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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, Boston College Law School, University of Michigan Law School.
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School's tuition is the most expensive ($88,184) and Boston College Law School's tuition is the lowest ($75,680).
  • Stanford Law School offers the best financial aid of $52,797 which is 64.29% of tuition amount.
  • Yale Law School has the lowest acceptance rate of 4.06%) and University of Michigan Law School has the highest rate of 8.57%).
  • Yale Law School has the highest LSAT score of 174 and Boston College Law School has the lowest score of 168.
  • Yale Law School has the highest GPA of 3.96 and Boston College Law School has the lowest GPA of 3.83.
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School is the largest school with 1,032 enrolled students and Boston College Law School is the smallest school with 638 students.
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School has the highest bar exam pass rate of 96.70% and Boston College Law School has the lowest rate of 93.82%.
  • Yale Law School is the oldest school founded in 1843 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

Yale Law School

Private • New Haven, CT
Founded
1843
Tuition & Costs
$81,818 tuition & fees
Financial Aid
$34,747 Avg. Amount
42.47% Tuition Covered
63.09% Received
LSAT Scores
174 Median Score
177 75th Percentile
170 25th Percentile
GPA
3.96 Median Score
4 75th Percentile
3.91 25th Percentile
Admission
4.06% Acceptance Rate
77.43% Yield
4359 Applicants
230 Admitted
175 Enrolled
Enrollment
676 Total Enrollment
615 JD Enrollment
0 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
266 Faculties
3 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
96.50% Pass Rate
218 Exam Takers
23 Not Taken
211 Exam Passers
Employment
218 Total Graduates
208 Employed Full-time
0 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$85
Application deadline
2026-02-15 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
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Stanford Law School

Stanford Law School

Private • Stanford, CA
Founded
1893
Tuition & Costs
$82,122 tuition & fees
Financial Aid
$52,797 Avg. Amount
64.29% Tuition Covered
50.44% Received
LSAT Scores
173 Median Score
175 75th Percentile
169 25th Percentile
GPA
3.92 Median Score
4 75th Percentile
3.78 25th Percentile
Admission
6.10% Acceptance Rate
51.34% Yield
4270 Applicants
378 Admitted
171 Enrolled
Enrollment
670 Total Enrollment
565 JD Enrollment
101 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
226 Faculties
3 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
96.50% Pass Rate
182 Exam Takers
13 Not Taken
176 Exam Passers
Employment
184 Total Graduates
178 Employed Full-time
0 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$85
Application deadline
2026-02-14 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/
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University of Pennsylvania Law School

University of Pennsylvania Law School

Private • Philadelphia, PA
Founded
1850
Tuition & Costs
$88,184 tuition & fees
Financial Aid
$42,246 Avg. Amount
47.91% Tuition Covered
59.29% Received
LSAT Scores
172 Median Score
174 75th Percentile
168 25th Percentile
GPA
3.93 Median Score
3.99 75th Percentile
3.77 25th Percentile
Admission
8.05% Acceptance Rate
39.08% Yield
6461 Applicants
643 Admitted
245 Enrolled
Enrollment
1,032 Total Enrollment
759 JD Enrollment
250 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
270 Faculties
4 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
96.70% Pass Rate
240 Exam Takers
16 Not Taken
231 Exam Passers
Employment
257 Total Graduates
255 Employed Full-time
0 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$80
Application deadline
2026-11-15 Early Decision I
2026-01-07 Early Decision II
2026-03-01 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
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Boston College Law School

Boston College Law School

Private • Newton, MA
Founded
1929
Tuition & Costs
$75,680 tuition & fees
Financial Aid
$24,000 Avg. Amount
31.71% Tuition Covered
89.13% Received
LSAT Scores
167 Median Score
168 75th Percentile
161 25th Percentile
GPA
3.8 Median Score
3.89 75th Percentile
3.64 25th Percentile
Admission
8.48% Acceptance Rate
33.23% Yield
6128 Applicants
813 Admitted
213 Enrolled
Enrollment
638 Total Enrollment
635 JD Enrollment
12 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
207 Faculties
3 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
93.82% Pass Rate
243 Exam Takers
4 Not Taken
233 Exam Passers
Employment
228 Total Graduates
213 Employed Full-time
5 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$75
Application deadline
2026-03-01 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
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University of Michigan Law School

University of Michigan Law School

Public • Ann Arbor, MI
Founded
1859
Tuition & Costs
$83,422 ($80,422 in-state)
Financial Aid
$32,000 Avg. Amount
38.36% Tuition Covered
91.11% Received
LSAT Scores
171 Median Score
172 75th Percentile
166 25th Percentile
GPA
3.86 Median Score
3.94 75th Percentile
3.7 25th Percentile
Admission
8.57% Acceptance Rate
42.73% Yield
6766 Applicants
802 Admitted
307 Enrolled
Enrollment
1,032 Total Enrollment
990 JD Enrollment
46 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
183 Faculties
6 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
95.57% Pass Rate
293 Exam Takers
22 Not Taken
285 Exam Passers
Employment
363 Total Graduates
352 Employed Full-time
2 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$75
Application deadline
2026-11-15 Early Decision
2026-02-28 Regular Decision
Admission Info
General Admission
https://michigan.law.umich.edu/admissions
Application Requirements
https://michigan.law.umich.edu/resource-center/jd-application-checklist-and-timeline
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