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Claude W. Pettit College of Law Law School at Ohio Northern University

LSAT 149
GPA 3.34
Tuition & Fees $36,700
Acceptance Rate 31.96 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 68.42 %

Claude W. Pettit College of Law Overview

Claude W. Pettit College of Law, Ada, OH
Established in 1885, Claude W. Pettit College of Law is a private (not-for-profit) law school at Ohio Northern University. The 2026 tuition & fees of Claude W. Pettit College of Law is $36,700.
The acceptance rate of the school is 31.96% and yield is 29.79%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 149 and the average GPA is 3.34. Total 319 students are attending Claude W. Pettit College of Law and 129 of them is first-year students. Last year 57 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 39 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 68.42%). You may want to check the general academic information of Claude W. Pettit College of Law at Ohio Northern University academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

129 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 149 at Claude W. Pettit College of Law and the average undergraduate GPA is 3.34. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
Claude W. Pettit College of Law 2026 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
LSAT Scores145148148149150152
Undergraduate GPA3.0733.363.33.693.59

Claude W. Pettit College of Law 2027 Tuition & Fees

Claude W. Pettit College of Law tuition & fees is $36,700 for the academic year 2026-2027. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Claude W. Pettit College of Law is $39,600. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $39,600
Claude W. Pettit College of Law Tuition & Fees
Claude W. Pettit College of Law$36,700
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$23,154
Books & Supplies$0
Personal Expenses$0
Average Costs at Ohio Northern University
Undergraduate$39,600
Graduate$39,600

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 1,355 students applied to Claude W. Pettit College of Law and 433 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 129 students finally enrolled to Claude W. Pettit College of Law. The acceptance rate is 31.96% and yield (enrollment rate) is 30%.
Claude W. Pettit College of Law 2026 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants1,355
Admitted433
Enrolled129
Acceptance Rate31.96%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)29.79%
Deferred / Previously Admitted0
Total First Year Class Enrollment129

Law Student Population

Claude W. Pettit College of Law has total 319 students for the academic year 2025-2026. Of the total students, 319 students enrolled in JD program and 0 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at Claude W. Pettit College of Law
Total Enrollment319
JD Enrollment319
Non-JD Enrollment0
Claude W. Pettit College of Law has 129 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 62 male and 66 female students. By attendance type, 85 students enrolled as full-time and 43 students as part-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at Claude W. Pettit College of Law.
First Year Student Enrollment at Claude W. Pettit College of Law
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total129 8543
Men62 4418
Women66 4125

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 67 students have graduated from Claude W. Pettit College of Law. Among them, 57 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 39 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Claude W. Pettit College of Law is 68.42% where the average pass rate of Ohio is 79.73%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Claude W. Pettit College of Law
Total Graduates67
First-time Bar Exam Taker57
(54 new graduates, 3 from prior year)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker13 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate39 / 68.42%
Pass Rate at Ohio79.73%