If you’re hoping to apply for the 2024-2025 law school application cycle on the early side, you may be wondering when you’ll be able to go into LSAC and see the actual applications you’ll need to fill out. Most of the applications for this upcoming cycle aren’t available online yet, but they will be soon! See below for the dates.
Please note: these are the dates that law schools are currently projecting their regular J.D. applications to become available, either as noted on the LSAC website or shared with us directly by the law school. These dates are subject to change, and some applications may become available earlier or later. If you have any corrections, please email us at info@spiveyconsulting.com.
Regardless, we do want to emphasize that there is functionally no difference at all between submitting your application on the day that it opens vs. submitting it, say, a month later. Overall, it’s nearly always a better idea to apply with a stronger application later than a weaker application earlier, so don’t rush to submit your application in September if it could meaningfully benefit from waiting until October or November.
Law School Application Opening Dates (Alphabetized by School)
Albany Law School: September 4
American University: September 1
Appalachian School of Law: September 1
Arizona State University: August 10
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School: September 1
Ave Maria School of Law: September 15
Barry University: September 15
Baylor University: August 1
Belmont University: September 1
Boston College: September 15
Boston University: September 1
Brigham Young University: September 2
Brooklyn Law School: September 1
California Western School of Law: September 1
Campbell University: September 14
Capital University: September 1
Case Western Reserve University: September 1
Chapman University: September 1
Charleston School of Law: September 1
City University of New York: October 1
Cleveland State University (Cleveland-Marshall): September 1
Columbia University: September 1
Cornell University: September 1
Creighton University: September 1
DePaul University: September 1
Drake University: September 1
Drexel University: August 15
Duke University: September 1
Duquesne University: September 1
Elon University: September 1
Emory University: August 1
Faulkner University: September 15
Florida A&M University: October 1
Florida International University: Late September/Early October
Florida State University: September 1
Fordham University: September 15
George Mason University: September 17
George Washington University: September 1
Georgetown University: Early September
Georgia State University: September 1
Gonzaga University: September 1
Harvard University: September 15
Hofstra University: October 1
Howard University: October 1
Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent): September 1
Indiana University–Bloomington (Maurer): August 2
Indiana University–Indianapolis (McKinney): September 1
Lewis & Clark College: September 15
Liberty University: September 1
Lincoln Memorial University: October 1
Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge: September 15
Loyola Marymount University: October 1
Loyola University Chicago: October 1
Loyola University New Orleans: October 15
Marquette University: September 1
Mercer University: September 1
Michigan State University: August 15
Mississippi College: September 1
Mitchell Hamline School of Law: October 1
New England Law Boston: September 15
New York Law School: Mid-September
New York University: September 1
North Carolina Central University: October 1
Northeastern University: September 1
Northern Illinois University: September 1
Northern Kentucky University: September 1
Northwestern University: September 1
Nova Southeastern University: September 1
Ohio Northern University: September 16
Ohio State University: September 15
Oklahoma City University: October 1
Pace University: September 3
Pennsylvania State University Dickinson Law: August 15
Pennsylvania State University, University Park: September 1
Pepperdine University: September 1
Quinnipiac University: September 1
Regent University: September 1
Roger Williams University: September 22
Rutgers University: September 1
Saint Louis University: September 1
Samford University: September 1
Santa Clara University: Mid-September
Seattle University: September 1
Seton Hall University: September 1
South Texas College of Law Houston: Mid-November
Southern Illinois University–Carbondale: September 1
Southern Methodist University: September 1
Southern University Law Center: September 1
Southwestern Law School: September 1
St. John's University: September 1
St. Mary's University: Mid-September
St. Thomas University: September 1
Stanford University: September 1
Stetson University: October 1
Suffolk University: September 1
Syracuse University: September 1
Temple University: September 15
Texas A&M University: August 2
Texas Southern University: September 1
Texas Tech University: September 1
The Catholic University of America: September 1
Touro College: September 1
Tulane University: Mid-September
UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings): August 15
University at Buffalo–SUNY: September 1
University of Akron: September 1
University of Alabama: September 1
University of Arizona: September 1
University of Arkansas–Fayetteville: October 1
University of Arkansas–Little Rock: October 1
University of Baltimore: September 15
University of California–Berkeley: September 1
University of California–Davis: September 1
University of California–Irvine: September 1
University of California–Los Angeles: September 3
University of Chicago: September 1
University of Cincinnati: September 1
University of Colorado–Boulder: Early October
University of Connecticut: September 1
University of Dayton: September 1
University of Denver: September 1
University of Detroit Mercy: September 1
University of Florida: September 1
University of Georgia: September 1
University of Hawaii–Manoa: September 1
University of Houston Law Center: September 1
University of Idaho: September 3
University of Illinois–Chicago: September 1
University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign: September 1
University of Iowa: September 1
University of Kansas: September 1
University of Kentucky: September 1
University of Louisville: October 1
University of Maine: September 15
University of Maryland: September 1
University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth: September 1
University of Memphis: Mid-September
University of Miami: September 1
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor: August 1
University of Minnesota: September 1
University of Mississippi: September 1
University of Missouri–Kansas City: September 1
University of Missouri: September 1
University of Montana: September 1
University of Nebraska–Lincoln: September 1
University of Nevada–Las Vegas: October 1
University of New Hampshire: September 15
University of New Mexico: September 15
University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill: October 1
University of North Dakota: September 1
University of Notre Dame: September 1
University of Oklahoma: September 1
University of Oregon: September 1
University of Pennsylvania: September 1
University of Pittsburgh: September 1
University of Richmond: September 1
University of San Diego: September 1
University of San Francisco: September 1
University of South Carolina: September 1
University of South Dakota: September 1
University of Southern California: September 1
University of St. Thomas: September 1
University of Tennessee–Knoxville: September 1
University of Texas–Austin: September 1
University of the District of Columbia: September 1
University of the Pacific (McGeorge): September 1
University of Toledo: September 1
University of Tulsa: August 15
University of Utah: September 1
University of Virginia: September 1
University of Washington: October 1
University of Wisconsin–Madison: September 1
University of Wyoming: October 1
Vanderbilt University: September 1
Vermont Law School: September 1
Villanova University: September 1
Wake Forest University: September 1
Washburn University: September 1
Washington and Lee University: August 25
Washington University in St. Louis: September 1
Wayne State University: September 1
West Virginia University: September 1
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School: October 5
Western New England University: September 1
Western State College of Law at Westcliff University: September 1
Widener University–Commonwealth: October 1
Widener University–Delaware: October 1
Willamette University: September 1
William & Mary: September 1
Yale University: September 1
Yeshiva University (Cardozo): Mid-September
Law School Application Opening Dates (Organized by Date)
August 1
- Baylor University
- Emory University
- University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
August 2
- Indiana University–Bloomington (Maurer)
- Texas A&M University
August 10
- Arizona State University
August 15
- Drexel University
- Michigan State University
- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson Law
- UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)
- University of Tulsa
August 25
- Washington and Lee University
September 1
- American University
- Appalachian School of Law
- Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
- Boston University
- Brooklyn Law School
- California Western School of Law
- Capital University
- Case Western Reserve University
- Chapman University
- Charleston School of Law
- Cleveland State University (Cleveland-Marshall)
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- Creighton University
- DePaul University
- Drake University
- Duke University
- Duquesne University
- Elon University
- Florida State University
- George Washington University
- Georgia State University
- Gonzaga University
- Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent)
- Indiana University–Indianapolis (McKinney)
- Liberty University
- Marquette University
- Mercer University
- Mississippi College
- New York University
- Northeastern University
- Northern Illinois University
- Northern Kentucky University
- Northwestern University
- Nova Southeastern University
- Pennsylvania State University, University Park
- Pepperdine University
- Quinnipiac University
- Regent University
- Rutgers University
- Saint Louis University
- Samford University
- Seattle University
- Seton Hall University
- Southern Illinois University–Carbondale
- Southern Methodist University
- Southern University Law Center
- Southwestern Law School
- St. John's University
- Suffolk University
- Syracuse University
- The Catholic University of America
- Touro College
- University at Buffalo–SUNY
- University of Akron
- University of Alabama
- University of Arizona
- University of California–Berkeley
- University of California–Davis
- University of California–Irvine
- University of Chicago
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Connecticut
- University of Dayton
- University of Denver
- University of Detroit Mercy
- University of Florida
- University of Georgia
- University of Hawaii–Manoa
- University of Houston Law Center
- University of Illinois–Chicago
- University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
- University of Iowa
- University of Kansas
- University of Kentucky
- University of Maryland
- University of Miami
- University of Minnesota
- University of Mississippi
- University of Missouri
- University of Missouri–Kansas City
- University of Montana
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- University of North Dakota
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Oklahoma
- University of Oregon
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Richmond
- University of San Diego
- University of San Francisco
- University of South Carolina
- University of South Dakota
- University of Southern California
- University of St. Thomas
- University of Tennessee–Knoxville
- University of Texas–Austin
- University of the District of Columbia
- University of the Pacific (McGeorge)
- University of Toledo
- University of Utah
- University of Virginia
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Vanderbilt University
- Villanova University
- Wake Forest University
- Washburn University
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Wayne State University
- West Virginia University
- Western New England University
- Western State College of Law at Westcliff University
- Willamette University
- William & Mary
- Yale University
September 2
- Brigham Young University
September 3
- Pace University
- University of California–Los Angeles
- University of Idaho
September 4
- Albany Law School
September 14
- Campbell University
September 15
- Ave Maria School of Law
- Barry University
- Boston College
- Faulkner University
- Fordham University
- Lewis & Clark College
- Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge
- New England Law Boston
- Ohio State University
- Temple University
- University of Baltimore
- University of Maine
- University of New Hampshire
- University of New Mexico
September 16
- Ohio Northern University
September 17
- George Mason University
September 22
- Roger Williams University
Late September/Early October TBA
- Florida International University
Early September TBA
- Georgetown University
Mid-September TBA
- New York Law School
- St. Mary's University
- Tulane University
- University of Memphis
- Yeshiva University (Cardozo)
October 1
- City University of New York
- Florida A&M University
- Hofstra University
- Howard University
- Lincoln Memorial University
- Loyola Marymount University
- Loyola University Chicago
- Mitchell Hamline School of Law
- North Carolina Central University
- Oklahoma City University
- Stetson University
- University of Arkansas–Fayetteville
- University of Arkansas–Little Rock
- University of Colorado–Boulder
- University of Louisville
- University of Nevada–Las Vegas
- University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
- University of Washington
- Widener University–Commonwealth
- Widener University–Delaware
October 5
- Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School
October 15
- Loyola University New Orleans