Law Schools with The Most Applicants

427,103 Total Law School Applicants

In the academic year 2023-2024, total 427,103 applicants have applied to law schools in United States. A student may apply to more than one law schools and the total number includes the multiple applicants.
Georgetown University Law Center has the most applicants of 10,827. Of that, 2,119 admitted, and the acceptance rate is 19.57%. New York University School of Law and Harvard Law School follow it with 8,498 and 8,334 applicants.

Top 25 Law Schools with The Most Applicants

The following table compares the top 25 Law Schools with The Most Applicants with important academic indicators.
The rankings include 6 public and 19 law schools are included.
The average acceptance rate of the schools is 15.73% and the yield is 31.50%. The acceptance rate of Law Schools with The Most Applicants is very low, compared to average rate of all law schools, 42.35%.
The average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 171 and the average GPA is 3.88 at Law Schools with The Most Applicants. Their LSAT scores are very high, compared to average LSAT score of all law schools, 159.
For the Law Schools with The Most Applicants, the average 2024 tuition & fees is $54,179 state residents and $65,815 for out-of-state students in public law schools. In private law schools in the rankings, the tuition & fees is $73,548. The average financial aid amount of them is $30,162 which is 42.07% of tuition & fees.
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Comparison between Law Schools with The Most Applicants
RankSchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYieldTuition & FeesLSAT ScoreGPAEnrollment
1 Georgetown University Law CenterPrivateWashington, DC10,8272,11957019.57%26.90%$75,9501713.913,030
2 New York University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY8,4981,42440716.76%28.58%$80,0141723.902,094
3 Harvard Law SchoolPrivateCambridge, MA8,3347984559.58%57.02%$75,0081743.932,031
4 The George Washington University Law SchoolPrivateWashington, DC8,3102,38751428.72%21.53%$69,7401683.851,870
5 Columbia Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY7,75494836312.23%38.29%$81,2921733.901,748
6 Boston University School of LawPrivateBoston, MA7,2971,30022017.82%16.92%$65,0201703.861,070
7 Berkeley School of LawPublicBerkeley, CA6,63699031814.92%32.12%$74,9951703.871,302
8 University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolPrivatePhiladelphia, PA6,5186442319.88%35.87%$76,9341723.921,048
9 Los Angeles School of LawPublicLos Angeles, CA6,4571,08530116.80%27.74%$68,7001703.921,376
10 University of Michigan Law SchoolPublicAnn Arbor, MI6,42580827512.58%34.03%$72,5841713.85978
11 Fordham University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY6,3461,34143121.13%32.14%$72,2821673.751,575
12 Northwestern Pritzker School of LawPrivateChicago, IL6,22596722815.53%23.58%$74,5521723.921,189
13 Duke University School of LawPrivateDurham, NC6,20565223110.51%35.43%$75,6181703.87868
14 University of Texas School of LawPublicAustin, TX5,68484725114.90%29.63%$54,0961713.861,005
15 Boston College Law SchoolPrivateNewton, MA5,65075620513.38%27.12%$66,8951673.77765
16 University of Virginia School of LawPublicCharlottesville, VA5,61064327711.46%43.08%$74,2001713.94960
17 Washington University School of LawPrivateSt. Louis, MO5,55495322817.16%23.92%$67,7441733.951,341
17 Vanderbilt University Law SchoolPrivateNashville, TN5,55493116316.76%17.51%$72,1841703.89555
19 Washington College of LawPrivateWashington, DC5,3681,91640535.69%21.14%$63,0881623.631,635
20 University of Chicago Law SchoolPrivateChicago, IL5,25967218012.78%26.79%$77,8771733.94686
21 Cornell Law SchoolPrivateIthaca, NY5,19895618718.39%19.56%$77,5931723.90875
22 Stanford Law SchoolPrivateStanford, CA4,8633531577.26%44.48%$73,7131733.95682
23 Gould School of LawPrivateLos Angeles, CA4,85060717812.52%29.32%$78,0381693.881,436
24 Yale Law SchoolPrivateNew Haven, CT4,4122461795.58%72.76%$73,8651753.96705
25 Sandra Day O'Connor College of LawPublicPhoenix, AZ4,17888919521.28%21.93%$50,3171673.901,600