The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the ratio of the number of enrolled students to the total number of admitted applicants. The yield is different from the acceptance rate which means the percentage of admitted students over applicants. The yield implies how the accepted students selects a school, while the acceptance rate is a result of selection process of law schools. In 2022, the average law school yield is 32.70% over 196 ABA accredited law school in United States. Of the 135,643 accepted applicants, 40,338 students enrolled to law schools.
The following table lists the top 25 law schools having the lowest yield. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.
| Rank | School | Yield | Acceptance Rate | Application Fee | Tuition & Fees | LSAT Score | GPA | Enrollment |
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| 1 |
University of San Francisco School of LawPrivateSan Francisco, CA | 14.77% | 46.93% | $60 | $52,660 | 155 | 3.33 | 574 |
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| 2 |
University of Colorado Boulder School of LawPublicBoulder, CO | 15.13% | 27.69% | $65 | $40,608 | 164 | 3.61 | 547 |
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| 3 |
Vanderbilt University Law SchoolPrivateNashville, TN | 15.19% | 14.25% | $70 | $67,396 | 169 | 3.89 | 552 |
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| 4 |
University of Massachusetts School of LawPublicNorth Dartmouth, MA | 15.78% | 64.47% | $50 | $39,550 | 150 | 3.36 | 366 |
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Penn State LawPublicUniversity Park, PA | 16.39% | 35.64% | $60 | $53,580 | 162 | 3.76 | 524 |
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| 6 |
Santa Clara University School of LawPrivateSanta Clara, CA | 17.64% | 53.34% | No Fee | $56,448 | 157 | 3.42 | 728 |
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| 7 |
Pepperdine University School of LawPrivateMalibu, CA | 18.17% | 24.97% | No Fee | $64,220 | 164 | 3.80 | 1,241 |
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| 8 |
Baylor Law SchoolPrivateWaco, TX | 19.38% | 34.34% | No Fee | $61,782 | 162 | 3.64 | 511 |
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| 9 |
Quinnipiac University School of LawPrivateHamden, CT | 19.50% | 58.41% | No Fee | $53,800 | 152 | 3.46 | 399 |
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| 10 |
Penn State Dickinson LawPublicCarlisle, PA | 19.75% | 39.58% | No Fee | $54,614 | 161 | 3.54 | 260 |
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| 11 |
University of Richmond School of LawPrivateUniversity of Richmond School of Law, VA | 20.41% | 36.29% | No Fee | $51,510 | 162 | 3.70 | 421 |
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| 12 |
Boston University School of LawPrivateBoston, MA | 20.50% | 18.33% | $85 | $62,534 | 169 | 3.77 | 1,061 |
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| 13 |
Washington and Lee University School of LawPrivateLexington, VA | 20.53% | 31.44% | No Fee | $54,460 | 164 | 3.61 | 379 |
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| 14 |
Cornell Law SchoolPrivateIthaca, NY | 20.56% | 15.41% | $80 | $74,184 | 171 | 3.86 | 737 |
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| 15 |
Marshall-Wythe School of LawPublicWilliamsburg, VA | 20.63% | 30.09% | $85 | $55,285 | 164 | 3.78 | 687 |
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The George Washington University Law SchoolPrivateWashington, DC | 21.07% | 21.57% | $80 | $67,380 | 167 | 3.83 | 1,898 |
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| 17 |
Emory University School of LawPrivateAtlanta, GA | 21.18% | 27.31% | $85 | $64,504 | 167 | 3.80 | 899 |
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| 18 |
University of Washington School of LawPublicSeattle, WA | 21.25% | 25.57% | $60 | $51,534 | 164 | 3.67 | 721 |
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| 19 |
Washington College of LawPrivateWashington, DC | 21.36% | 27.94% | $70 | $60,994 | 161 | 3.57 | 1,460 |
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| 20 |
New England School of LawPrivateBoston, MA | 21.68% | 66.14% | No Fee | $54,624 | 154 | 3.28 | 1,060 |
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| 21 |
University of Oregon School of LawPublicEugene, OR | 22.18% | 48.80% | No Fee | $54,864 | 159 | 3.54 | 548 |
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| 22 |
University of San Diego School of LawPrivateSan Diego, CA | 22.37% | 31.02% | No Fee | $60,861 | 161 | 3.70 | 824 |
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| 23 |
University of Chicago Law SchoolPrivateChicago, IL | 22.55% | 11.91% | $90 | $73,185 | 172 | 3.91 | 669 |
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| 24 |
Northwestern Pritzker School of LawPrivateChicago, IL | 22.70% | 13.91% | $75 | $72,212 | 171 | 3.86 | 1,181 |
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Boston College Law SchoolPrivateNewton, MA | 22.79% | 23.49% | $75 | $63,355 | 165 | 3.69 | 871 |
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