An acceptance rate is the ratio of the number of admitted applicants to the total number of applicants. In general, the law school acceptance rate is much lower than the rate in general college admission. In 2022, the law school acceptance rate is 40.11% over 196 ABA accredited law school in United States. A total of 475,703 students applied to law school(s) and 135,643 students accepted on or more law schools.
The following table lists the top 25 law schools having the lowest acceptance rate. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.
| Rank | School | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Application Fee | Tuition & Fees | LSAT Score | GPA | Enrollment |
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| 1 |
Yale Law SchoolPrivateNew Haven, CT | 4.12% | 70.09% | $85 | $71,425 | 174 | 3.94 | 734 |
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| 2 |
Stanford Law SchoolPrivateStanford, CA | 6.28% | 45.10% | $85 | $68,997 | 172 | 3.91 | 613 |
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| 3 |
Harvard Law SchoolPrivateCambridge, MA | 6.90% | 54.01% | $85 | $71,734 | 174 | 3.92 | 1,907 |
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| 4 |
University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolPrivatePhiladelphia, PA | 9.39% | 35.96% | $80 | $73,008 | 171 | 3.90 | 1,023 |
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| 5 |
University of Virginia School of LawPublicCharlottesville, VA | 9.66% | 42.00% | $85 | $71,500 | 171 | 3.91 | 936 |
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| 6 |
University of Michigan Law SchoolPublicAnn Arbor, MI | 10.65% | 33.21% | $75 | $69,808 | 171 | 3.84 | 1,012 |
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| 7 |
Columbia Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY | 11.42% | 39.44% | $85 | $78,278 | 174 | 3.84 | 1,520 |
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| 8 |
University of Chicago Law SchoolPrivateChicago, IL | 11.91% | 22.55% | $90 | $73,185 | 172 | 3.91 | 669 |
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| 9 |
Georgetown University Law CenterPrivateWashington, DC | 12.88% | 28.58% | $85 | $71,996 | 171 | 3.85 | 2,712 |
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| 10 |
Gould School of LawPrivateLos Angeles, CA | 12.96% | 22.91% | $75 | $74,173 | 168 | 3.82 | 1,414 |
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| 11 |
Berkeley School of LawPublicBerkeley, CA | 13.66% | 31.58% | $75 | $67,781 | 169 | 3.83 | 1,235 |
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| 12 |
Northwestern Pritzker School of LawPrivateChicago, IL | 13.91% | 22.70% | $75 | $72,212 | 171 | 3.86 | 1,181 |
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| 13 |
Vanderbilt University Law SchoolPrivateNashville, TN | 14.25% | 15.19% | $70 | $67,396 | 169 | 3.89 | 552 |
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| 14 |
Duke University School of LawPrivateDurham, NC | 14.45% | 26.91% | $80 | $72,632 | 170 | 3.82 | 848 |
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New York University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY | 14.52% | 29.43% | $85 | $76,290 | 172 | 3.86 | 2,430 |
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| 16 |
University of Texas School of LawPublicAustin, TX | 15.24% | 34.10% | $70 | $54,096 | 169 | 3.80 | 1,015 |
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Cornell Law SchoolPrivateIthaca, NY | 15.41% | 20.56% | $80 | $74,184 | 171 | 3.86 | 737 |
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| 18 |
Los Angeles School of LawPublicLos Angeles, CA | 15.43% | 28.33% | $75 | $64,426 | 170 | 3.82 | 1,184 |
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University of North Carolina School of LawPublicChapel Hill, NC | 15.46% | 44.92% | $75 | $44,704 | 164 | 3.73 | 589 |
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| 20 |
Washington University School of LawPrivateSt. Louis, MO | 15.88% | 27.38% | No Fee | $65,204 | 170 | 3.93 | 1,511 |
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| 21 |
Irvine School of LawPublicIrvine, CA | 16.83% | 27.39% | No Fee | $64,218 | 167 | 3.69 | 479 |
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| 22 |
Levin College of LawPublicGainesville, FL | 17.43% | 33.98% | $30 | $38,040 | 167 | 3.86 | 805 |
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Notre Dame Law SchoolPrivateNotre Dame, IL | 17.51% | 27.51% | $75 | $65,936 | 168 | 3.77 | 573 |
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| 24 |
Fordham University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY | 17.69% | 31.28% | $75 | $66,750 | 166 | 3.70 | 1,754 |
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Villanova University School of LawPrivateVillanova, PA | 17.80% | 40.83% | $75 | $53,535 | 162 | 3.70 | 677 |
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