Updated with 2022-2023 seat deposit deadlines
Wouldn’t it be awesome to know when schools will look to take applicants off of the waitlist? You could hold off on the status checker for a few days/weeks (remember, a few years ago someone checked their GULC status checker more than 1,200 in one day!), and even better, you could reach out to the school about your interest right around when they will be looking at taking people. If only we knew…
…wait, we do know! The first real round should come a week or so after deposit deadlines for schools that don't hit their deposit goals (they usually give it a week for late mail/reaching out to people/etc.). So LOCI timing around deposit deadlines is a very good idea.
But there is also a hidden date. May 15th marks the first Seat Deposit Overlap Report. Among others things (e.g. “Hey, you get the heck off of that school's commitment report or we are going to yank your scholarship”), many schools often use this to determine potential waitlist needs. Indeed, even schools that may be up in deposits this year versus last could utilize the waitlist substantially if the commitment report doesn’t look favorable. So when's another good time to ping a law school? Right after May 15th.
Being admitted off the waitlist involves a number of variables, but being at the right place at the right times is certainly one of them. Fortunately, we know some of those times, and we have listed the seat deposit deadlines for all ABA-accredited law schools below. Put them to good use!
Disclaimers: Some schools have seat deposit deadlines that vary depending on the date of admission. Additionally, some dates reflect only the first deposit deadline, and there may be a second deposit deadline that is not noted. Some schools we had to call to ask, and we can’t verify with absolute certainty if the information we were given on the phone may change.
This information is meant for general reference purposes for waitlisted applicants, and you should always check with the school directly if you are an admitted student who needs to know their own deposit deadline.
2023 Seat Deposit Deadlines
- Yale University: May 1
- Stanford University: May 1
- University of Chicago: May 1
- Columbia University: May 1
- Harvard University: May 1
- University of Pennsylvania: April 27
- New York University: May 1
- University of Virginia: April 27, June 1
- University of California–Berkeley: April 1 "letter of intent" (no deposit due), April 15
- University of Michigan–Ann Arbor: April 30, June 15
- Duke University: April 28
- Cornell University: April 15, May, 15
- Northwestern University: May 1
- Georgetown University: May 1, June 1
- University of California–Los Angeles: April 14, June 15
- Washington University in St. Louis: April 15, June 1
- Boston University: April 15
- University of Texas–Austin: April 15
- Vanderbilt University: April 12
- University of Southern California: May 1, June 15
- University of Florida: April 17
- University of Minnesota: April 15
- Brigham Young University: April 3, June 5
- University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill: April 12, mid-June
- George Washington University: April 15, June 1, July 1
- University of Alabama: April 1
- University of Notre Dame: April 15
- University of Iowa: April 1
- University of Georgia: June 1
- Arizona State University: April 3
- Emory University: April 15
- George Mason University: April 1
- Ohio State University: May 1
- William & Mary Law School: April 1
- University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign: April 17, May 26
- Washington and Lee University: April 15, May 31
- Boston College: April 18
- Fordham University: April 14
- University of California–Davis: April 15
- University of California–Irvine: April 15
- University of Utah: April 1
- Wake Forest University: April 3, May 1
- Indiana University–Bloomington (Maurer): April 7 (enrollment form due, no deposit)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison: April 30, June 1
- University of Arizona: April 15
- Texas A&M University: April 1
- Florida State University: April 15
- University of Maryland: April 11, June 6
- University of Colorado–Boulder: April 10, May 1
- University of Washington: May 1
- University of California–Hastings: April 17, May 31
- Pepperdine University: April 15, June 15
- University of Richmond: April 15, June 1
- Yeshiva University (Cardozo): April 17, June 1
- Tulane University: April 15, June 1
- University of Tennessee–Knoxville: April 1, May 1
- Villanova University: April 13, June 8
- Baylor University: April 15
- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson Law: April 15
- Southern Methodist University: April 1
- University of Houston Law Center: April 15
- Wayne State University: April 1
- Temple University: April 15, June 15
- Pennsylvania State University University Park: April 17
- University of Connecticut: April 15
- University of San Diego: April 15
- Loyola Marymount University: April 15, June 1
- University of Kansas: April 15, June 15
- University of Kentucky: April 15
- University of Missouri: May 1
- University of Nevada–Las Vegas: April 7, June 12
- *University of Oregon: April 1, June 1
- American University: April 26
- Loyola University Chicago: April 15, June 1
- Northeastern University: April 15
- Seton Hall University: April 1, June 1
- University of Miami: April 14, June 1
- Case Western Reserve University: April 15, June 1
- Drexel University: April 1
- Georgia State University: April 15, June 1
- University of Denver: April 13, June 1
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln: April 15
- University of Pittsburgh: April 15
- St. John's University: Varies based on admit date
- University of South Carolina: April 15, June 1
- Rutgers University: April 15, June 1
- University of Arkansas–Fayetteville: Unknown at this time
- Lewis & Clark College: Mid-April
- University of Cincinnati: April 15, June 1
- University of Oklahoma: April 25
- Michigan State University: April 15, June 1
- University of Hawaii–Manoa: Varies based on admit date
- University of New Mexico: April 15, June 15
- Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent): April 15, June 15
- The Catholic University of America: April 14, June 1
- University at Buffalo–SUNY: April 15
- University of Louisville: Varies based on admit date
- Brooklyn Law School: April 15, June 1
- Florida International University: April 1
- Howard University: May 1
- Indiana University–Indianapolis (McKinney): April 15, May 1
- Saint Louis University: Unknown at this time
- Syracuse University: April 1, May 1
- University of Montana: Mid-April, July 1
- DePaul University: Varies based on admit date
- Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge: Unknown at this time
- Marquette University: Mid-July (enrollment form due, no deposit)
- Texas Tech University: April 15
- University of New Hampshire: April 15, June 1
- Washburn University: April 15, June 15
- Drake University: Unknown at this time
- Stetson University: April 15
- University of Mississippi: April 1, June 1
- University of Maine: June 1
- University of Missouri–Kansas City: April 1, May 15
- Gonzaga University: April 15
- Seattle University: April 15
- Chapman University: April 14, June 1
- Hofstra University: May 1
- University of Tulsa: April 3
- West Virginia University: May 1, June 15 (enrollment form due, no deposit)
- Albany Law School: April 1, June 1
- Mercer University: April 15
- Suffolk University: April 1
- University of Baltimore: April 15, June 1-15
- University of Dayton: April 30
- Cleveland State University (Cleveland-Marshall): First date varies based on admit date, June 15
- University of St. Thomas: April 12
- Duquesne University: April 15, June 1
- New York Law School: April 15
- University of Wyoming: Varies based on admit date
- Willamette University College of Law: May 1, June 3
- Belmont University: April 15
- CUNY: May 1
- Loyola University New Orleans: May 1
- Santa Clara University: Varies based on admit date
- University of South Dakota: Varies based on admit date
- University of the Pacific (McGeorge): April 15, June 1
- Creighton University: April 15, June 1
- Samford University: April 7, July 9
- University of Detroit Mercy: April 1, July 1
- Pace University: April 15, May 1
- Regent University: April 1
- University of Idaho: April 15, June 15
- University of Memphis: April 13
- Vermont Law School: April 15, June 1
- Appalachian School of Law: April 1, June 1
- Atlanta's John Marshall Law School: April 1
- Ave Maria School of Law: April 15
- Barry University: April 1
- California Western School of Law: May 8
- Campbell University: May 1
- Capital University: August 1
- Charleston School of Law: April 15, June 1
- Elon University: April 15
- Faulkner University: May 1
- Florida A&M University: Varies based on admit date
- Golden Gate University: April 15, June 1
- Liberty University: Unknown at this time
- Lincoln Memorial University: April 3
- Mississippi College: April 1, June 1
- Mitchell Hamline School of Law: April 15
- New England Law Boston: April 15, June 1
- North Carolina Central University: April 1
- Northern Illinois University: April 15
- Northern Kentucky University: April, May
- Nova Southeastern University: April 15
- Ohio Northern University: April 15, June 15
- Oklahoma City University: April 15
- Quinnipiac University: April 15, June 1
- Roger Williams University: April 15, June 1
- South Texas College of Law Houston: April 14
- Southern Illinois University–Carbondale: April 1, May 15
- Southern University Law Center: Varies based on admit date
- Southwestern Law School: April 1, April 15
- St. Mary's University: April 15, June 5
- St. Thomas University: April 1
- Texas Southern University: July 15
- Touro College: April (varies)
- University of Akron: Unknown at this time
- University of Arkansas–Little Rock: April 15
- University of Illinois–Chicago: April 15
- University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth: April 1
- University of North Dakota: April 1
- University of San Francisco: April 17, June 20
- University of the District of Columbia: May 1
- University of Toledo: April 15
- Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School: Unknown at this time
- Western New England University: April 15, June 1
- Western State College of Law at Westcliff University: April 15, June 1
- Widener University–Delaware: April 3
- Widener University–Pennsylvania: April 3