About Capital University Law School

Capital University Law School is an innovator and leader of law schools. Offering daytime and evening programs for its students, the Law School is a pioneering educator of the next generation of legal professionals.

The Law School is part of Capital University, the oldest and largest independent college in Central Ohio and the largest university affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Founded in 1830 and incorporated in 1850, Capital University's programs include a College of Arts and Sciences, a Graduate School of Administration, a Conservatory of Music and a School of Nursing. Because of its relationship with a major university, the Law School can offer joint degree programs and access to facilities and resources at the main campus of Capital University.

Capital University Law School grew from the Columbus Law School, which was founded in 1903 as part of a national program sponsored by the YMCA that sought to make legal education practical, accessible and affordable. Since its affiliation with Capital University in 1966, the Law School has grown considerably. Its full-time faculty now stands at 31 and its Law Library holdings have increased to 250,000 volumes and microfilm equivalents. The Law School maintains three degree programs – a Juris Doctor, LL.M. and a Masters in Taxation and houses national centers and institutes, including The National Center for Adoption Law & Policy, the Center for Dispute Resolution. In addition to enrolling nearly 1,000 students, Capital Law School also serves the legal profession and business professionals through certificate programs (paralegal, legal nurse consultant and life care planner) and a variety of scholarly symposia and conferences which offer continuing legal education credit.

Located in the heart of Columbus, Ohio’s Discovery District, the Law School is ideally situated near the State Capitol among numerous government, legal, cultural, and educational institutions. Capital University Law School resides in a modern, newly renovated facility at 303 East Broad Street in downtown Columbus.