Top 5 Law Schools with Lowest Acceptance Rate Comparison

The following list compares 5 schools with important law school statistics - Yale Law School, Stanford Law School, Harvard Law School, University of Pennsylvania Law School, and University of Virginia School of Law.

University of Pennsylvania Law School's tuition is the most expensive ($73,008) and Stanford Law School's tuition is the lowest ($68,997).
Stanford Law School offers the best financial aid of $35,457 which is 51.39% of tuition amount.
Yale Law School has the lowest acceptance rate of 4.12%) and University of Virginia School of Law has the highest rate of 9.66%).
Yale Law School has the highest LSAT score of 174 and University of Pennsylvania Law School has the lowest score of 171.
Yale Law School has the highest GPA of 3.94 and University of Pennsylvania Law School has the lowest GPA of 3.90.
Harvard Law School is the largest school with 1,907 enrolled students and Stanford Law School is the smallest school with 613 students.
Yale Law School has the highest bar exam pass rate of 98.91% and University of Pennsylvania Law School has the lowest rate of 95.30%.
Harvard Law School is the oldest school founded in 1817 and Stanford Law School is the most recently founded in 1893.
Yale Law School requires the most expensive application fees of $85.

Yale Law School

Private • New Haven, CT

Founded

1843

Tuition & Costs

$71,425 tuition & fees

$21,400 Living Costs

Financial Aid

$32,236 Avg. Amount

45.13% Tuition Covered

73.28% Received

LSAT Scores

174 Median Score

177 75^th Percentile

171 25^th Percentile

GPA

3.94 Median Score

3.99 75^th Percentile

3.88 25^th Percentile

Admission

4.12% Acceptance Rate

70.09% Yield

5194 Applicants

214 Admitted

150 Enrolled

Enrollment

734 Total Enrollment

636 JD Enrollment

98 Non-JD Enrollment

Faculties & Staffs

241 Faculties

33 Staffs

3 to 1 Students to Faculty

Bar Exam

98.91% Pass Rate

183 Exam Takers

38 Not Taken

181 Exam Passers

Employment

218 Total Graduates

208 Employed Full-time

0 Employed Part-time

Application Fees

$85

Application deadline

2022-09-01 Application Open

2023-02-15 Regular Decision

Admission Info

General Admission

https://law.yale.edu/admissions-financial-aid

Application Requirements

https://law.yale.edu/admissions/jd-admissions/first-year-applicants/application

Stanford Law School

Private • Stanford, CA

Founded

1893

Tuition & Costs

$68,997 tuition & fees

$34,458 Living Costs

Financial Aid

$35,457 Avg. Amount

51.39% Tuition Covered

75.04% Received

LSAT Scores

172 Median Score

175 75^th Percentile

170 25^th Percentile

GPA

3.91 Median Score

3.99 75^th Percentile

3.81 25^th Percentile

Admission

6.28% Acceptance Rate

45.10% Yield

5685 Applicants

357 Admitted

161 Enrolled

Enrollment

613 Total Enrollment

577 JD Enrollment

36 Non-JD Enrollment

Faculties & Staffs

182 Faculties

51 Staffs

3 to 1 Students to Faculty

Bar Exam

98.22% Pass Rate

168 Exam Takers

24 Not Taken

165 Exam Passers

Employment

184 Total Graduates

178 Employed Full-time

0 Employed Part-time

Application Fees

$85

Application deadline

2022-09-08 Application Open

2022-12-06 Priority

2023-02-15 Regular Decision

Admission Info

General Admission

https://law.stanford.edu/office-of-admissions/

Application Requirements

https://law.stanford.edu/apply/how-to-apply/jd-application-process/

Harvard Law School

Private • Cambridge, MA

Founded

1817

Tuition & Costs

$71,734 tuition & fees

$25,382 Living Costs

$4,179 Personal Expenses

Financial Aid

$30,323 Avg. Amount

42.27% Tuition Covered

45.25% Received

LSAT Scores

174 Median Score

176 75^th Percentile

170 25^th Percentile

GPA

3.92 Median Score

3.98 75^th Percentile

3.82 25^th Percentile

Admission

6.90% Acceptance Rate

54.01% Yield

9933 Applicants

685 Admitted

370 Enrolled

Enrollment

1,907 Total Enrollment

1,747 JD Enrollment

160 Non-JD Enrollment

Faculties & Staffs

339 Faculties

47 Staffs

6 to 1 Students to Faculty

Bar Exam

98.91% Pass Rate

460 Exam Takers

52 Not Taken

455 Exam Passers

Employment

594 Total Graduates

572 Employed Full-time

2 Employed Part-time

Application Fees

$85

Application deadline

2022-09-22 Application Open

2022-11-07 Interviews Begin

2023-01-10 First round of Acceptance

2023-02-14 Second Round of Acceptances

2023-02-20 Regular Decision

2023-03-20 Third Round of Acceptances

Admission Info

General Admission

https://hls.harvard.edu/jdadmissions/

Application Requirements

https://hls.harvard.edu/jdadmissions/apply-to-harvard-law-school/jdapplicants/jd-application-components/

University of Pennsylvania Law School

Private • Philadelphia, PA

Founded

1850

Tuition & Costs

$73,008 tuition & fees

$19,573 Living Costs

$1,781 Personal Expenses

Financial Aid

$25,692 Avg. Amount

35.19% Tuition Covered

59.06% Received

LSAT Scores

171 Median Score

173 75^th Percentile

167 25^th Percentile

GPA

3.9 Median Score

3.96 75^th Percentile

3.56 25^th Percentile

Admission

9.39% Acceptance Rate

35.96% Yield

8383 Applicants

787 Admitted

283 Enrolled

Enrollment

1,023 Total Enrollment

824 JD Enrollment

199 Non-JD Enrollment

Faculties & Staffs

266 Faculties

46 Staffs

4 to 1 Students to Faculty

Bar Exam

95.30% Pass Rate

234 Exam Takers

27 Not Taken

223 Exam Passers

Employment

257 Total Graduates

255 Employed Full-time

0 Employed Part-time

Application Fees

$80

Application deadline

2022-09-01 Application Open

2022-11-15 Early Decision I

2023-01-07 Early Decision II

2023-03-01 Regular Decision

Admission Info

General Admission

https://www.law.upenn.edu/admissions/jd/

Application Requirements

https://www.law.upenn.edu/admissions/how-to-apply.php

University of Virginia School of Law

Public • Charlottesville, VA

Founded

1826

Tuition & Costs

$71,500 ($68,500 in-state)

$15,282 Living Costs

$4,438 Personal Expenses

Financial Aid

$25,000 Avg. Amount

34.97% Tuition Covered

61.78% Received

LSAT Scores

171 Median Score

173 75^th Percentile

166 25^th Percentile

GPA

3.91 Median Score

3.97 75^th Percentile

3.64 25^th Percentile

Admission

9.66% Acceptance Rate

42.00% Yield

7047 Applicants

681 Admitted

286 Enrolled

Enrollment

936 Total Enrollment

922 JD Enrollment

14 Non-JD Enrollment

Faculties & Staffs

252 Faculties

52 Staffs

4 to 1 Students to Faculty

Bar Exam

98.35% Pass Rate

303 Exam Takers

20 Not Taken

298 Exam Passers

Employment

318 Total Graduates

311 Employed Full-time

1 Employed Part-time

Application Fees

$85

Application deadline

2022-09-01 Application Open

2023-02-10 Priority

2023-03-01 Regular Decision

Admission Info

General Admission

https://www.law.virginia.edu/admissions

Application Requirements

https://www.law.virginia.edu/admissions/jd-application-information