Harvard Law School

The law school of Harvard University, known as Harvard Law School, is a Private, 4 years school in Cambridge, MA. The law school tuition & fees at Harvard Law School is $75,008.Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 174 and the average GPA is 3.92. Total 2,029 students are attending the law school and 460 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 174
2024 Tuition & Fees (JD): $75,008
LLM Tuition & Fees: $75,408
Acceptance Rate: 10.06%
Student Population: 2,029
First-Year Student: 460

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2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Harvard Law School is $75,008 for law school students. The tuition increased by 4.56% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $25,382 including costs for room & boards, transportation, and other personal expenses. The living costs does not include the fees for health insurance.

The average tuition & fees of law schools in Massachusetts is $55,466 for Massachusetts residents and $56,604 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,101 for State residents and $47,510 for out-of-state students.

The tuition & fees of Harvard Law School is more expensive than the average tuition & fees of Massachusetts law schools, as well as costs of all law schools in United States.

The next table shows the Harvard Law School tuition & fees and compare it to the Massachusetts law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2024 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.

Harvard Law School 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2022	2023	2024
Harvard Law School	$68,962	$71,734	$75,008
Massachusetts Law Schools	$54,691	$56,604	-
All U.S. Law Schools	$46,359	$47,510	-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 174 and the average GPA is 3.92 at Harvard Law School.

The LSAT score of Harvard Law School is higher than the average LSAT score of Massachusetts law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The undergraduate GPA of Harvard Law School is higher than the average LSAT score of Massachusetts law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25^th/50^th/75^th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.

LSAT Scores
GPA

Harvard Law School LSAT scores distribution
	Harvard Law School	Massachusetts Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	170	156	155
50^th percentile	174	160	158
75^th percentile	176	163	161

Harvard Law SchoolGPA distribution
	Harvard Law School	Massachusetts Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	3.82	3.34	3.29
50^th percentile	3.92	3.62	3.58
75^th percentile	3.99	3.78	3.76

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 8,170 students have applied to Harvard Law School. Among them, 822 students have accepted to admit and 460 have enrolled into Harvard Law SchoolThe acceptance rate is 10.06% and the yield is 56%.

The acceptance rate of Harvard Law School is lower than the acceptance rate of Massachusetts law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at Harvard Law School.

Harvard Law School Admission Statistics
	Harvard Law School	Massachusetts Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	8,170	33,278	427,103
Admitted	822	8,776	128,500
Enrolled	460	2,071	36,795
Acceptance Rate	10.06%	40.28%	40.93%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	55.96%	25.30%	31.46%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,029 students enrolled to Harvard Law School. Among them 1,758 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 271 students enrolled in Non-JD program.

For the first class, 460 students newly joined to to Harvard Law School. By gender, there are 259 men , 301 women, and 1 other/unknown gender first-time students at Harvard Law School. All students enrolled as full-time status at Harvard Law School.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

Harvard Law School Student Population
	2022	2023
Total Enrollment	1,907	2,029
JD Enrollment	1,747	1,758
Non-JD Enrollment	160	271

First-year Student Population
	2022	2023
Total	370	460
Men	257	259
Women	305	301
Other	1	1

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 98.46% where 586 students took the exam and 577 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of Massachusetts law schools (78.78%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2022	2023
Number of Graduates	595	608
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	540	586
New Graduates	519	562
Prior Year Graduates	20	22
Early Takers	1	2
No Exam Takers	27	16
Exam Passer	537	577
Exam Pass Rate	99.44%	98.46%
Massachusetts Pass Rate	82.04%	78.78%