Notre Dame Law - Tuition, LSAT, and Acceptance Rate

2024 Tuition & Fees

Notre Dame Law School's 2024 tuition & fees is $68,554 for its first-year students. The 2024 tuition was increased by 3.97% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $24,190. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Notre Dame Law School is $92,744.

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Notre Dame Law School 2024 Tuition & Fees
	2023	2024	% Changed
Law School Tuition	$65,936	$68,554	3.97%
Living Costs	$21,510	$24,190	12.46%
Room & Board	$13,050	$15,750
Books & Supplies	$1,750	$1,750
Personal Expenses	$6,710	$6,690
COA	$87,446	$92,744	6.06%
Grants / Scholarships	$30,000	$30,000
COA after receiving aid	$57,446	$62,744

Grants and Scholarships

At Notre Dame Law School, 87.80% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $30,000. 5.26% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 41.26% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
	Amounts / Percentage
Average Grant Amount	$30,000
Number Received	475
Half or Less than Tuition	254 (53.47%)
Half to Full Tuition	196 (41.26%)
Full Tuition	19 (4.00%)
More than Full Tuition	6 (1.26%)

GPA and LSAT Scores

The average GPA of Notre Dame Law School is 3.83 and the average LSAT score is 169. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 177 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 175 students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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Notre Dame Law School Average GPA and LSAT scores
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
GPA	3.67	3.83	3.92
LSAT Scores	164	169	170

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 2,476 students have applied to Notre Dame Law School and 604 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 173 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 24.39% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 28.64% at Notre Dame Law School. With 7 pre-admitted students, total 180 first-year students enrolled in Notre Dame Law School.

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Notre Dame Law School Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
	Number of Students
Applicants	2,476
Admitted	604
Enrolled	173
Acceptance Rate	24.39%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	28.64%
Pre-Admitted	7
Total Number of First-Year Students	180 89 men, 91 women All full-time students

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 206 students took the bar exam first time at Notre Dame Law School. Among them, 191 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 92.72%. For reference, the average pass rate at Illinois law schools is 76.53%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Notre Dame Law School.

In 2023, 184 students graduated from Notre Dame Law School. Of them, 154 graduates employed where bar passage required and 9 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 167 graduates employed as full-time and 1 employed as part-time status.

Notre Dame Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
	Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate	210
First-time Takers	206 6 from prior year
No Exam Takers	6
First-time Bar Exam Passer	191
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate	92.72%
Average Pass Rate at Illinois Law Schools	76.53%