The School of Law Admissions Committee seeks students who will perform successfully in law school, enhance the environment of the School of Law and ultimately use their legal education to benefit society. Thus, the committee strives to assemble a student body that is academically well-prepared, highly motivated and diverse. Although an applicant's undergraduate grade point average (GPA) and Law School Admission Test (LSAT) score are important indicators of academic preparation and motivation, the admissions committee considers other factors as well, such as the nature and difficulty of the applicant's course of undergraduate study. Other considerations include, but are not limited to, the applicant's undergraduate academic record, including ascending or descending trends in grades, graduate work or degrees and extracurricular activities while in undergraduate or graduate school. The LSAT writing sample, work experience, community activities, achievements, personal obstacles that may have hindered realization of the applicant's full potential, recommendation letters and the applicant's personal statement also are considered by the committee.

The University of Akron School of Law is an equal opportunity educational institution. In assessing an applicant's academic promise, the admissions committee considers the extent to which the applicant has overcome disadvantages associated with obstacles in life, including membership in a historically disadvantaged racial or ethnic group. Committee members seek to recruit and enroll minority students.