Law schools in East North Central

Name: Law schools in East North Central — ABA Standard 509 data
Creator: American Bar Association
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The 28 ABA-accredited law schools in East North Central report a median first-time bar passage of 78.68%, below the national median of 82.9%.

Median LSAT median 158.5 (national 159)
First-time bar passage median 78.68% (national 82.9%)
Full-time, long-term JD employment median 88.95% (national 90.8%)
Resident tuition median $39,440 (national $45,200)

States in this region

Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin

Schools, ranked by first-time bar passage

#	Law school	State	Median LSAT	First-time bar passage	Full-time, long-term JD employment	Resident tuition
1	University of Chicago Law School	Illinois	174	97.42%	98.1%	$83,316
2	University of Michigan Law School	Michigan	171	95.57%	97.7%	$76,108
3	University of Illinois School of Law	Illinois	166	93.56%	95.4%	$36,500
4	University of Notre Dame School of Law	Indiana	170	92.15%	93.9%	$73,430
5	The Ohio State University School of Law	Ohio	168	91.95%	93.6%	$35,650
6	Northwestern Pritzker School of Law	Illinois	173	91.8%	97.3%	$79,772
7	University of Dayton School of Law	Ohio	157	87.96%	88%	$40,020
8	Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law	Indiana	164	87.37%	90.9%	$36,950
9	Wayne State University School of Law	Michigan	164	86.05%	96.8%	$38,861
10	University of Cincinnati School of Law	Ohio	159	85.59%	91.3%	$24,010
11	Case Western Reserve University School of Law	Ohio	162	81.99%	81.7%	$64,600
12	University of Wisconsin School of Law	Wisconsin	167	80%	95.3%	$36,526
13	Loyola University-Chicago School of Law	Illinois	161	80%	92%	$58,670
14	Chicago-Kent, Illinois Institute of Technology School of Law	Illinois	161	79.02%	84.5%	$53,070
15	Michigan State University School of Law	Michigan	162	78.34%	88.3%	$43,480
16	DePaul University School of Law	Illinois	158	76.02%	88.4%	$55,328
17	Cleveland State University School of Law	Ohio	155	75.45%	80.3%	$29,766
18	Indiana University-Indianapolis School of Law	Indiana	155	73.87%	84.9%	$29,812
19	University of Toledo School of Law	Ohio	153	72.27%	74.5%	$26,446
20	Capital University Law School	Ohio	151	72.22%	84.3%	$45,066
21	University of Akron School of Law	Ohio	154	72.09%	89.5%	$22,359
22	University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	Michigan	156	70.83%	91.6%	$48,480
23	Ohio Northern University School of Law	Ohio	149	68.42%	87.8%	$33,900
24	University of Illinois-Chicago School of Law	Illinois	153	60.14%	80.3%	$36,192
25	Southern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	149	59.49%	81.1%	$15,863
26	Northern Illinois University School of Law	Illinois	150	57.14%	77.6%	$23,667
27	Cooley Law School	Michigan	147	51.54%	74.1%	$45,820
28	Marquette University School of Law	Wisconsin	158	50%	95.4%	$51,970

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Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosures, most recent reported cycle. Last updated June 26, 2026.