Stanford Law School

The law school of Stanford University, known as Stanford Law School, is a Private, 4 years school in Stanford, CA. Total 613 students are attending the law school and 161 first-year students enrolled last year. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 172 and the average GPA is 3.91. The law school tuition & fees at Stanford Law School is $68,997.

LSAT Average: 172
2023 Law School Tuition & Fees (JD): $68,997
Acceptance Rate: 6.28%
Student Population: 613
First-Year Student: 161

2022-2023 Tuition & Fees

The 2022-2023 tuition & fees at Stanford Law School is $68,997 for law school students. The tuition increased by 3.92% compared to last year.

The average tuition & fees of law schools in California is $49,777 for California residents and $51,474 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $38,162 for State residents and $43,641 for out-of-state students.

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

The next table shows the Stanford Law School tuition & fees and compare it to the California law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2023 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.

Law School Tuition & Fees
	2021	2022	2023
Stanford Law School	$62,847	$66,396	$68,997
California Law Schools	$49,057	$51,474	-
All U.S. Law Schools	$43,389	$43,641	-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 172 and the average GPA is 3.91 at Stanford Law School.

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

The undergraduate GPA of Stanford Law School is higher than the average LSAT score of California 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

LSAT scores distribution
	Stanford Law School	California Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	170	157	155
50^th percentile	172	161	158
75^th percentile	175	163	161

GPA distribution
	Stanford Law School	California Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	3.81	3.30	3.27
50^th percentile	3.91	3.56	3.55
75^th percentile	3.99	3.72	3.74

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2020-2021, total 5,685 students have applied to Stanford Law School. Among them, 357 students have accepted to admit and 161 have enrolled into Stanford Law SchoolThe acceptance rate is 6.28% and the yield is 45%.

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

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

Admission Statistics
	Stanford Law School	California Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	5,685	65,607	472,661
Admitted	357	16,123	133,801
Enrolled	161	4,188	39,745
Acceptance Rate	6.28%	32.75%	39.89%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	45.10%	27.00%	32.70%

Law School Student Population

For academic year 2020-2021, total 613 students enrolled to Stanford Law School. Among them 577 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 36 students enrolled in Non-JD program.

For the first class, 161 students newly joined to to Stanford Law School. By gender, there are 94 men , 86 women, and 4 other/unknown gender first-time students at Stanford Law School. All students enrolled as full-time status at Stanford Law School.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

Student Population
	2020	2021
Total Enrollment	668	613
JD Enrollment	567	577
Non-JD Enrollment	101	36
Non-JD Enrollment (Online)	0	-1

First-year Student Population
	2020	2021
Total	157	161
Men	82	94
Women	96	86
Other	2	4

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 98.22% where 168 students took the exam and 165 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of California law schools (0%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2020	2021
Number of Graduates	183	183
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	171	168
New Graduates	164	154
Prior Year Graduates	6	14
Early Takers	1	0
No Exam Takers	15	24
Exam Passer	163	165
Exam Pass Rate	95.32%	98.22%
California Pass Rate	74.35%	0%

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IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - graduate school admission, tuition, and general academic data
ABA (American Bar Association) - LSAT, GPA, and Law School Admission Data
AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) - MCAT, GPA, and Medical Admission Data

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