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 75th Percentile
171 25th Percentile
GPA
3.94 Median Score
3.99 75th Percentile
3.88 25th 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

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 75th Percentile
170 25th Percentile
GPA
3.91 Median Score
3.99 75th Percentile
3.81 25th 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

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 75th Percentile
170 25th Percentile
GPA
3.92 Median Score
3.98 75th Percentile
3.82 25th 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

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 75th Percentile
167 25th Percentile
GPA
3.9 Median Score
3.96 75th Percentile
3.56 25th 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

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 75th Percentile
166 25th Percentile
GPA
3.91 Median Score
3.97 75th Percentile
3.64 25th 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