University of Connecticut

CT · Public · New England

Acceptance rate: 20% (2,299 applicants)
Median LSAT: 162 (middle 50%: 160–164)
Median GPA: 3.78 (middle 50%: 3.55–3.90)
Tuition: $61,396 (per year, nonresident)
Bar passage: 82.8% (+9.3 pts vs. state average)

Deadlines

Application deadline: April 30, 2027

Essays

Personal statement (2 pages, double-spaced, 12-point font)

All applicants must submit a personal statement offering the Admissions Committee insight into your decision to pursue the study of law and your interest in attending UConn School of Law. The Committee is interested in learning more about your character, intellectual abilities, and writing skills. Your ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and persuasively will be an important factor in our review.

Community values essay 1: adversity (2 pages, double-spaced)

UConn Law community members are called upon to be leaders and change makers in the interests of justice, equity, and the rule of law even (and especially) when our efforts are met with opposition. Resilience and grit are key to heeding this call. Please discuss a time you faced adversity, a challenge, or a setback, whether temporary or systemic. Describe how you sought to overcome the circumstance and what you learned in the process.

Community values essay 2: a Supreme Court ruling (2 pages, double-spaced)

Intellectual debate and critical examination of case law are hallmarks of the law school classroom. UConn Law specifically prides itself on creating a safe space for civil discussion of legal opinions that sometimes have a personal impact. Please discuss a Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruling of your choice and how it has directly or indirectly impacted you and/or your decision to pursue a legal education.

Community values essay 3: community (2 pages, double-spaced)

Service to the community is a critical component of the UConn Law experience. Through the work of our clinics, student organizations, and cultural emphasis on respect, civility and belonging, members of UConn Law recognize our responsibility to help and support others. In doing so, we also experience our own personal growth and reap individual benefits. Please discuss the ways a community you support or with which you identify plays a role in your life. Describe the contributions you have made to this community and the benefits you have gained in doing so.

Editor's notes

The deadline is April 30, 2027, but the school's own advice is the end of December. Review starts in November and runs weekly, and scholarship decisions arrive within weeks of admission, so an early complete file is the safer plan.
Write the optional essay. UConn frames it as a way to show you're a strong candidate for this law school in particular, and every student in the fall 2026 entering class received scholarship aid, awarded on what's in the application. Two more pages of good writing is cheap.
Answer why UConn in the personal statement. The prompt asks for your interest in attending UConn specifically, and a public school that gives special consideration to Connecticut residents will want to know why an out-of-state applicant wants Hartford.
LSAT only. No GRE, no JD-Next, no waivers. A June 2027 score counts only if everything else is in by April 30.