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 75th Percentile
171 25th Percentile
GPA
3.94 Median Score
3.99 75th Percentile
3.87 25th 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

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 75th Percentile
170 25th Percentile
GPA
3.92 Median Score
3.99 75th Percentile
3.84 25th 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

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 75th Percentile
167 25th Percentile
GPA
3.9 Median Score
3.96 75th Percentile
3.61 25th 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

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 75th Percentile
170 25th Percentile
GPA
3.92 Median Score
3.99 75th Percentile
3.82 25th 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

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 75th Percentile
162 25th Percentile
GPA
3.74 Median Score
3.81 75th Percentile
3.55 25th 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