| 1 |
Stanford Law School |
15-Sep |
No ED |
Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program - December 1, 2023 |
15-Feb |
Yes |
If you do not indicate the January 2024 test date on the application but plan to take that test at a later date, you should notify the Office of Admissions in order for the score to be considered |
January |
| 3 |
Yale Law School |
1-Sep |
No ED |
N/A |
15-Feb |
No |
Under our review process there is no advantage, in terms of the likelihood of admission, to applying earlier in the application cycle. In other words, your chances of admission remain constant regardless of when you submit your application |
N/A |
| 4 |
University of Chicago |
N/A |
1-Dec-24 |
Chicago Law Scholars Program - December 1 |
1-Mar |
Yes |
Although the Law School will continue to accept and evaluate applications after the March 1 deadline and applicants taking accepted standardized tests after March 1 may still apply, space will be limited at that time (though, on occasion, we have accepted outstanding applicants into the summer). If you already have a standardized test score on file and indicate on your application that you are retaking the test, you can ask on your application that we wait until that score is released before marking your application complete. Otherwise, we will complete your file with the standardized test score on file. *Exception: If you have a GRE or GMAT score on file and you plan to take a future LSAT, please request we wait for your future LSAT score in your application and indicate the date of your future LSAT in your application. We will wait for your future LSAT score to complete your file. |
N/A |
| 4 |
Duke University School of Law |
1-Sep |
November 4 (Round I) or January 7 (Round II) |
N/A |
15-Feb |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
| 4 |
Harvard University School of Law |
15-Sep |
No ED |
N/A |
15-Feb |
Yes |
With Junior Deferral Program (JDP) undergraduate students commit to defer their admission offer for at least two years once they’ve completed their undergraduate degree. Students can then use this deferral period to explore their interests and gain hands-on work experience before returning to the law school classroom. |
N/A |
| 4 |
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law |
N/A |
November 15 (Round I) or January 7 (Round II) |
ED Application file must be complete for ED Round I - December 1; ED Application file must be complete for ED Round II - January 15; JD/MBA 3-Year Program for Round I - September 4; JD/MBA 3-Year Program for Round II - January 3; |
1-Mar |
Yes |
All supporting documents, including the LSAC Credential Assembly Service Report, must be received by December 1 for Round 1 or January 15 for Round 2 Early Decision consideration. |
N/A |
| 8 |
University of Virginia School of Law |
1-Sep |
N/A |
Binding Expedited Decision in 21 days |
1-Mar |
Yes |
Late applications will be accepted and reviewed, but applicants are not guaranteed an admissions decision by a specific date or time. |
February |
| 9 |
Columbia Law School |
1-Sep |
15-Nov |
Three-Year J.D./MBA application deadline - February 15; Leadership Experience Admission Deferral (LEAD) Program application deadline - June 15; |
15-Feb |
Yes |
The Columbia Law School Leadership Experience Admission Deferral (LEAD) Fellowship Program is a special deferred admissions program pursuant to which qualified applicants are admitted to Columbia Law School following their junior or senior year of college with the understanding that they will defer matriculation for two years after graduating from college. |
ED - October; Regular - January |
| 9 |
New York University School of Law |
1-Sep |
15-Nov |
AnBryce, Cybersecurity Service Scholarship, Furman Academic Scholarship, Furman Public Policy, Latinx Rights, Leadership Program in Law & Business or Law and Social Entrepreneurship, and the Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholarship Programs - December 1 |
15-Feb |
No |
If your application is not complete by February 15, we will try to respond within 12 weeks of its completion, but we cannot guarantee a decision by a particular date. Please note that the Committee on Admissions may choose to return applications filed after the February 15 deadline. |
ED - October; Scholarship Programs - November; Regular Decision - January |
| 9 |
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law |
1-Sep |
15-Nov |
N/A |
15-Feb |
Yes |
Applicants who submit scores from February 2025 or later may hinder their chances of admission because their applications will not be completed until after our deadline has passed. |
ED - November |
| 12 |
University of Michigan Law School |
26-Aug |
15-Nov |
N/A |
28-Feb |
Yes |
Latest LSAT November preferable |
January |
| 13 |
University of California, Berkeley Law School |
1-Sep |
15-Nov |
Berkeley Law Opportunity Scholarship and Public Interest Scholars Program deadline - December 15 |
10-Feb |
Yes |
N/A |
ED - October 2024; Regular - January 2025 |
| 14 |
University of California - Los Angeles |
N/A |
15-Nov |
Achievement Fellowship Program - December 16; Distinguished Scholars Award - November 15, 2025 |
31-Jan |
Yes |
N/A |
ED - October 2024; Distinguished Scholars Award - November 15, 2024; Regular - January 2025; |
| 14 |
Cornell University |
1-Sep |
1-Jan |
Priority Deadline - March 1 |
1-Jul |
Rolling basis notification |
We strongly encourage regular decision applications to be submitted by March 1. New applications received after March 15 may be placed on hold pending available funds. |
31-Jan |
| 16 |
Georgetown University |
5-Sep |
1-Mar-24 |
Early Assurance Deadline for Fall 2025 enrollment for current Georgetown juniors only - April 10, 2024; Blume Public Interest Scholars Program deadline June 17, 2024; |
1-Mar |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
| 16 |
University of Minnesota |
1-Sep |
31-Dec-24 |
Priority consideration for scholarship awards - March 1 |
1-Jun |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
| 16 |
University of Texas at Austin |
1-Sep |
1-Nov |
N/A |
1-Mar |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| 19 |
Washington University in St. Louis |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
| 20 |
Vanderbilt University |
1-Sep |
1-Nov |
Application deadline for Law Scholars Merit Awards - January 10 |
1-Apr |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
| 20 |
University of Georgia |
1-Sep |
1-Dec-24 |
For priority merit scholarship February 1, 2024; UGA Scholars Process application deadline - October 1, 2024 |
1-Jun |
Yes |
UGA Scholars admissions Process is only open to applicants who have received or will receive their undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia. Qualified University of Georgia undergraduates may apply to the University of Georgia School of Law without the previously required LSAT score. |
June |
| 20 |
University of North Carolina |
1-Oct |
No ED |
Priority merit scholarship and Edward J. Murphy Fellowship deadline - December 1; Priority application deadline - March 1; Full Tuition Awards - December 31; Merit Awards - March 1 |
1-May |
Yes |
The Admissions Committee may consider the results of any LSAT or GRE taken in March for applicants who are offered a place on the waitlist. |
February |
| 20 |
University of Notre Dame |
1-Sep |
No ED |
Fellowship application Deadline - December 1 |
15-Mar |
Yes |
If you have already submitted your application without including your fellowship statement but still wish to apply for the Polking Family Fellowship or Murphy Fellowship, you may send your statement(s) as a PDF attachment in an email, addressed to the Office of Admissions at bulletin@nd.edu. Please include “Polking Fellowship Personal Statement” or "Murphy Fellowship Personal Statement" in the subject line of the email. If you are interested in both fellowships, you should submit two separate statements, however, a student may be selected for only one fellowship program. |
February |
| 24 |
University of Southern California |
1-Sep |
15-Nov |
3+3 Accelerated Bachelor/JD Application Deadline - December 20, 2024; Priority Application Deadline - February 1, 2025 |
1-Apr |
Yes |
Because we admit on a rolling basis, applications not completed by the February 1 priority deadline are at a significant disadvantage. We will not consider any LSAT scores taken after the February 2025 administration for admission in Fall 2025. |
N/A |
| 25 |
Boston University |
N/A |
5-Jan |
Distinguished Scholar Binding Early Decision Program - November 11; lBU Bound Binding Decision Program - January 5; ASPIRE Scholars Program - January 5; Public Interest Scholars - January 5; Need-Based Scholarships Priority Deadline - March 1 |
1-Apr |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
| 26 |
Wake Forest University |
1-Sep |
1-Nov |
N/A |
1-Mar |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
| 26 |
Ohio State University |
15-Sep |
18-Nov |
Preferred Final Deadline - March 31; all ED application materials must be received by November 30 |
1-Jun |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
| 28 |
Texas A&M University |
7-Aug |
December 8, 2023 (Priority 1 ) or February 1, 2024 (Priority 2 ) or March 1, 2024 (Priority 3); |
Aggie Direct deadline - September 1 |
31-May |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
| 28 |
Boston College |
1-Sep |
December 1 (Round I) or January 16 (Round II) |
N/A |
31-Mar |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
| 28 |
Brigham Young University |
2-Sep |
1-Mar-25 |
Clark Scholarship Application Deadline - Dec 31 12:00 AM; Achievement Fellowship Application Deadline - Dec 31 12:00 AM |
1-May |
Yes |
BYU Law may offer admission to students who have not taken a law school entrance exam when certain conditions are met. |
N/A |
| 28 |
George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School |
N/A |
1-Mar-25 |
N/A |
30-Apr |
N/A |
Mason2Mason (“M2M”) program is a special admissions program for current George Mason University undergraduate students |
February |
| 28 |
University of Florida Levin College of Law |
1-Sep |
15-Feb-25 |
Gator Scholars applicants Application Open - August 15, 2024; Gator Scholars application submission and completion Deadline - September 1, 2024 |
15-Apr |
Yes |
UF Law anticipates admitting the first round of students in mid-November followed by a second round in early December, with rolling admissions thereafter |
N/A |
| 33 |
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law |
1-Sep |
25-Oct |
Priority Consideration Deadline for Regular Decision - January 15; |
10-Mar |
Yes |
The College of Law, under ABA Standard 503, may admit a limited number of students who have not taken the LSAT. Those applicants must meet certain conditions to be eligible to apply. Information on the College of Law's LSAT exemption policy can be found on the Admissions FAQs page. |
N/A |
| 33 |
Fordham University School of Law |
15-Sep |
N/A |
Early Action program for the full-time and part-time programs is non-binding. To qualify, you must apply with a completed application by October 15. |
15-Mar |
Yes |
N/A |
March |
| 33 |
University of Alabama School of Law |
N/A |
N/A |
Alabama Scholars Admissions Program - September 1, 2023 |
N/A |
Yes |
For the first-year law class beginning in Fall 2024, the Law School offers a streamlined application program for select students in good standing at and graduates from the institutions in Alabama listed; For the first-year law class entering in Fall 2024, the Law School offers a streamlined application program for select students in good standing at and graduates from the Historically Black Colleges and Universities listed; 503 Alternative Admissions Program. The 503 Program is designed for undergraduate students at The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) who have considered their law school options carefully and are confident that The University of Alabama School of Law is their top choice. Applicants through the 503 Program are not required to have an LSAT score or a letter of recommendation. |
N/A |
| 36 |
Washington and Lee University School of Law |
N/A |
1-Dec |
N/A |
1-Jul |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
| 36 |
Arizona State University |
10-Aug |
28-Feb |
N/A |
31-Jul |
Yes |
The ASU Achievement Program allows applicants who meet certain criteria to apply to the JD program without taking the LSAT. Any Achievement applicants with a valid LSAT score on file with the LSAC or who register for the LSAT will have their application and/or offer of admission withdrawn |
N/A |
| 36 |
University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign |
1-Sep |
No ED |
N/A |
15-Mar |
Yes |
March 15 Preferred deadline for applicants. Applications will be accepted after this date. However, decisions will be released as soon as we are able. February LSAT significantly reduces your chances. |
January |
| 36 |
University of Iowa |
1-Sep |
N/A |
Recommended last application submission date for scholarship opportunities - January 15 |
1-May |
Yes |
Applicants who are strong undergraduate students at the University of Iowa undergraduate program may apply to The College of Law by way of the Kinnick Law Program. Kinnick applicants are allowed to take the GRE, GMAT, ACT or SAT in lieu of the LSAT. However, applicants who choose to take these examinations, instead of the LSAT, will have more limited access to scholarship assistance. The College of Law allows applicants who are not participating in the Kinnick Law Program to apply with a GRE score. However, applicants who choose to take the GRE instead of the LSAT will have more limited access to scholarship assistance and possibly may not be eligible for any scholarship assistance. |
For scholarship - November; Regular - January |
| 36 |
University of Wisconsin |
1-Sep |
29-Nov-24 |
N/A |
1-Apr |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
| 41 |
William & Mary Law School |
1-Sep |
N/A |
Applications are accepted until August 1 |
1-Apr |
Yes |
N/A |
June |
| 42 |
George Washington University Law School |
1-Sep |
1-Feb-25 |
Presidential Merit Scholarship application deadline - February 1, 2025; GW Junior Early Action Program application open - May 1 |
1-Mar |
Yes |
Binding Early Decision Process - Admitted applicants will be eligible for need-based grants; applicants for whom merit award consideration is a prerequisite for matriculation should not apply through this program; Test-Optional Admission for Select JD Candidates |
N/A |
| 42 |
Emory University School of Law |
N/A |
15-Feb-25 |
Woodruff Fellowship - February 3, 2025 |
15-Mar |
Yes |
Those admitted to the traditional JD program through this option will receive a minimum merit scholarship of $15,000 per academic year at Emory Law. |
N/A |
| 42 |
Indiana University - Bloomington |
15-Aug |
15-Oct |
Direct Admit applicants and international applicants - May 1, 2025; All supporting application materials for ED application must be submitted by November 1st. |
1-Jun |
N/A |
Applicants must take the LSAT or GRE (unless applying as a Direct Admit or Advanced Standing student) Advanced standing - Indiana Law invites advanced applications from individuals who have completed the equivalent of an undergraduate or graduate degree in law from an approved foreign university that allows the individual to sit for the bar examination in the jurisdiction in which the foreign law school is located. |
N/A |
| 42 |
Southern Methodist University (SMU) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1-Apr |
N/A |
Will accept the February LSAT for regular decision, even if the scores are posted after Apri1, as long as your application and all other supporting materials are received by April 1 |
N/A |
| 46 |
University of California—Irvine |
1-Sep |
15-Nov-23 |
N/A |
31-Mar |
Yes |
Those who receive a decision of Admit as ED are guaranteed a scholarship of $30,000/year renewable for the duration of your law school education (six (6) semesters) at UCI provided you maintain good academic standing. |
N/A |
| 46 |
Baylor University |
1-Aug |
1-Dec-24 |
Extended Decision for Fall 2025 First-Year Admission - July 15, 2025. Must be completed by July 18, 2025 |
15-Mar |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
| 48 |
University of Kansas |
1-Sep |
N/A |
N/A |
1-Mar |
Yes |
If you are taking the LSAT for a second time, you should indicate this on your application |
N/A |
| 48 |
Florida State University |
1-Sep |
15-Dec |
N/A |
31-Jul |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
| 48 |
University of Colorado - Boulder |
N/A |
No ED |
N/A |
1-Apr |
Yes |
2.5 Year Program |
N/A |
| 48 |
University of Washington |
1-Oct |
15-Nov |
Application deadline for the Gates Public Service Law Scholarship, which includes both the JD application and the Gates Public Service Law Scholarship application - January 15 (Please note that you must have an LSAT score on file in order to proceed with the selection process. The last LSAT accepted for consideration is the January 2024) administration. |
15-Mar |
Yes |
Students who intend to apply for the Gates PSL Scholarship must submit their J.D. application and their Gates PSL Scholarship application by Jan. 15. Visit the Gates PSL Program website for more information. |
N/A |
| 52 |
Villanova University (Widger) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
