Schools That Ban AI in Admissions Essays
20 U.S. law schools and colleges ban applicants from using AI to write their admissions essays. This tracker lists each school’s rule in its own words.
Tracker status
Last updated
Oct 15, 2026
Schools tracked
294
Schools that ban AI
20
Changes this update
Rule wording updated
20
schools ban AI-written admissions essays
11 law schools and 9 colleges
11 of 194
ABA-accredited law schools ban AI-written essays
8 more limit how applicants can use AI
9 of 100
most selective U.S. colleges ban AI-written essays
30 more allow limited use, such as grammar checks
Admissions AI rules by type of school
Schools checked, Oct 15, 2026
- Ban
- Limited use
- Discourages
- Allowed
- No published rule
Law schools, surveyed
45%
of law schools surveyed say they ban AI-written essays
Medical schools, surveyed
36%
of medical schools surveyed say they ban AI-written essays
Common App
Fraud
is how the Common App classes AI-generated essay content
UC application
Readability
is the only AI help the University of California application allows
Schools That Ban AI in Admissions Essays
| School | Type | State | What the school says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University | College | RI | “Brown affirms this definition and reiterates our own independent policy that the use of artificial intelligence by an applicant is not permitted under any circumstances in conjunction with application content.” | brown.edu |
| Claremont McKenna College | College | CA | “What about non-human assistance, such as AI? If you choose to use AI, it should be limited to basic proofreading, such as correcting grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors.” | cmc.edu |
| Columbia Law School | Law school | NY | “Assistance in completing any components of your Columbia application, including but not limited to using the services of an agent, third party vendor, educational consultant, or artificial intelligence (AI) tool or service is strictly prohibited.” | columbia.edu |
| Cornell University | College | NY | “However, there are unethical – and therefore unacceptable – forms of application assistance as well. These include: Having AI tools outline, draft, or write your application responses, translate your responses from another language, or create works for a required portfolio.” | cornell.edu |
| CUNY School of Law | Law school | NY | “The use of large language models or generative AI in crafting this statement is not permitted, as it undermines the purpose of the personal statement, which is to present your unique personal narrative and voice.” | cuny.edu |
| Duke University School of Law | Law school | NC | “All writing samples must be your own work. This means that the ideas and expressions originated with you, and you wrote all drafts and the final product without the assistance of generative artificial intelligence.” | duke.edu |
| George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School | Law school | VA | “Aside from basic proofreading, no one else may assist in creating the personal statement. The use of generative artificial intelligence (A.I.) is prohibited.” | gmu.edu |
| Georgetown University | College | DC | “Further, the applicant understands that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to complete any portion of the application, including essays, is prohibited.” | georgetown.edu |
| Harvard University | College | MA | “The Common Application identifies the following as a possible form of fraud and violation of its application standards: ‘submitting plagiarized essays or other written or oral material, or intentionally misrepresenting as one’s own original work: (1) another person’s thoughts, language, ideas, expressions, or experiences or (2) the substantive content or output of an artificial intelligence platform, technology, or algorithm.’” | harvard.edu |
| Minerva University | College | CA | “The Challenges are specifically designed to reflect your unique thinking, not the input of AI, websites, or other external sources. It’s important that you do not translate any part of the Challenges, as they must be completed in English. While using outside aids is prohibited, you’re welcome to use paper and a pen or pencil for note-taking.” | minerva.edu |
| UCLA School of Law | Law school | CA | “The use of any artificial intelligence tools to assist in the completion of this application is prohibited.” | ucla.edu |
| University at Buffalo School of Law | Law school | NY | “The use of AI tools to draft, edit, or generate any portion of your personal statement or other application materials is prohibited.” | buffalo.edu |
| University of Michigan Law School | Law school | MI | “In general, applicants ought not use generative artificial intelligence tools as part of their drafting process. (There is one exception to this rule, however, discussed below under ‘Supplemental Essays.’ )” | umich.edu |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law | Law school | MO | “UMKC School of Law prohibits the use of artificial intelligence technology and tools, such as ChatGPT, to assist in any aspect of the admissions application including drafting and final submission.” | umkc.edu |
| University of North Carolina School of Law | Law school | NC | “The UNC School of Law Office of Admissions prohibits the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (Gen AI Tools) in order to draft and generate substantive content with respect to application materials submitted to Carolina Law.” | unc.edu |
| University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law | Law school | SC | “You should not use ChatGPT or other generative artificial intelligence tools as part of your creative or drafting processes.” | sc.edu |
| University of Virginia School of Law | Law school | VA | “The statement should be written in your own voice without the help of artificial intelligence tools …” | virginia.edu |
| Villanova University | College | PA | “The Admission Committee expects that each writing supplement be the original work of the applicant, unaided by artificial intelligence.” | villanova.edu |
| Washington University in St. Louis | College | MO | “Unethical uses include (but are not limited to) using AI to brainstorm essay topics or draft or write your essays; generating images for your Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts portfolio; or producing fraudulent application materials such as a letter of recommendation, a transcript of high school courses, or a certificate for an award.” | washu.edu |
| Wesleyan University | College | CT | “Nonetheless, we expect that candidates’ responses to all application questions are authentically their own and reflective of their abilities. Candidates may not submit as their own, any content either copied and pasted from an AI resource or authored by another individual.” | wesleyan.edu |
Ban: the school bars applicants from using AI to write application content. A spelling and grammar exception still counts as a ban. Source: Each school’s own admissions pages, checked October 2026.
Schools That Limit or Allow AI
| School | Type | Rule | What the school says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babson College | College | Limited use | “If you choose to use generative AI, we recommend that you use this tool to enhance your original work and not create it.” | babson.edu |
| Bates College | College | Limited use | “Don’t use AI to draft, generate, or rewrite any part of your application responses. That means no feeding AI an outline and asking AI to create a draft, no pasting AI-generated text into your application, and no asking AI to rework your writing into a more polished or different style.” | bates.edu |
| Boston College | College | Limited use | “Generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT may also serve as a resource, but must only be used as a guide; content must never be directly copied from AI or other sources.” | bc.edu |
| Boston University | College | Limited use | “If you opt to use these tools at any point while writing your essays, they should only be used to support your original ideas rather than to write your essays in their entirety.” | bu.edu |
| Bowdoin College | College | Limited use | “In these ways, AI can play a role similar to a teacher, counselor, or mentor. It can guide you, but it should not do the writing for you.” | bowdoin.edu |
| Bucknell University | College | Limited use | “We believe that these tools can help you generate ideas for your application, but ultimately everything you submit as part of your application to Bucknell should be your own. You should not copy and paste content into your application that you did not create.” | bucknell.edu |
| California Institute of Technology | College | Limited use | “What are some examples of unethical uses of AI for Caltech admissions essays? Copying and pasting directly from an AI generator Relying on AI generated content to outline or draft an essay Replacing your unique voice and tone with AI generated content” | caltech.edu |
| Carnegie Mellon University | College | Limited use | “AI should never replace your unique voice, experiences and personal expression and, if used at all, should only serve as a supplementary tool to enhance your writing (i.e., grammar and spelling checks, suggested structural or vocabulary improvements).” | cmu.edu |
| Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University | Law school | Limited use | “You may use AI tools to brainstorm ideas, check grammar, or get feedback on how to improve your writing. However, submitting a personal statement or writing sample that was written fully or in part by an AI tool as your own work is not allowed and will be considered plagiarism.” | pace.edu |
| Emory University | College | Limited use | “AI tools could polish or refine, but they should not replace or generate your personal input or creativity. If you choose to use AI for editing, treat it as a suggestive tool to enhance your writing, not to create it.” | emory.edu |
| Georgetown University Law Center | Law school | Limited use | “While you can (and should) receive and incorporate feedback on drafts, the only person who may be engaged in the actual writing is you. Friends, family members, advisors, etc. – whether real or artificial – are not applying to Georgetown Law – you are.” | georgetown.edu |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | College | Limited use | “We believe there is a place for them in helping you generate ideas, but your ultimate submission should be your own. As with all other sources, you should not copy and paste content you did not create directly into your application.” | gatech.edu |
| Johns Hopkins University | College | Limited use | “It is Hopkins’ policy that you may use AI tools for brainstorming or refining ideas before the writing process begins and for basic proofreading of your own writing, such as spelling and grammar review, but all material submitted within the application must be your own original work.” | jhu.edu |
| Macalester College | College | Limited use | “If you decide to utilize programs like ChatGPT, treat them like a teacher—AI can help edit or organize pre-existing ideas, but ultimately, your writing should be your own. AI usage becomes problematic when it creates rather than refines text.” | macalester.edu |
| Northwestern University | College | Limited use | “Just as you wouldn’t ask another person to write your essays for you, we expect you won’t ask AI to do that work on your behalf.” | northwestern.edu |
| Rice University | College | Limited use | “In alignment with Rice’s commitment to responsible AI usage, any resource you use should ultimately amplify your voice and should not create content for you, as no one else can articulate your unique lived experiences and perspective.” | rice.edu |
| Southwestern Law School | Law school | Limited use | “Copying and pasting directly from a Generative AI tool is plagiarism. Do not use substantial portions of text generated by a Generative AI tool verbatim.” | swlaw.edu |
| Swarthmore College | College | Limited use | “When we read your application, we expect to learn about you and how you think, which means you are not submitting work that has been substantially created by AI or another person.” | swarthmore.edu |
| University of California San Diego | College | Limited use | “Students may receive advice on content and editing, including the use of generative artificial intelligence software to assist with readability, but content and final written text must be their own.” | universityofcalifornia.edu |
| University of California, Berkeley | College | Limited use | “Students may receive advice on content and editing, including the use of generative artificial intelligence software to assist with readability, but content and final written text must be their own.” | universityofcalifornia.edu |
| University of California, Irvine | College | Limited use | “Students may receive advice on content and editing, including the use of generative artificial intelligence software to assist with readability, but content and final written text must be their own.” | universityofcalifornia.edu |
| University of California, Los Angeles | College | Limited use | “Students may receive advice on content and editing, including the use of generative artificial intelligence software to assist with readability, but content and final written text must be their own.” | universityofcalifornia.edu |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | College | Limited use | “Students may receive advice on content and editing, including the use of generative artificial intelligence software to assist with readability, but content and final written text must be their own.” | universityofcalifornia.edu |
| University of Dayton School of Law | Law school | Limited use | “This personal statement should be uniquely your own with no assistance in its creation from external sources (including AI) beyond basic proofreading or general critiquing.” | udayton.edu |
| University of Georgia | College | Limited use | “AI tools may be used like any other general writing aid, but the essay submitted must be your own work.” | uga.edu |
| University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law | Law school | Limited use | “While soliciting and incorporating feedback from other people or artificial intelligence may be appropriate in completing your application, presenting the product of other such entities as your own independent work may result in denial of your application for admission or revocation of your admission to Brandeis Law.” | louisville.edu |
| University of Michigan | College | Limited use | “However, your application should reflect your own ideas, experiences, and authentic voice. Do not copy and paste AI-generated text or submit work that does not represent you.” | umich.edu |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law | Law school | Limited use | “AI may also be appropriate to brainstorm ideas. But an applicant may not use AI to write the personal statement, addendum, or other components of the application.” | unlv.edu |
| University of Notre Dame | College | Limited use | “While an applicant may use artificial intelligence to assist with spelling and grammar review, or brainstorming support before writing, the content of all essays, short answer questions, activities, and any other material submitted must be an applicant’s own work.” | nd.edu |
| University of Pennsylvania | College | Limited use | “Talking through an idea with a parent, teacher, or counselor, having someone proofread your writing, or using a tool, including an AI tool, to organize your thoughts or check your grammar, doesn’t compromise your application certification.” | upenn.edu |
| University of Southern California | College | Limited use | “If AI is drafting your essay, rewriting your paragraphs, or generating the ideas you’re presenting as your own thinking, that crosses a line, even if you technically ‘wrote’ the final version by copying it down.” | usc.edu |
| University of Southern California Gould School of Law | Law school | Limited use | “We expect that the written portions of the application reflect your own experiences, ideas, and perspectives. While you may use tools (including artificial intelligence) for editing or guidance, the final content should authentically reflect you.” | usc.edu |
| University of Virginia | College | Limited use | “Generative AI may play a minor role in your final product by helping you brainstorm essay topics or check for grammar mistakes, but we ask that you do not cut and paste any part of your essay or personal statements from an AI tool.” | virginia.edu |
| Vanderbilt University | College | Limited use | “However, students should understand that it would not be proper to ask a teacher or parent to come up with the essay topic or to re-write an essay for the student. Likewise, AI should never be used to replace independent thinking on the part of the applicant.” | vanderbilt.edu |
| Washington and Lee University | College | Limited use | “For your personal essay and the other parts of your W&L application, you’re welcome to use AI the way you might work with a friend or teacher: for ideas and feedback, but not for writing the essay itself.” | wlu.edu |
| William & Mary | College | Limited use | “By submitting your application, you affirm that the materials submitted are your own original work – not primarily the product of AI.” | wm.edu |
| Yale Law School | Law school | Limited use | “Neither AI nor any other person should generate any written content for you. This includes substantial editing or taking specific text suggestions and using it instead of your own words.” | yale.edu |
| Yale University | College | Limited use | “Using an AI platform to review one’s grammar or spelling, or to seek general advice or topic suggestions at the start of the writing process does not constitute application fraud.” | yale.edu |
| Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School | Law school | Discourages | “While we recognize the increasing prevalence of AI tools, it is important that the content of your personal statement is written in your own words and reflects your genuine thoughts and experiences.” | johnmarshall.edu |
| Princeton University | College | Discourages | “While it might be tempting to rely on these types of aides, here’s my two cents about why you should shy away from them when preparing your college essays. First and foremost, nothing generated by an AI tool will be as authentic and compelling as something you compose all on your own.” | princeton.edu |
| Saint Louis University School of Law | Law school | Discourages | “Please note: The use of generative artificial intelligence systems (ChatGPT or other generative AI systems) is strongly discouraged in drafting application materials.” | slu.edu |
| Tufts University | College | Discourages | “Tufts Admissions strongly discourages the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) for writing college admissions essays and short answer responses.” | tufts.edu |
| University of Miami | College | Discourages | “When you submit the Common Application, you certify that you, yourself, wrote the information and that it is accurate and true. So alas…proceed with caution, if you choose to use AI at all.” | miami.edu |
| Washington and Lee University School of Law | Law school | Discourages | “At present, W&L Law does not have an overarching policy prohibiting the usage of Large Language Models such as ChatGPT, Google Bard, or similar AI. However, we discourage reliance on it, and strongly encourage applicants to make sure the work they produce is their own so that it reflects their own thought process and story.” | wlu.edu |
| Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law | Law school | Allowed | “The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, ranked the nation’s most innovative university since 2016, announces that applicants to its degree programs are permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the preparation of their application and certify that the information they submit is accurate, beginning in August 2023.” | asu.edu |
| Mitchell Hamline School of Law | Law school | Allowed | “It is not prohibited for an applicant to use artificial intelligence in their application to Mitchell Hamline School of Law.” | mitchellhamline.edu |
| Rhode Island School of Design | College | Allowed | “RISD embraces the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the creative process. It is, however, important for the Admissions Committee to understand how and where AI was used. Any work supported or created by AI in your portfolio must include a description of your process and the tools you used in your making.” | risd.edu |
| University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law | Law school | Allowed | “You may use generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in drafting the content of your statements. If you elect to use AI in drafting the content of your statements, you must disclose this and acknowledge the statements in which you used AI.” | utah.edu |
Limited use: AI help such as brainstorming or editing is allowed, AI-written text is not. Discourages: the school advises against AI but sets no rule. Allowed: applicants may use AI to write their application materials. Source: Each school’s own admissions pages, checked October 2026.
Every School We Checked
| School | Type | State | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Law School | Law school | NY | No published rule |
| Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana | Law school | MT | No published rule |
| American Musical and Dramatic Academy | College | NY | No published rule |
| Amherst College | College | MA | No published rule |
| Appalachian School of Law | Law school | VA | No published rule |
| Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law | Law school | AZ | Allowed |
| Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School | Law school | GA | Discourages |
| Ave Maria School of Law | Law school | FL | No published rule |
| Babson College | College | MA | Limited use |
| Barnard College | College | NY | No published rule |
| Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law | Law school | FL | No published rule |
| Bates College | College | ME | Limited use |
| Baylor Law School | Law school | TX | No published rule |
| Belmont University College of Law | Law school | TN | No published rule |
| Boston College | College | MA | Limited use |
| Boston College Law School | Law school | MA | No published rule |
| Boston University | College | MA | Limited use |
| Boston University School of Law | Law school | MA | No published rule |
| Bowdoin College | College | ME | Limited use |
| Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School | Law school | UT | No published rule |
| Brooklyn Law School | Law school | NY | No published rule |
| Brown University | College | RI | Ban |
| Bucknell University | College | PA | Limited use |
| California Institute of Technology | College | CA | Limited use |
| California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo | College | CA | No published rule |
| California Western School of Law | Law school | CA | No published rule |
| Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law | Law school | NC | No published rule |
| Capital University Law School | Law school | OH | No published rule |
| Carleton College | College | MN | No published rule |
| Carnegie Mellon University | College | PA | Limited use |
| Case Western Reserve University | College | OH | No published rule |
| Case Western Reserve University School of Law | Law school | OH | No published rule |
| Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law | Law school | CA | No published rule |
| Charleston School of Law | Law school | SC | No published rule |
| Claremont McKenna College | College | CA | Ban |
| Cleveland State University College of Law | Law school | OH | No published rule |
| Colby College | College | ME | No published rule |
| Colgate University | College | NY | No published rule |
| College of the Holy Cross | College | MA | No published rule |
| Colorado College | College | CO | No published rule |
| Columbia Law School | Law school | NY | Ban |
| Columbia University | College | NY | No published rule |
| Connecticut College | College | CT | No published rule |
| Cooley Law School | Law school | MI | No published rule |
| Cornell Law School | Law school | NY | No published rule |
| Cornell University | College | NY | Ban |
| Creighton University School of Law | Law school | NE | No published rule |
| CUNY School of Law | Law school | NY | Ban |
| Dartmouth College | College | NH | No published rule |
| Davidson College | College | NC | No published rule |
| Denison University | College | OH | No published rule |
| DePaul University College of Law | Law school | IL | No published rule |
| Drake University Law School | Law school | IA | No published rule |
| Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law | Law school | PA | No published rule |
| Duke University | College | NC | No published rule |
| Duke University School of Law | Law school | NC | Ban |
| Duquesne University Thomas R. Kline School of Law | Law school | PA | No published rule |
| Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University | Law school | NY | Limited use |
| Elon University School of Law | Law school | NC | No published rule |
| Emory University | College | GA | Limited use |
| Emory University School of Law | Law school | GA | No published rule |
| Fairfield University | College | CT | No published rule |
| Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law | Law school | AL | No published rule |
| Fisk University | College | TN | No published rule |
| Florida A&M University | College | FL | No published rule |
| Florida A&M University College of Law | Law school | FL | No published rule |
| Florida International University College of Law | Law school | FL | No published rule |
| Florida State University | College | FL | No published rule |
| Florida State University College of Law | Law school | FL | No published rule |
| Franklin & Marshall College | College | PA | No published rule |
| George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School | Law school | VA | Ban |
| George Washington University Law School | Law school | DC | No published rule |
| Georgetown University | College | DC | Ban |
| Georgetown University Law Center | Law school | DC | Limited use |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | College | GA | Limited use |
| Georgia State University College of Law | Law school | GA | No published rule |
| Gonzaga University School of Law | Law school | WA | No published rule |
| Grinnell College | College | IA | No published rule |
| Hamilton College | College | NY | No published rule |
| Harvard Law School | Law school | MA | No published rule |
| Harvard University | College | MA | Ban |
| Harvey Mudd College | College | CA | No published rule |
| Haverford College | College | PA | No published rule |
| High Point University Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law | Law school | NC | No published rule |
| Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law | Law school | NY | No published rule |
| Howard University School of Law | Law school | DC | No published rule |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law | Law school | IL | No published rule |
| Indiana University Maurer School of Law | Law school | IN | No published rule |
| Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law | Law school | IN | No published rule |
| Jacksonville University College of Law | Law school | FL | No published rule |
| Johns Hopkins University | College | MD | Limited use |
| Kenyon College | College | OH | No published rule |
| Lafayette College | College | PA | No published rule |
| Lehigh University | College | PA | No published rule |
| Lewis & Clark Law School | Law school | OR | No published rule |
| Liberty University School of Law | Law school | VA | No published rule |
| Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law | Law school | TN | No published rule |
| Loyola Law School, Los Angeles | Law school | CA | No published rule |
| Loyola University Chicago School of Law | Law school | IL | No published rule |
| Loyola University New Orleans College of Law | Law school | LA | No published rule |
| LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center | Law school | LA | No published rule |
| Macalester College | College | MN | Limited use |
| Marquette University Law School | Law school | WI | No published rule |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | College | MA | No published rule |
| Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law | Law school | GA | No published rule |
| Michigan State University College of Law | Law school | MI | No published rule |
| Middlebury College | College | VT | No published rule |
| Minerva University | College | CA | Ban |
| Mississippi College School of Law | Law school | MS | No published rule |
| Mitchell Hamline School of Law | Law school | MN | Allowed |
| Mount Holyoke College | College | MA | No published rule |
| New England Law | Boston | Law school | MA | No published rule |
| New York Law School | Law school | NY | No published rule |
| New York University | College | NY | No published rule |
| New York University School of Law | Law school | NY | No published rule |
| North Carolina Central University School of Law | Law school | NC | No published rule |
| Northeastern University | College | MA | No published rule |
| Northeastern University School of Law | Law school | MA | No published rule |
| Northern Illinois University College of Law | Law school | IL | No published rule |
| Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law | Law school | KY | No published rule |
| Northwestern Pritzker School of Law | Law school | IL | No published rule |
| Northwestern University | College | IL | Limited use |
| Notre Dame Law School | Law school | IN | No published rule |
| Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law | Law school | FL | No published rule |
| Oberlin College | College | OH | No published rule |
| Ohio Northern University Claude W. Pettit College of Law | Law school | OH | No published rule |
| Oklahoma City University School of Law | Law school | OK | No published rule |
| Penn State Dickinson Law | Law school | PA | No published rule |
| Pepperdine Caruso School of Law | Law school | CA | No published rule |
| Pomona College | College | CA | No published rule |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law | Law school | PR | No published rule |
| Princeton University | College | NJ | Discourages |
| Quinnipiac University School of Law | Law school | CT | No published rule |
| Reed College | College | OR | No published rule |
| Regent University School of Law | Law school | VA | No published rule |
| Rhode Island School of Design | College | RI | Allowed |
| Rice University | College | TX | Limited use |
| Roger Williams University School of Law | Law school | RI | No published rule |
| Rutgers Law School | Law school | NJ | No published rule |
| Saint Louis University School of Law | Law school | MO | Discourages |
| Samford University Cumberland School of Law | Law school | AL | No published rule |
| San Diego State University | College | CA | No published rule |
| Santa Clara University School of Law | Law school | CA | No published rule |
| Seattle University School of Law | Law school | WA | No published rule |
| Seton Hall University School of Law | Law school | NJ | No published rule |
| Skidmore College | College | NY | No published rule |
| Smith College | College | MA | No published rule |
| SMU Dedman School of Law | Law school | TX | No published rule |
| South Texas College of Law Houston | Law school | TX | No published rule |
| Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School | Law school | IL | No published rule |
| Southern University and A&M College | College | LA | No published rule |
| Southern University Law Center | Law school | LA | No published rule |
| Southwestern Law School | Law school | CA | Limited use |
| Spelman College | College | GA | No published rule |
| St. John’s University School of Law | Law school | NY | No published rule |
| St. Mary’s University School of Law | Law school | TX | No published rule |
| St. Thomas University Benjamin L. Crump College of Law | Law school | FL | No published rule |
| Stanford Law School | Law school | CA | No published rule |
| Stanford University | College | CA | No published rule |
| Stetson University College of Law | Law school | FL | No published rule |
| Suffolk University Law School | Law school | MA | No published rule |
| Swarthmore College | College | PA | Limited use |
| Syracuse University College of Law | Law school | NY | No published rule |
| Temple University Beasley School of Law | Law school | PA | No published rule |
| Texas A&M University School of Law | Law school | TX | No published rule |
| Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law | Law school | TX | No published rule |
| Texas Tech University School of Law | Law school | TX | No published rule |
| The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law | Law school | DC | No published rule |
| The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law | Law school | OH | No published rule |
| The University of Texas at Austin | College | TX | No published rule |
| The University of Texas at Austin School of Law | Law school | TX | No published rule |
| Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center | Law school | NY | No published rule |
| Trinity College | College | CT | No published rule |
| Trinity University | College | TX | No published rule |
| Tufts University | College | MA | Discourages |
| Tulane University | College | LA | No published rule |
| Tulane University Law School | Law school | LA | No published rule |
| UC Davis School of Law (King Hall) | Law school | CA | No published rule |
| UCLA School of Law | Law school | CA | Ban |
| United States Air Force Academy | College | CO | No published rule |
| United States Military Academy | College | NY | No published rule |
| United States Naval Academy | College | MD | No published rule |
| University at Buffalo School of Law | Law school | NY | Ban |
| University of Akron School of Law | Law school | OH | No published rule |
| University of Alabama School of Law | Law school | AL | No published rule |
| University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law | Law school | AZ | No published rule |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law | Law school | AR | No published rule |
| University of Arkansas School of Law | Law school | AR | No published rule |
| University of Baltimore School of Law | Law school | MD | No published rule |
| University of California College of the Law, San Francisco | Law school | CA | No published rule |
| University of California San Diego | College | CA | Limited use |
| University of California, Berkeley | College | CA | Limited use |
| University of California, Berkeley, School of Law | Law school | CA | No published rule |
| University of California, Irvine | College | CA | Limited use |
| University of California, Irvine School of Law | Law school | CA | No published rule |
| University of California, Los Angeles | College | CA | Limited use |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | College | CA | Limited use |
| University of Chicago | College | IL | No published rule |
| University of Chicago Law School | Law school | IL | No published rule |
| University of Cincinnati Donald P. Klekamp College of Law | Law school | OH | No published rule |
| University of Colorado Law School | Law school | CO | No published rule |
| University of Connecticut School of Law | Law school | CT | No published rule |
| University of Dayton School of Law | Law school | OH | Limited use |
| University of Denver Sturm College of Law | Law school | CO | No published rule |
| University of Detroit Mercy School of Law | Law school | MI | No published rule |
| University of Florida | College | FL | No published rule |
| University of Florida Levin College of Law | Law school | FL | No published rule |
| University of Georgia | College | GA | Limited use |
| University of Georgia School of Law | Law school | GA | No published rule |
| University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law | Law school | HI | No published rule |
| University of Houston Law Center | Law school | TX | No published rule |
| University of Idaho College of Law | Law school | ID | No published rule |
| University of Illinois Chicago School of Law | Law school | IL | No published rule |
| University of Illinois College of Law | Law school | IL | No published rule |
| University of Iowa College of Law | Law school | IA | No published rule |
| University of Kansas School of Law | Law school | KS | No published rule |
| University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law | Law school | KY | No published rule |
| University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law | Law school | KY | Limited use |
| University of Maine School of Law | Law school | ME | No published rule |
| University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law | Law school | MD | No published rule |
| University of Massachusetts School of Law – Dartmouth | Law school | MA | No published rule |
| University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law | Law school | TN | No published rule |
| University of Miami | College | FL | Discourages |
| University of Miami School of Law | Law school | FL | No published rule |
| University of Michigan | College | MI | Limited use |
| University of Michigan Law School | Law school | MI | Ban |
| University of Minnesota Law School | Law school | MN | No published rule |
| University of Mississippi School of Law | Law school | MS | No published rule |
| University of Missouri School of Law | Law school | MO | No published rule |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law | Law school | MO | Ban |
| University of Nebraska College of Law | Law school | NE | No published rule |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law | Law school | NV | Limited use |
| University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law | Law school | NH | No published rule |
| University of New Mexico School of Law | Law school | NM | No published rule |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | College | NC | No published rule |
| University of North Carolina School of Law | Law school | NC | Ban |
| University of North Dakota School of Law | Law school | ND | No published rule |
| University of Notre Dame | College | IN | Limited use |
| University of Oklahoma College of Law | Law school | OK | No published rule |
| University of Oregon School of Law | Law school | OR | No published rule |
| University of Pennsylvania | College | PA | Limited use |
| University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School | Law school | PA | No published rule |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Law | Law school | PA | No published rule |
| University of Puerto Rico School of Law | Law school | PR | No published rule |
| University of Richmond School of Law | Law school | VA | No published rule |
| University of San Diego School of Law | Law school | CA | No published rule |
| University of San Francisco School of Law | Law school | CA | No published rule |
| University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law | Law school | SC | Ban |
| University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law | Law school | SD | No published rule |
| University of Southern California | College | CA | Limited use |
| University of Southern California Gould School of Law | Law school | CA | Limited use |
| University of St. Thomas School of Law | Law school | MN | No published rule |
| University of Tennessee Winston College of Law | Law school | TN | No published rule |
| University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law | Law school | DC | No published rule |
| University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law | Law school | CA | No published rule |
| University of Toledo College of Law | Law school | OH | No published rule |
| University of Tulsa College of Law | Law school | OK | No published rule |
| University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law | Law school | UT | Allowed |
| University of Virginia | College | VA | Limited use |
| University of Virginia School of Law | Law school | VA | Ban |
| University of Virginia’s College at Wise | College | VA | No published rule |
| University of Washington School of Law | Law school | WA | No published rule |
| University of Wisconsin Law School | Law school | WI | No published rule |
| University of Wyoming College of Law | Law school | WY | No published rule |
| UNT Dallas College of Law | Law school | TX | No published rule |
| Vanderbilt University | College | TN | Limited use |
| Vanderbilt University Law School | Law school | TN | No published rule |
| Vassar College | College | NY | No published rule |
| Vermont Law and Graduate School | Law school | VT | No published rule |
| Villanova University | College | PA | Ban |
| Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law | Law school | PA | No published rule |
| Wake Forest University | College | NC | No published rule |
| Wake Forest University School of Law | Law school | NC | No published rule |
| Washburn University School of Law | Law school | KS | No published rule |
| Washington and Lee University | College | VA | Limited use |
| Washington and Lee University School of Law | Law school | VA | Discourages |
| Washington University in St. Louis | College | MO | Ban |
| Washington University in St. Louis School of Law | Law school | MO | No published rule |
| Wayne State University Law School | Law school | MI | No published rule |
| Wellesley College | College | MA | No published rule |
| Wesleyan University | College | CT | Ban |
| West Virginia University College of Law | Law school | WV | No published rule |
| Western New England University School of Law | Law school | MA | No published rule |
| Western State College of Law at Westcliff University | Law school | CA | No published rule |
| Widener University Commonwealth Law School | Law school | PA | No published rule |
| Widener University Delaware Law School | Law school | DE | No published rule |
| Willamette University College of Law | Law school | OR | No published rule |
| William & Mary | College | VA | Limited use |
| William & Mary Law School | Law school | VA | No published rule |
| Williams College | College | MA | No published rule |
| Wilmington University School of Law | Law school | DE | No published rule |
| Yale Law School | Law school | CT | Limited use |
| Yale University | College | CT | Limited use |
| Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law | Law school | NY | No published rule |
194 of the 197 ABA-accredited law schools and the 100 most selective U.S. colleges. No published rule: the school’s admissions pages say nothing about applicants using AI. Source: Each school’s own admissions pages, checked October 2026.
How We Maintain This Tracker
We re-check every school’s admissions pages regularly and update this page when a school adds, changes or drops an AI-related admissions policy.
Each policy is quoted directly from the school’s own website and linked to the original source.
Update Log
Oct 15, 2026
Updated the quoted rule for California Institute of Technology.
Oct 14, 2026
Published the first version covering 294 schools.
How We Track Admissions AI Rules
Schools Covered
The tracker covers 194 of the 197 law schools approved by the American Bar Association and the 100 U.S. colleges with the lowest admission rates for fall 2024, among colleges with at least 5,000 applicants (i.e. the most selective schools in the U.S.). Schools whose admissions websites block automated checks are left out of this analysis (for example, American University, Fordham and the University of Richmond).
What Counts as a Ban
A school is considered to “ban AI” when its admissions pages bar applicants from using AI to write their essays or other application content. Schools that allow only spelling and grammar checks also count as bans.
What Counts as Limited Use
A school allows limited use when its admissions pages let applicants use AI for help such as brainstorming, outlining, feedback or editing, but bar AI-written text in their essays or other application content.
Sources
Every policy comes from the school’s own website. Admission rates come from IPEDS, and the list of law schools comes from the American Bar Association.