Quinnipiac University

CT · Private · New England

Acceptance rate: 43% (1,485 applicants)
Median LSAT: 155 (middle 50%: 153–158)
Median GPA: 3.65 (middle 50%: 3.41–3.84)
Tuition: $56,610 (per year)
Bar passage: 75.4% (+4.2 pts vs. state average)

Deadlines

Application deadline: Aug. 1, 2026

Essays

Personal statement (750 words)

We are interested in learning more about you as an individual. The personal statement is your opportunity to share with us your unique life experiences, what is important to you and what makes you want to pursue a legal education. A carefully crafted, well-written and concise statement is what we are looking for as we seek to learn more about you and assess your writing ability. This essay should reflect solely your own work and not exceed 750 words.

Dean's Fellows Scholarship essay (No limit stated)

To become a candidate for a Dean's Fellows Scholarship, please address the reasons why you should be considered for the award in your application for law school admission. You should include: previous leadership experience; scholarly pursuits; civic and volunteer activities; plans for what you hope to do with your law degree. An additional essay may be submitted.

Editor's notes

The real deadline is early March, not Aug. 1. Quinnipiac reads on a rolling basis and ties priority for merit money to early March. The school's admissions dean called last cycle its most competitive in more than 15 years, so late files compete for fewer seats and dollars.
If your numbers are near the Dean's Fellows range, get your file complete by Feb. 1 and make the case on purpose. The page lists exactly what to cover: leadership, scholarship, service and your plans. Missing Feb. 1 takes you out of the running.
Read the prompt's last line twice. The statement must be your own work, capped at 750 words, and the school says it's judging your writing. Clean, specific prose matters here as much as the story.
Don't plan on the GRE. Quinnipiac says flatly it doesn't accept it. Your LSAT is one of the two factors the school weighs most, and it uses your highest score.