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Law Schools That Accept JD-Next
View the list of ABA-accredited law schools approved to accept the JD-Next final exam in lieu of the LSAT for law school admission.
What is a Variance and Why Does It Matter?
A variance is granted by the American Bar Association (ABA) to an ABA-accredited law school for it to accept the JD-Next admissions test in lieu of an LSAT score for admissions decisions, recognizing it as a valid and reliable data point of applicants' profiles.
List of Schools Granted Requests for a Variance from Standard 503
| SCHOOL NAME | ABA APPROVAL DATE |
|---|---|
| Akron School of Law, University of | 2/21/2025 |
| Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, University of | 5/31/2023 |
| Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law | 11/17/2023 |
| Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, University of | 5/17/2024 |
| Atlanta's John Marshall Law School | 11/17/2023 |
| Boston College Law School | 11/17/2023 |
| Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School | 8/18/2023 |
| California-Davis School of Law, University of | 8/18/2023 |
| California Western School of Law | 8/18/2023 |
| Case Western Reserve University School of Law | 8/18/2023 |
| Charleston School of Law | 8/18/2023 |
| Cincinnati College of Law, University of | 8/18/2023 |
| City University of New York School of Law | 8/18/2023 |
| Cleveland State University College of Law | 8/18/2023 |
| Creighton University School of Law | 8/18/2023 |
| Dayton School of Law, University of | 8/18/2023 |
| Denver Sturm College of Law, University of | 8/16/2024 |
| DePaul University College of Law | 5/17/2024 |
| Drake University Law School | 8/18/2023 |
| Florida A&M University College of Law | 2/21/2025 |
| Emory University School of Law | 11/17/2023 |
| Florida International University College of Law | 8/18/2023 |
| Fordham University College of Law | 5/17/2024 |
| George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School | 11/8/2024 |
| George Washington University Law School | 11/17/2023 |
| Georgetown University Law Center | 8/18/2023 |
| Georgia School of Law, University of | 8/18/2023 |
| Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law | 8/18/2023 |
| Illinois College of Law, University of | 5/17/2024 |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Maurer School of Law | 11/17/2023 |
| Loyola University-New Orleans College of Law | 8/18/2023 |
| Maine School of Law, University of | 11/17/2023 |
| Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, University of | 11/8/2024 |
| Massachusetts Law School, University of | 11/17/2023 |
| Miami School of Law, University of | 8/18/2023 |
| Mississippi College School of Law | 8/18/2023 |
| Missouri School of Law, University of | 2/21/2025 |
| Nebraska College of Law, University of | 8/18/2023 |
| New England Law | Boston | 2/23/2024 |
| Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center | 8/18/2023 |
| Pace University Elizabeth Aaub School of Law | 2/21/2025 |
| Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, University of the | 8/18/2023 |
| Pittsburgh School of Law, University of | 8/18/2023 |
| San Diego School of Law, University of | 11/17/2023 |
| Seattle University School of Law | 2/23/2024 |
| Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law | 8/16/2024 |
| South Dakota School of Law, University of | 8/18/2023 |
| St. Mary’s University School of Law | 8/18/2023 |
| Suffolk University Law School | 8/18/2023 |
| Syracuse University College of Law | 8/18/2023 |
| Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law | 8/18/2023 |
| Texas A&M University School of Law | 8/18/2023 |
| Thomas M. Cooley Law School | 11/17/2023 |
| Toledo College of Law, University of | 11/17/2023 |
| Tulsa College of Law, The University of | 8/16/2024 |
| Vanderbilt University Law School | 8/16/2024 |
| Washington University School of Law | 2/23/2024 |
| Wayne State University Law School | 11/8/2024 |
| Western New England University School of Law | 11/17/2023 |
| Widener University Delaware Law School | 8/18/2023 |
| Williamette University College of Law | 2/21/2025 |
| Wisconsin Law School, University of | 11/17/2023 |
| Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law | 11/17/2023 |