Stanford Law School

The law school of Stanford University, known as Stanford Law School, is a Private, 4 years school in Stanford, CA. The law school tuition & fees at Stanford Law School is $73,713. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 173 and the average GPA is 3.95 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 682 students are attending the law school and 157 first-year students enrolled last year.
  • LSAT Average: 173
  • Tuition & Fees (JD): $73,713
  • Acceptance Rate: 7.26%
  • Student Population: 682
  • First-Year Student: 157

2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Stanford Law School is $73,713 for law school students. The tuition increased by 6.84% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $34,458 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 California is $60,327 for California residents and $63,444 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 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 2024 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.
Stanford Law School 2023 Tuition & Fees
202220232024
Stanford Law School$65,046$68,997$73,713
California Law Schools$58,356$60,488-
All U.S. Law Schools$46,359$47,510-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 173 and the average GPA is 3.95 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 25th/50th/75th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.
Stanford Law School LSAT scores distribution
Stanford Law SchoolCalifornia Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
25th percentile171158155
50th percentile173161159
75th percentile175163161
Stanford Law SchoolGPA distribution
Stanford Law SchoolCalifornia Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
25th percentile3.833.383.33
50th percentile3.953.633.61
75th percentile3.993.773.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 4,863 students have applied to Stanford Law School. Among them, 353 students have accepted to admit and 157 have enrolled into Stanford Law SchoolThe acceptance rate is 7.26% and the yield is 44%.
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.
Stanford Law School Admission Statistics
Stanford Law SchoolCalifornia Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Applicants4,86355,028414,758
Admitted35314,652130,837
Enrolled1573,82736,756
Acceptance Rate7.26%33.21%42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)44.48%26.77%30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 682 students enrolled to Stanford Law School. Among them 565 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 117 students enrolled in Non-JD program.
For the first class, 157 students newly joined to to Stanford Law School. By gender, there are 68 men , 103 women, and 2 other/unknown gender first-time students at Stanford Law School. All students enrolled as full-time status at Stanford Law School.
Stanford Law School Student Population
20232024
Total Enrollment690682
JD Enrollment577565
Non-JD Enrollment113117
First-year Student Population
20232024
Total159157
Men8168
Women96103
Other12

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 96.7% where 182 students took the exam and 176 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of California law schools (76.91%).
Bar Exam Pass Rate
20232024
Number of Graduates193180
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total179182
New Graduates170166
Prior Year Graduates916
Early Takers00
No Exam Takers2313
Exam Passer169176
Exam Pass Rate94.41%96.7%
California Pass Rate75.86%76.91%

Law Schools in California

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