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, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Harvard Law School, and Boston College Law School.

All 5 schools are private.
University of Pennsylvania Law School's tuition is the most expensive ($76,934) and Boston College Law School's tuition is the lowest ($66,895).
Stanford Law School offers the best financial aid of $35,457 which is 48.10% of tuition amount.
Yale Law School has the lowest acceptance rate of 5.72%) and Boston College Law School has the highest rate of 10.16%).
Yale Law School has the highest LSAT score of 175 and Boston College Law School has the lowest score of 166.
Yale Law School has the highest GPA of 3.94 and Boston College Law School has the lowest GPA of 3.74.
Harvard Law School is the largest school with 2,029 enrolled students and Stanford Law School is the smallest school with 690 students.
Harvard Law School has the highest bar exam pass rate of 98.46% and Boston College Law School has the lowest rate of 91.77%.
Harvard Law School is the oldest school founded in 1817 and Boston College Law School is the most recently founded in 1929.
Yale Law School requires the most expensive application fees of $85.

Yale Law School

Private • New Haven, CT

Founded

1843

Tuition & Costs

$73,865 tuition & fees

$15,570 Living Costs

$4,780 Personal Expenses

Financial Aid

$32,236 Avg. Amount

43.64% Tuition Covered

73.28% Received

LSAT Scores

175 Median Score

178 75^th Percentile

171 25^th Percentile

GPA

3.94 Median Score

3.99 75^th Percentile

3.87 25^th Percentile

Admission

5.72% Acceptance Rate

71.19% Yield

4129 Applicants

236 Admitted

168 Enrolled

Enrollment

736 Total Enrollment

633 JD Enrollment

103 Non-JD Enrollment

Faculties & Staffs

241 Faculties

33 Staffs

3 to 1 Students to Faculty

Bar Exam

95.77% Pass Rate

213 Exam Takers

18 Not Taken

204 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

$73,713 tuition & fees

$21,881 Living Costs

$8,430 Personal Expenses

Financial Aid

$35,457 Avg. Amount

48.10% Tuition Covered

75.04% Received

LSAT Scores

173 Median Score

176 75^th Percentile

170 25^th Percentile

GPA

3.92 Median Score

3.99 75^th Percentile

3.84 25^th Percentile

Admission

6.88% Acceptance Rate

47.32% Yield

4882 Applicants

336 Admitted

159 Enrolled

Enrollment

690 Total Enrollment

577 JD Enrollment

113 Non-JD Enrollment

Faculties & Staffs

182 Faculties

51 Staffs

3 to 1 Students to Faculty

Bar Exam

94.41% Pass Rate

179 Exam Takers

23 Not Taken

169 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/

University of Pennsylvania Law School

Private • Philadelphia, PA

Founded

1850

Tuition & Costs

$76,934 tuition & fees

$20,504 Living Costs

$1,784 Personal Expenses

Financial Aid

$25,692 Avg. Amount

33.39% Tuition Covered

59.06% Received

LSAT Scores

172 Median Score

173 75^th Percentile

167 25^th Percentile

GPA

3.9 Median Score

3.96 75^th Percentile

3.61 25^th Percentile

Admission

9.74% Acceptance Rate

34.94% Yield

6816 Applicants

664 Admitted

232 Enrolled

Enrollment

1,088 Total Enrollment

808 JD Enrollment

280 Non-JD Enrollment

Faculties & Staffs

266 Faculties

46 Staffs

4 to 1 Students to Faculty

Bar Exam

93.77% Pass Rate

257 Exam Takers

11 Not Taken

241 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

Harvard Law School

Private • Cambridge, MA

Founded

1817

Tuition & Costs

$75,008 tuition & fees

$24,675 Living Costs

$5,547 Personal Expenses

Financial Aid

$30,323 Avg. Amount

40.43% Tuition Covered

45.25% Received

LSAT Scores

174 Median Score

176 75^th Percentile

170 25^th Percentile

GPA

3.92 Median Score

3.99 75^th Percentile

3.82 25^th Percentile

Admission

10.06% Acceptance Rate

55.96% Yield

8170 Applicants

822 Admitted

460 Enrolled

Enrollment

2,029 Total Enrollment

1,758 JD Enrollment

271 Non-JD Enrollment

Faculties & Staffs

339 Faculties

47 Staffs

6 to 1 Students to Faculty

Bar Exam

98.46% Pass Rate

586 Exam Takers

16 Not Taken

577 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/

Boston College Law School

Private • Newton, MA

Founded

1929

Tuition & Costs

$66,895 tuition & fees

$19,852 Living Costs

$2,651 Personal Expenses

Financial Aid

$20,000 Avg. Amount

29.90% Tuition Covered

85.23% Received

LSAT Scores

166 Median Score

167 75^th Percentile

162 25^th Percentile

GPA

3.74 Median Score

3.81 75^th Percentile

3.55 25^th Percentile

Admission

10.16% Acceptance Rate

28.59% Yield

6022 Applicants

612 Admitted

175 Enrolled

Enrollment

801 Total Enrollment

801 JD Enrollment

0 Non-JD Enrollment

Faculties & Staffs

142 Faculties

30 Staffs

6 to 1 Students to Faculty

Bar Exam

91.77% Pass Rate

243 Exam Takers

19 Not Taken

223 Exam Passers

Employment

228 Total Graduates

213 Employed Full-time

5 Employed Part-time

Application Fees

$75

Application deadline

2022-09-15 Application Open

2022-11-01 Priority

2022-12-15 Early Decision

2023-03-31 Regular Decision

Admission Info

General Admission

https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/law/admission-aid/jd-program.html

Application Requirements

https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/law/admission-aid/jd-program.html#appid=info-item-0