What we consider

Note that while there is no minimum Law School Admission Test (LSAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score or undergraduate grade point average (UGPA) required to be considered for admission, the median LSAT and UGPA for our most recent entering classes have been in the 153 and 3.4 range. Please note: All applicants who have taken the LSAT are considered LSAT applicants even if they later take the GRE.

To determine if your LSAT or GRE score and UGPA are competitive with our applicant pool, please check our previous years’ entering class profiles.

Although an applicant's LSAT or GRE score and UGPA are important indicators of academic preparation and motivation, the admissions committee considers many other factors as well. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The personal statement
• Recommendation letters
• The nature and difficulty of the course of undergraduate study
• The overall academic rigor of the undergraduate institution
• The undergraduate academic record, including ascending or descending trends in grades and graduate work or degrees
• Extracurricular activities while in undergraduate or graduate school
• The LSAT or GRE writing sample
• Work experience
• Community activities and community service
• Personal obstacles that may have hindered realization of the applicant's full potential
• Age
• Economic disadvantage
• Geographic diversity

The American Bar Association asks us to report the highest LSAT score of every entering student as part of our class profile. However, we see and will consider all LSAT scores earned within the past five years. Taking the LSAT multiple times may help and the lower scores will not necessarily harm an applicant. In the case of multiple LSAT scores, the Admissions Committee will use score trends, gaps in time between scores, circumstances surrounding poor scores (if explained by the applicant in a supplemental statement), and differences in the scores themselves to interpret these scores.

Please note: If you have taken both the LSAT and the GRE, we will consider whichever score is higher. At this time, our Admissions Committee does not consider JD Next Scores.

The University of Akron School of Law is an equal opportunity educational institution. In assessing an applicant's academic promise, the admissions committee considers how your personal achievements, any individual challenges you have overcome, lessons you have learned and/or skills you have acquired have shaped your life and your character and how those achievements, challenges, lessons and skills will enhance the Akron Law community and the legal profession.