Yale Law School

The law school of Yale University, known as Yale Law School, is a Private, 4 years school in New Haven, CT. The law school tuition & fees at Yale Law School is $76,369. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 175 and the average GPA is 3.96 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 705 students are attending the law school and 179 first-year students enrolled last year.
  • LSAT Average: 175
  • Tuition & Fees (JD): $76,369
  • Acceptance Rate: 5.58%
  • Student Population: 705
  • First-Year Student: 179

2024-2025 Tuition & Fees

The 2024-2025 tuition & fees at Yale Law School is $76,369 for law school students. The tuition increased by 3.39% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $21,400 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 Connecticut is $53,418 for Connecticut residents and $63,765 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 Yale Law School is more expensive than the average tuition & fees of Connecticut law schools, as well as costs of all law schools in United States.
The next table shows the Yale Law School tuition & fees and compare it to the Connecticut law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2025 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.
Yale Law School 2023 Tuition & Fees
202320242025
Yale Law School$71,425$73,865$76,369
Connecticut Law Schools$62,561$63,765-
All U.S. Law Schools$47,510$48,063-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 175 and the average GPA is 3.96 at Yale Law School.
The LSAT score of Yale Law School is higher than the average LSAT score of Connecticut law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.
The undergraduate GPA of Yale Law School is higher than the average LSAT score of Connecticut 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.
Yale Law School LSAT scores distribution
Yale Law SchoolConnecticut Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
25th percentile172159155
50th percentile175163159
75th percentile177165161
Yale Law SchoolGPA distribution
Yale Law SchoolConnecticut Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
25th percentile3.893.503.33
50th percentile3.963.733.61
75th percentile43.883.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 4,412 students have applied to Yale Law School. Among them, 246 students have accepted to admit and 179 have enrolled into Yale Law SchoolThe acceptance rate is 5.58% and the yield is 73%.
The acceptance rate of Yale Law School is lower than the acceptance rate of Connecticut law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.
The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at Yale Law School.
Yale Law School Admission Statistics
Yale Law SchoolConnecticut Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Applicants4,4126,839414,758
Admitted2461,243130,837
Enrolled17943036,756
Acceptance Rate5.58%31.07%42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)72.76%41.80%30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 705 students enrolled to Yale Law School. Among them 619 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 86 students enrolled in Non-JD program.
For the first class, 179 students newly joined to to Yale Law School. By gender, there are 95 men , 103 women, and 3 other/unknown gender first-time students at Yale Law School. All students enrolled as full-time status at Yale Law School.
Yale Law School Student Population
20232024
Total Enrollment736705
JD Enrollment633619
Non-JD Enrollment10386
First-year Student Population
20232024
Total168179
Men9395
Women104103
Other13

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 96.79% where 218 students took the exam and 211 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of Connecticut law schools (79.95%).
Bar Exam Pass Rate
20232024
Number of Graduates209227
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total213218
New Graduates191204
Prior Year Graduates2214
Early Takers00
No Exam Takers1823
Exam Passer204211
Exam Pass Rate95.77%96.79%
Connecticut Pass Rate78.4%79.95%

Law Schools in Connecticut

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