Stanford Law School Acceptance Rate, Requirements, and Deadlines

6.10% Stanford Law School Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Stanford Law School is 6.10% for the 2025-2026 admission. 5,526 students applied and 337 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 173 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 51.34%.
You can check acceptance rate trends with number of applicants at Stanford Law School Admission Trends page.

Acceptance Rate Comparison for Stanford Law School

Compared to law schools in U.S., Stanford Law School's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 36%. Compared to law schools in California, Stanford Law School's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 28%.
You can compare Stanford Law School with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between under1 and 10%
Stanford Law School Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
Acceptance RateYieldFirst-Year EnrollTotal Enroll
Stanford Law School6.10%51.34%173670
All Law Schools36.09%33.15%213737
Public34.52%34.44%184668
Private37.29%32.17%236791
California Law Schools28%28.18%238836
Public18.07%31.02%287959
Private31.51%27.09%219789
Stanford Law School Acceptance Rate Chart

2026 LSAT Scores and GPA

The LSAT score at Stanford Law School is 173 and GPA is 3.96 over 173 enrolled students for the academic year 2025-2026.
Compared to law schools in U.S., Stanford Law School' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 160. Compared to law schools in California, Stanford Law School' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 162.
You can compare Stanford Law School with law schools that have similar LSAT score over 170
The 75th percentile of LSAT score is 175 and the 25th percentile is 169. The 75th percentile of GPA is 4 and the 25th percentile is 3.78.
11 matriculated applicants, 6.36% of first-year students, submitted GRE score and you can check the score below by test subject.
LSAT ScoresGPA
Stanford Law School1733.96
All Law Schools1603.65
Public1603.69
Private1593.62
California Law Schools1623.68
Public1673.82
Private1603.63
Stanford Law School LSAT score & GPA Comparison Chart
25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
2021169171174
2022170172175
2023170173176
2024171173175
2025169173175
2026171173176
Stanford Law School LSAT score Trends Chart Chart
25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
20213.773.893.96
20223.813.913.99
20233.843.923.99
20243.833.953.99
20253.783.924
20263.873.964
Stanford Law School GPA Trends Chart Chart
25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
Number of Submitters11
Verbal165167168
Quantitative162168169
Analytical Writing5.05.05.5
Data Source: ABA Statistics

Application timeline & Requirements

For 2026 fall term class, the application deadline at Stanford Law School is February 14, 2026 (Regular Decision Deadline). The school may accept application after the deadline, but it may give benefits to early applicants such as high acceptance chance and scholarship opportunity. Check detailed explanation about application time line at Stanford Law School' application process page.
The items in following table are the required items to Stanford Law School applicants. Double-check the requirements by contacting admission office or check the application requirement page. You may want to read the common law school application process and requirements to learn the law school application process.
Regular Decision Deadline2026-02-14
Admission Contact
Phone650-723-4985
Emailadmissions@law.stanford.edu
General Admission Informationhttps://law.stanford.edu/office-of-admissions/
Application Requirementshttps://law.stanford.edu/apply/how-to-apply/jd-application-process/
CAS Report
  • Applicants need to submit transcripts, GPA, LSAT Scores, LSAT Writing Samples, Letters of Recommendation, and more required items to LSAC.
  • Official CAS Report includes those items and will send to School.
Résumé
  • Describe your academic, extracurricular and professional activities.
Personal Statement
  • Discuss any matters relevant to your ability to succeed in law school.
Optional Diversity Essay
  • Optional. Describe how your background or experiences will contribute to or enhance the diversity of the law school community.
Optional Short Essays
    Two Letters Of Recommendation
    • Limit up to 3 or 4 letters, in general
    • May require right of access to recommendations.
    LSAT Or GRE Scores
    • Official LSAT Score, usually no older than 5 years
    • Additional GRE scores may be optional.