Law School Decision Dates 2018
Note: all decision dates should be taken loosely, as they are subject to change due to year and the amount of applications received in that year.
Rank | Law School | Decision Dates | State | City |
1 | Yale University | Rolling Admissions: April 10th – 30th | CT | New Haven |
2 | Stanford University | Rolling Admissions: time application completed – April 30th | CA | Stanford |
3 | Harvard University | Rolling Admissions: December – May 1st | MA | Cambridge |
4 | University of Chicago | Early Decision: late December Rolling Admissions: January – March |
IL | Chicago |
5 | Columbia University | Early Decision: late December Regular (Early App) Decision: late March Regular Decision: late April |
NY | New York |
6 | New York University | Early Decision: late December Regular Decision: late April |
NY | New York |
7 | University of Pennsylvania | Early Decision: December 31st & January 31st Regular Decision: December – mid-May |
PA | Philadelphia |
8 | University of Michigan — Ann Arbor | Early Decision I: December 1st Early Decision II: January 15th Rolling Admissions: within 10 weeks after file completion |
MI | Ann Arbor |
8 | University of Virginia | Apps completed March 4th: April 15th Apps completed after March 4th: September – March |
VA | Charlottesville |
10 | Duke University | Early Decision I: December 31st Early Decision II: January 31st Regular Decision: mid-September – late July |
NC | Durham |
10 | Northwestern University | Early Decision: early January Rolling Admissions: late December – late July |
IL | Chicago |
12 | University of California — Berkeley | Early Decision: Dec 3rd Regular Decision: mid-March |
CA | Berkeley |
13 | Cornell University | Early Decision I: December 31st Early Decision II: February 28th Regular Decision: mid-April |
NY | Ithaca |
14 | University of Texas —Austin | Early Decision: late January Regular Decision: late April |
TX | Austin |
15 | Georgetown University | Early Decision: mid to late February Rolling Admissions: February – August |
DC | Washington |
15 | University of California—Los Angeles | Early Decision: December Regular Decision: late April |
CA | Los Angeles |
17 | Vanderbilt University | Rolling Admissions: September – August | TN | Nashville |
18 | Washington University at St. Louis | Early Decision: late February Rolling Admissions: September – July (2 weeks after application completed) |
MO | St. Louis |
19 | University of Southern California (Gould) | Rolling Admissions: December – mid-August | CA | Los Angeles |
20 | University of Iowa | Rolling Admissions: early November – early August | IA | Iowa City |
20 | University of Notre Dame | Early Decision: late December Regular Decision: early - mid December |
IN | Notre Dame |
22 | Emory University | Early Decision: mid March Regular Decision: February – April 1st |
GA | Atlanta |
23 | Boston University | Binding Decision: Dec 21st & Jan 31st Regular Decision: late August – late April |
MA | Boston |
23 | University of Minnesota—Twin Cities | Early Decision: January 31st Regular Decision: late November – late January |
MN | Minneapolis |
25 | Arizona State University (O’Connor) | Early Decision: early January Regular Decision: mid August – late May |
AZ | Phoenix |
26 | Boston College | Rolling Admissions: September 15th – March 31st | MA | Newton |
26 | University of Alabama | Rolling Admissions: November – late May | AL | Tuscaloosa |
28 | University of California — Irvine | Rolling Admissions: early September – late April | CA | Irvine |
28 | Washington and Lee University | Early Decision: December 15th Apps completed March 1st: March 31st Apps completed after March 1st: early November and further |
VA | Lexington |
30 | George Washington University | Rolling Admissions: November – May | DC | Washington |
30 | Indiana University—Bloomington (Maurer) | Rolling Admissions: December – August | IN | Bloomington |
30 | Ohio State University (Moritz) | Early Decision: Dec 11th Early Application: before April 1st Regular Decision: 4-6 weeks after app completion |
OH | Columbus |
30 | University of Georgia | Early Decision: Jan 31st Regular Decision: late fall – early summer |
GA | Athens |
30 | University of Washington | Early Decision: late November – early December Regular Decision: mid-December – end of March |
WA | Seattle |
30 | University of Wisconsin—Madison | Early Decision: December 15th Rolling Admissions: November – July |
WI | Madison |
36 | Fordham University | Rolling Admissions: 6-8 weeks after app completion | NY | New York |
36 | University of Colorado—Boulder | Rolling Admissions: late May | CO | Boulder |
36 | Wake Forest University | Rolling Admissions: late March – late May | NC | Winston-Salem |
39 | University of California—Davis | Early Decision: November 30th Regular Decision: November – late April |
CA | Davis |
39 | University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill | Rolling Admissions: late November – late July | NC | Chapel Hill |
41 | George Mason University | Early Decision: January 31st Regular Decision: late December – late July |
VA | Arlington |
41 | University of Florida (Levin) | Early Decision: January 9th Rolling Admissions: early October – early August |
FL | Gainesville |
41 | William and Mary (Marshall-Wythe) | Rolling Admissions: April 1st | VA | Williamsburg |
44 | University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign | Rolling Admissions: 6-4 weeks after app completion | IL | Champaign |
44 | University of Utah (Quinney) | Rolling Admissions: early January (6-8 weeks after app completed) | UT | Salt Lake City |
46 | Brigham Young University (Clark) | Priority Decision: March 8th Rolling Admissions: late February – late June |
UT | Provo |
46 | Southern Methodist University (Dedman) | Early Decision: late January Regular Decision: late April Late Decision: rolling |
TX | Dallas |
48 | Florida State University | Early Decision: before January 31st Rolling Admission: October – June |
FL | Tallahassee |
48 | University of Arizona (Rogers) | Rolling Admission: November – July | AZ | Tucson |
48 | University of Maryland (Carey) | Early Admission: early November Rolling Admissions: late November – mid-August |
MD | Baltimore |
51 | Baylor University | Early Decision: December 15th Rolling Admissions: about 6 weeks after app completion |
TX | Waco |
51 | Tulane University | Rolling Admissions: early December – May | LA | New Orleans |
53 | Temple University (Beasley) | Rolling Admissions: December – May | PA | Philadelphia |
54 | University of California (Hastings) | Rolling Admissions: December – May | CA | San Francisco |
54 | University of Connecticut | Rolling Admissions: early December – mid-August | CT | Hartford |
54 | University of Houston | Early Decision: late February Regular Decision: mid-May (full-time), mid-July (part-time) |
TX | Houston |
57 | Seton Hall University | Rolling Admissions: late November – until classes filled | NJ | Newark |
57 | University of Kentucky | Rolling Admissions: January – March | KY | Lexington |
57 | University of Nebraska—Lincoln | Rolling Admissions: late September – mid-August | NE | Lincoln |
57 | University of Richmond (Williams) | Early Decision: December 24th Regular Decision: early September – late July |
VA | University of Richmond |
57 | University of Tennessee—Knoxville | Regular Decision: mid-March | TN | Knoxville |
62 | Case Western Reserve University | Early Decision: before January 15th Regular Decision: January 1st – May 1st |
OH | Cleveland |
62 | Rutgers | Rolling Admissions: late January – early July (Camden & Newark campuses) |
NJ | Newark |
62 | University of Nevada—Las Vegas | Rolling Admissions: early March – April | NV | Las Vegas |
65 | Georgia State University | Rolling Admissions: around 21 days after application completed | GA | Atlanta |
65 | Loyola Marymount University | Early Decision: December 31st Rolling Admissions: December – late May |
CA | Los Angeles |
65 | Northeastern University | Early Decision: December 31st Early Action: February 1st Priority Deadline: April 15th Apps after March 1st: Rolling Admissions |
MA | Boston |
65 | Penn State Dickinson | Early Decision: December 30th Rolling Admissions: October – mid-August |
PA | Carlisle |
65 | University of Kansas | Apps completed before Dec. 15th: January 31st Rolling Admission: 4-6 weeks after app completed |
KS | Lawrence |
65 | University of Missouri | Early Decision: late December Regular Decision: December – April |
MO | Columbia |
65 | Yeshiva University (Cardozo) | Rolling Admissions: mid-December – mid-August | NY | New York |
72 | Pepperdine University | Rolling Admissions: December – May | CA | Malibu |
72 | St. John’s University | Honors Early Decision: December 15th Regular Early Decision: February 11th Regular Decision: mid-May – early June (8-12 weeks after app is completed) Scholars Special Admission Program: March 11th |
NY | Queens |
72 | University of Cincinnati | Rolling Admissions: December – August | OH | Cincinnati |
72 | University of Oklahoma | Rolling Admissions: mid/late October – late July | OK | Norman |
76 | University of Denver (Sturm) | Rolling Admissions: November – May | CO | Denver |
77 | University of Arkansas—Fayetteville | Rolling Admissions: September – June | AR | Fayetteville |
77 | University of Miami | Rolling Admissions: September – July 31st | FL | Coral Gables |
77 | University of New Mexico | Priority Decision: May 1st Rolling Admissions: early November – early August |
NM | Albuquerque |
77 | University of San Diego | Early Decision: December 21st Rolling Admissions: November – August |
CA | San Diego |
77 | Villanova University | Early Decision Round 1: December 31st Early Decision Round 2: April 1st Rolling Admissions: late fall – mid-summer |
PA | Villanova |
82 | Loyola University Chicago | Rolling Admissions: early January – mid-July | IL | Chicago |
82 | Pennsylvania State University | Early Decision: December 31st Rolling Admissions: early October – late April |
PA | University Park |
82 | University of Pittsburgh | Priority Decision: early September – early April (14 days after app completed) Rolling Admissions: mid-November – June |
PA | Pittsburgh |
82 | University of Tulsa | Rolling Admissions: Spring: December – January Summer: May – June Fall: early-mid August |
OK | Tulsa |
86 | American University (Washington) | Early Decision Round 1: December 21st Early Decision Round 2: March 1st Regular Decision: late September – late March |
DC | Washington |
86 | University of Oregon | Rolling Admissions: January – May | OR | Eugene |
88 | Brooklyn Law School | Rolling Admissions (2 year program): September – May (3-4 year programs): September – mid-August |
NY | Brooklyn |
88 | St. Louis University | Rolling Admissions: December 1st – early August | MO | St. Louis |
88 | University of South Carolina | Rolling Admissions: September – March | SC | Columbia |
92 | Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) | Early Decision: January 15th Rolling Admissions: November 1st – mid-July |
IL | Chicago |
92 | Syracuse University | Early Decision: February Rolling Admissions: early November – early-August |
NY | Syracuse |
92 | Texas A&M University | Rolling Admissions: mid-October – unspecified | TX | Fort Worth |
92 | University of Hawaii—Manoa (Richardson) | Apps complete by Feb.1st: February Apps complete after Feb. 1st: summer |
HI | Honolulu |
92 | University of Louisville (Brandeis) | Rolling Admissions: mid-January – early April | KY | Louisville |
96 | Louisiana State University | Rolling Admissions: late November – early-August | LA | Baton Rouge |
96 | Michigan State University | Rolling Admissions: November – April | MI | East Lansing |
96 | Stetson University | Rolling Admissions: (1-2 weeks after app complete) | FL | Gulfport |
96 | West Virginia University | Rolling Admissions: October – until class is full | WV | Morgantown |
100 | Florida International University | Rolling Admissions: September 15th – late summer | FL | Miami |
100 | Indiana University—Indianapolis (McKinney) | Early Decision: late December Apps completed by March 1st: early May Apps completed after March 1st: (usually 4 weeks after completion of app) |
IN | Indianapolis |
100 | Lewis & Clark College (Northwestern) | Rolling Admissions: late December – early May | OR | Portland |
100 | Marquette University | Rolling Admissions: winter – summer | WI | Milwaukee |
100 | University of New Hampshire School of Law | Rolling Admissions: (within 4-6 weeks after app completed) | NH | Concord |
100 | Wayne State University | Rolling Admissions: (6-8 weeks after application is completed) | MI | Detroit |
106 | Catholic University of America | Early Decision: before Jan 1st | DC | Washington |
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