Purdue Global Law School updates admissions requirements
Applicants will have to submit LSAT, GRE or JD-Next assessment scores in effort to align with traditional law schools
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Global Law School is updating its admissions policy, requiring all applicants enrolling in terms starting January 2027 or later to submit a standardized score from the LSAT, GRE or JD-Next assessment.
The law school’s current internal admissions test will be officially decommissioned on Aug. 21, 2026.
The transition to external, third-party standardized testing aligns Purdue Global Law School with the admissions standards used by traditional law schools across the country, streamlining the application process for prospective students who have completed these exams.
Martin Pritikin, dean and vice president of Purdue Global Law School, said the update marks a significant milestone for the nation’s first fully online law school as it continues to pursue licensure opportunities in more states.
“This change is beneficial because applicants who have already taken the LSAT, GRE or JD-Next will not need to take another admissions exam to apply to Purdue Global Law School,” Pritikin said. “This should make us more attractive to applicants who were already considering other law schools. As demand for our program increases, it will help us make better-informed admissions and programmatic decisions.”
For more information on the admissions process, visit the admissions page on the Purdue Global Law School website.
About Purdue Global Law School
Purdue Global Law School is part of Purdue Global, the public, nonprofit, online school for working adults backed by Purdue University. Founded in 1998, Purdue Global Law School was the first to offer students a traditional law school program in an affordable, online format. For more information, please visit PurdueGlobalLawSchool.edu.