J. Reuben Clark Law School Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines

22.80% J. Reuben Clark Law School Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at J. Reuben Clark Law School is 22.80% for the 2025-2026 admission. 649 students applied and 148 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 120 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 81.08%.
You can check acceptance rate trends with number of applicants at J. Reuben Clark Law School Admission Trends page.

Acceptance Rate Comparison for J. Reuben Clark Law School

Compared to law schools in U.S., J. Reuben Clark Law School's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 36%.
You can compare J. Reuben Clark Law School with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between 20% and 30%
J. Reuben Clark Law School Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
Acceptance RateYieldFirst-Year EnrollTotal Enroll
J. Reuben Clark Law School22.80%81.08%120358
All Law Schools36.09%33.15%213737
Public34.52%34.44%184668
Private37.29%32.17%236791

Application timeline & Requirements

For 2026 fall term class, the application deadline at J. Reuben Clark Law School is May 1, 2026 (Regular Decision Deadline). The school may accept application after the deadline, but it may give benefits to early applicants such as high acceptance chance and scholarship opportunity. Especially, to apply scholarship by school or government, the application must be submitted by the priority deadline, May 1, 2026. Check detailed explanation about application time line at J. Reuben Clark Law School' application process page.
The items in following table are the required items to J. Reuben Clark Law School applicants. Double-check the requirements by contacting admission office or check the application requirement page. You may want to read the common law school application process and requirements to learn the law school application process.
Priority Deadline2026-03-01
Regular Decision Deadline2026-05-01
Admission Contact
Phone801-422-4277
Emailadmissions@law.byu.edu
General Admission Informationhttps://law.byu.edu/departments/admissions/
Application Requirementshttps://law.byu.edu/departments/admissions/how-to-apply-and-criteria/jd-program/
LSAT Or GRE Scores
  • Official LSAT Score, usually no older than 5 years
  • Additional GRE scores may be optional.
CAS Report
  • Applicants need to submit transcripts, GPA, LSAT Scores, LSAT Writing Samples, Letters of Recommendation, and more required items to LSAC.
  • Official CAS Report includes those items and will send to School.
College Transcripts
    Personal Statement
    • Discuss any matters relevant to your ability to succeed in law school.
    Resume
    • Describe your academic, extracurricular and professional activities.
    Letters Of Recommendation
    • Limit up to 3 or 4 letters, in general
    • May require right of access to recommendations.
    Complete Two-Leader Ecclesiastical Endorsement
      Data Source: https://law.byu.edu/departments/admissions/how-to-apply-and-criteria/jd-program/

      2026 LSAT Scores and GPA

      The LSAT score at J. Reuben Clark Law School is 170 and GPA is 3.95 over 120 enrolled students for the academic year 2025-2026.
      Compared to law schools in U.S., J. Reuben Clark Law School' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 160.
      You can compare J. Reuben Clark Law School with law schools that have similar LSAT score over 170
      The 75th percentile of LSAT score is 170 and the 25th percentile is 164. The 75th percentile of GPA is 3.98 and the 25th percentile is 3.7.
      1 matriculated applicants, 0.83% of first-year students, submitted GRE score and you can check the score below by test subject.
      LSAT ScoresGPA
      J. Reuben Clark Law School1703.95
      All Law Schools1603.65
      Public1603.69
      Private1593.62
      25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
      2021161166168
      2022163167169
      2023165168171
      2024162168170
      2025164168170
      2026168170172
      25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
      20213.553.823.92
      20223.513.853.93
      20233.663.923.96
      20243.743.943.97
      20253.73.923.98
      20263.823.953.98
      25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
      Number of Submitters1
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