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Charleston School of Law vs University of Toledo

Where graduates end up, what each school really costs, and who gets in, side by side from each school's official ABA data. Add your LSAT and GPA to see your chances and scholarship estimates at both.

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The short version

  • =About the same placement. 1.4% of Charleston's Class of 2025 and 1.1% of Toledo's went to BigLaw or federal clerkships.
  • Toledo costs about $51K less over three years after the average scholarship: $122K against $173K.
  • Charleston is harder to get into: a 154 median LSAT and a 50.2% acceptance rate, against 153 and 52.5% at Toledo.
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Where graduates go

Charleston leads 3 of 5

✓1.4%
BigLaw + federal clerkships
1.1%
✓1.0%
BigLaw (501+ attorney firms)
0.0%
0.5%
Federal clerkships
✓1.1%
✓84.3%
Graduates employed
80.8%
77.4%
First time bar passage
77.4%

What it costs

Charleston leads 2 of 4

$173K
Three year net cost
✓$122K
✓95%
Students receiving a scholarship
82%
$20,000/yr
Median scholarship (recipients)
$20,000/yr
✓$19,649/yr
Average scholarship (all students)
$14,170/yr

Who gets in

Acceptance rate: Charleston 50.2% · Toledo 52.5%

LSAT

Bars run from the 25th to the 75th percentile, with the median marked.

Charleston
152154157
Toledo
150153156
148150152154156158160

GPA

Undergraduate GPA of the entering class, same scale for both schools.

Charleston
3.263.513.75
Toledo
3.373.533.79
3.203.303.403.503.603.703.80

Frequently asked questions

Is Charleston or Toledo better for BigLaw?
Charleston placed more of its Class of 2025 in BigLaw or federal clerkships: 1.4% against 1.1%. By BigLaw alone (firms of 501+ attorneys), Charleston placed 1.0% and Toledo placed 0.0%. Federal clerkships were 0.5% at Charleston and 1.1% at Toledo.
Which is harder to get into, Charleston or Toledo?
Charleston's Fall 2025 entering class had a median LSAT of 154 and a median GPA of 3.51, with a 50.2% acceptance rate. Toledo's had 153 and 3.53, with 52.5%. Add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances at both.
Which costs less, Charleston or Toledo?
After the average scholarship, three years cost about $173K at Charleston and $122K at Toledo, including living costs. Public schools are shown at out of state tuition. Your own scholarship can move these numbers a lot, so add your numbers above for an estimate.
Which gives more scholarship money, Charleston or Toledo?
95% of Charleston students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $20,000 a year among recipients. 82% of Toledo students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $20,000 a year among recipients.
Which has the better bar passage rate?
77.4% of Charleston's first time takers passed in 2025, against 77.4% at Toledo. Each school's profile shows how that compares with the states where its graduates sat.
Should I choose Charleston or Toledo?
It depends on your goals, your odds and your offers. Compare where each school's graduates end up, then add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances and scholarships at both. Your scholarship offer usually changes the cost more than anything else.

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Figures come from each school’s official ABA disclosures. Admission chances and scholarship estimates are modeled from that data and are not predictions of any individual decision. Our data and methodology

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