Notre Dame Law School

The law school of University of Notre Dame, known as Notre Dame Law School, is a Private, 4 years school in Notre Dame, IN. The law school tuition & fees at Notre Dame Law School is $68,554. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 169 and the average GPA is 3.83 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 565 students are attending the law school and 173 first-year students enrolled last year.
  • LSAT Average: 169
  • Tuition & Fees (JD): $68,554
  • LLM Tuition & Fees: $68,554
  • Acceptance Rate: 24.39%
  • Student Population: 565
  • First-Year Student: 173

2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Notre Dame Law School is $68,554 for law school students. The tuition increased by 3.97% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $13,050 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 Indiana is $36,676 for Indiana residents and $43,693 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,924 for State residents and $48,063 for out-of-state students.
The tuition & fees of Notre Dame Law School is more expensive than the average tuition & fees of Indiana law schools, as well as costs of all law schools in United States.
The next table shows the Notre Dame Law School tuition & fees and compare it to the Indiana law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2024 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.
Notre Dame Law School 2023 Tuition & Fees
202220232024
Notre Dame Law School$64,340$65,936$68,554
Indiana Law Schools$53,779$54,638-
All U.S. Law Schools$46,359$47,510-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 169 and the average GPA is 3.83 at Notre Dame Law School.
The LSAT score of Notre Dame Law School is higher than the average LSAT score of Indiana law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.
The undergraduate GPA of Notre Dame Law School is higher than the average LSAT score of Indiana law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.
The next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25th/50th/75th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.
Notre Dame Law School LSAT scores distribution
Notre Dame Law SchoolIndiana Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
25th percentile164157155
50th percentile169163159
75th percentile170164161
Notre Dame Law SchoolGPA distribution
Notre Dame Law SchoolIndiana Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
25th percentile3.673.533.33
50th percentile3.833.773.61
75th percentile3.923.893.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 2,476 students have applied to Notre Dame Law School. Among them, 604 students have accepted to admit and 173 have enrolled into Notre Dame Law SchoolThe acceptance rate is 24.39% and the yield is 29%.
The acceptance rate of Notre Dame Law School is lower than the acceptance rate of Indiana law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.
The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at Notre Dame Law School.
Notre Dame Law School Admission Statistics
Notre Dame Law SchoolIndiana Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Applicants2,4764,862414,758
Admitted6041,862130,837
Enrolled17357536,756
Acceptance Rate24.39%44.51%42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)28.64%31.60%30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 565 students enrolled to Notre Dame Law School. Among them 540 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 25 students enrolled in Non-JD program.
For the first class, 173 students newly joined to to Notre Dame Law School. By gender, there are 89 men and 91 women first-time students at Notre Dame Law School. All students enrolled as full-time status at Notre Dame Law School.
Notre Dame Law School Student Population
20232024
Total Enrollment554565
JD Enrollment529540
Non-JD Enrollment2525
First-year Student Population
20232024
Total155173
Men8589
Women8191

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 91.46% where 164 students took the exam and 150 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of Indiana law schools (77.47%).
Bar Exam Pass Rate
20232024
Number of Graduates210165
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total206164
New Graduates200158
Prior Year Graduates66
Early Takers00
No Exam Takers67
Exam Passer191150
Exam Pass Rate92.72%91.46%
Indiana Pass Rate76.53%77.47%

Law Schools in Indiana

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