Notre Dame Law School Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines

16.07% Notre Dame Law School Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Notre Dame Law School is 16.07% for the 2025-2026 admission. 3,579 students applied and 575 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 182 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 31.65%.
You can check acceptance rate trends with number of applicants at Notre Dame Law School Admission Trends page.

Acceptance Rate Comparison for Notre Dame Law School

Compared to law schools in U.S., Notre Dame Law School's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 36%. Compared to law schools in Illinois, Notre Dame Law School's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 33%.
You can compare Notre Dame Law School with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between 10% and 20%
Notre Dame Law School Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
Acceptance RateYieldFirst-Year EnrollTotal Enroll
Notre Dame Law School16.07%31.65%182602
All Law Schools36.09%33.15%213737
Public34.52%34.44%184668
Private37.29%32.17%236791
Illinois Law Schools33%27.68%216743
Public46.50%29.35%206588
Private23.29%26.57%223847

Application timeline & Requirements

For 2026 fall term class, the application deadline at Notre Dame Law School is March 15, 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. Check detailed explanation about application time line at Notre Dame Law School' application process page.
The items in following table are the required items to Notre Dame 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.
Regular Decision Deadline2026-03-15
Admission Contact
Phone574-631-6626
Emaillawadmit@nd.edu
General Admission Informationhttps://law.nd.edu/admissions/
Application Requirementshttps://law.nd.edu/admissions/apply/
Personal Statement
  • Discuss any matters relevant to your ability to succeed in law school.
Résumé
  • Describe your academic, extracurricular and professional activities.
Two Letters Of Recommendation
  • Limit up to 3 or 4 letters, in general
  • May require right of access to recommendations.
LSAT And / Or GRE
  • Official LSAT Score, usually no older than 5 years
  • Additional GRE scores may be optional.
Transcripts
    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.
    Character And Fitness Information
    • Disclosure for admission to the bar in every U.S. jurisdiction.
    Data Source: https://law.nd.edu/admissions/apply/

    2026 LSAT Scores and GPA

    The LSAT score at Notre Dame Law School is 170 and GPA is 3.89 over 182 enrolled students for the academic year 2025-2026.
    Compared to law schools in U.S., Notre Dame Law School' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 160. Compared to law schools in Illinois, Notre Dame Law School' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 162.
    You can compare Notre Dame 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 3.92 and the 25th percentile is 3.74.
    3 matriculated applicants, 1.65% of first-year students, submitted GRE score and you can check the score below by test subject.
    LSAT ScoresGPA
    Notre Dame Law School1703.89
    All Law Schools1603.65
    Public1603.69
    Private1593.62
    Illinois Law Schools1623.69
    Public1553.50
    Private1663.81
    25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
    2021161167168
    2022162168170
    2023163168170
    2024164169170
    2025164169170
    2026166170171
    25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
    20213.343.753.88
    20223.523.773.85
    20233.653.813.89
    20243.673.833.92
    20253.743.853.92
    20263.783.893.95
    25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
    Number of Submitters3
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