Yale Law Tuition, LSAT, and Admission

Yale Law School, part of Yale University, is located in New Haven, CT, founded in 1843. Yale Law School' tuition & fees is $81,818 for first-year students in the academic year 2026-2027. 63.09% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $35,748. That could cover 43.69% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 4.06% and total of 175 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.96 and the average LSAT score is 174. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 96.50%.

2026-2027 Tuition & Fees

Yale Law School's 2027 tuition & fees is $81,818 for its prospective students. The law school tuition is increased by 3.62% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $25,415. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Yale Law School is $107,233.

The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for Yale Law School.

Yale Law School 2027 Tuition & Fees
20262027
Law School Tuition $78,961$81,818
3.62%
Living Costs$28,202$25,415
-9.88%
COA$107,163$107,233
0.07%
Grants / Scholarships$34,747**$35,748
COA after receiving aid$72,416$71,485
**The law school has not released its 2027 financial aid data yet. The amount is an estimate based on last year change rate of average amount of financial aid received.

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LSAT Scores and GPA for 2026 Admission

The average GPA is 3.96 and the average LSAT score is 174 for 2027 Yale Law School admission.

The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 170 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 187 students.

The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.

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Yale Law School Average GPA and LSAT scores
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
GPA3.93.964
LSAT Scores171174177

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2025-2026, total 5,562 students have applied to Yale Law School and 226 students have accepted to get into the school.

Among the admitted students, 175 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 4.06% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 77.43% at Yale Law School. With 29 pre-admitted students, total 204 first-year students enrolled in Yale Law School.

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Yale Law School Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
Number of Students
Acceptance Rate4.06%
Applicants5,562
Admitted226
Yield (Enrollment Rate)77.43%
Enrolled175
Pre-Admitted29
Total Number of First-Year Students204
Male96
Female105
Another Gender3

Grants and Scholarships

At Yale Law School, 63.09% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $35,748. 22.42% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 23.97% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

You can view more detailed financial aid statistics at Yale Law School costs and financial aid page.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
Amounts / Percentage
Number Received388
Half or Less than Tuition53.61%
Half to Full Tuition23.97%
Full Tuition0.00%
More than Full Tuition22.42%

First-Year Enrollment Statistics by Gender and Race/Ethnicity

Yale Law School enrolled 202 first-year students in total. Among them, 93.07% identified their race/ethnicity. By race and ethnicity, 94 White, 28 Asian, 22 Black or African American, 32 Hispanic students enrolled. By gender, 88 male and 97 female students enrolled at Yale Law School.

By race and ethnicity, White has the most enrollment share at 46.53%, followed by Hispanics with 15.84%.

2026 Enrollment by Gender

2026 Enrollment by Race

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Yale Law School First-Year Enrollment Statistics by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomenAnotherUnknown
American Indian or Alaska Native1 (0.50%)0100
Asian28 (13.86%)111700
Black or African American22 (10.89%)111100
Hispanics32 (15.84%)72500
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1 (0.50%)1000
Multiracial12 (5.94%)7500
White94 (46.53%)523930
Unknown14 (6.93%)7700

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 213 students took the bar exam first time at Yale Law School. Among them, 204 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 95.77%. For reference, the average pass rate at Connecticut law schools is 78.4%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Yale Law School.

In 2025, 224 students graduated from Yale Law School. Of them, 174 graduates employed where bar passage required and 9 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 208 graduates employed as full-time and 0 employed as part-time status. Check more employment statistics at Yale Law School employement summary page.

Yale Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate209
First-time Takers213
22 from prior year
No Exam Takers18
First-time Bar Exam Passer204
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate95.77%
Average Pass Rate at Connecticut Law Schools78.4%

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