grant size.

What is Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s bar passage rate?

Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s ABA bar-passage report shows a first-time pass rate of 91.43% for the 2024 exam year, with Ohio as the largest jurisdiction. The ultimate pass rate, measured two years out for the 2022 cohort, is 95.08%. So the large majority of Ohio State Law (Moritz) graduates pass on the first attempt, and nearly all pass within two years.

Where do Ohio State Law (Moritz) graduates work?

Almost all Ohio State Law (Moritz) graduates work in Ohio. The ABA Employment Summary for the Class of 2024 shows Ohio taking 121 graduates (67.6%), California 5, and the District of Columbia 5, so the top three markets account for 73.2% of the class. Ohio State Law (Moritz) is a state flagship whose graduates concentrate heavily in Columbus and Ohio's other legal markets.

Do Ohio State Law (Moritz) graduates get large-firm jobs?

About a third do. In the ABA Employment Summary for the Class of 2024, 31.3% of Ohio State Law (Moritz) graduates took jobs at firms of 101 or more lawyers. That is a solid large-firm share for a program centered on one state, and it makes Ohio State Law (Moritz) a direct route into large-firm practice in Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati for applicants who want it.

Can a splitter get into Ohio State Law (Moritz)?

Yes, comfortably for the right profile. Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s 2025 ABA Standard 509 disclosure shows a GPA 25th-to-median spread of 0.27 and an LSAT spread of five points, which makes it strongly splitter friendly. A splitter with a high LSAT and a lower GPA has a realistic path at Ohio State Law (Moritz), since a strong test score can offset a softer transcript in this class.

How selective is Ohio State Law (Moritz) compared with schools at the same LSAT?

Ohio State Law (Moritz) is the 19th most selective of 26 schools in its LSAT band, toward the accessible end. Among ABA law schools with a median LSAT within two points of Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s 168, ranked by acceptance rate, its 24.62% is more generous than most of the cluster, per Lovare's analysis of the 2025 ABA 509 disclosures. By admit rate, Ohio State Law (Moritz) is one of the more reachable schools at its academic level.

Is Ohio State Law (Moritz) worth it?

For an applicant aiming at Ohio, often yes. Against a resident tuition and fees sticker of $35,650 in Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s 2025 ABA 509 disclosure, 90% of students receive a grant, and the ABA Employment Summary for the Class of 2024 shows 96.6% of Ohio State Law (Moritz) graduates employed at ten months, with 31.3% in large firms. Wide aid and strong in-state placement make the cost defensible.

Does Ohio State Law (Moritz) have high first-year attrition?

No. Ohio State Law (Moritz)'s 2025 ABA Standard 509 disclosure reports first-year academic attrition of 0.0%, meaning no member of the fall entering class was dismissed for academic reasons in the first year. Combined with a 96.6% employment rate in the ABA Employment Summary for the Class of 2024, that pattern suggests students who enroll at Ohio State Law (Moritz) reliably progress toward the degree.

What LSAT and GPA give the best shot at an Ohio State Law (Moritz) scholarship?

Numbers above the medians. Because Ohio State Law (Moritz) awards merit-influenced aid, an LSAT above 168 and a GPA above 3.91, per its 2025 ABA Standard 509 disclosure, improve both admission and grant size. With 142 full-tuition and 33 above-full-tuition awards reported, a high-numbers applicant at Ohio State Law (Moritz) has a real shot at one of the deepest scholarships rather than a token discount.

Sources

Every figure on this page is drawn from primary disclosures, listed here so readers can verify each one directly.

Ohio State Law (Moritz) 2025 ABA Standard 509 Information Report (fall 2025 entering class): https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/AnnualQuestionnaire/GenerateIndividualDisclosure509Report?schoolId=119&year=2025

Ohio State Law (Moritz) ABA bar-passage report: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/BarPassageOutcomes/GenerateIndividualBarPassageReport?schoolId=119&year=2025

ABA Employment Summary, Class of 2024: https://backend.abarequireddisclosures.org/api/EmploymentOutcomes/GenerateIndividualEQSummaryReport?schoolId=119&year=2024

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