Founded in 1892, CWRU School of Law was one of the first schools accredited by the American Bar Association and was a charter member of the American Association of Law Schools and the Order of the Coif. Our university is a member of the prestigious and exclusive Association of American Universities.

• 154 First Year JD students;
• 85 LLM students from 9 different countries;
• 50% women;
• 19% students of color;
• 62% from outside of Ohio;
• 100 undergraduate programs represented;
• 35 states, the District of Columbia, and 10 foreign countries;
• Median LSAT: 160;
• Median Undergraduate GPA: 3.38.

The curriculum at the School of Law combines the best of classical legal education with cutting-edge experiential opportunities.

• 200+ Courses;
• 50% of upper-level courses with an enrollment under 25 students;
• 8 areas of concentration;
• 10 dual degree and certificate programs;
• CaseArc, our integrated legal skills program. This program follows a sequenced and comprehensive approach to help students develop interviewing, counseling, fact-gathering, legal research, writing, oral advocacy, and negotiation skills.
• 5 Academic Centers, including those in the areas of Law Technology & the Arts, Law-Medicine, International Law, and the Law Clinic, all of which have top rankings in US News & World Report.
• Experiential Learning in Labs, Externships, Moot Court, Mock Trials and Law Clinics. Each experiential course contributes to the student’s professional readiness.