Founded in 1817, Harvard Law School, also known as Harvard Law, is located in Cambridge, MA. Harvard Law School' tuition & fees is $78,692 for first-year students in the academic year 2024-2025. 42.55% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $31,240. That could cover 39.70% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 9.58% and total of 455 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.93 and the average LSAT score is 174. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 96.10%.
Harvard Law School's 2025 tuition & fees is $78,692 for its first-year students. The 2025 tuition was increased by 4.91% from last year.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $33,106. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Harvard Law School is $111,798.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other law school costs for Harvard Law School.
At Harvard Law School, 42.55% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $31,240. 1.47% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 41.58% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
Grants and Scholarships Statistics
Amounts / Percentage
Average Grant Amount
$31,240
Number Received
748
Half or Less than Tuition
426 (56.95%)
Half to Full Tuition
311 (41.58%)
Full Tuition
6 (0.80%)
More than Full Tuition
5 (0.67%)
GPA and LSAT Scores
The average GPA of Harvard Law School is 3.93 and the average LSAT score is 174. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 557 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 520 students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
For the academic year 2023-2024, total 8,334 students have applied to Harvard Law School and 798 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 455 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 9.58% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 57.02% at Harvard Law School. With 108 pre-admitted students, total 563 first-year students enrolled in Harvard Law School.
Harvard Law School Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
Number of Students
Applicants
8,334
Admitted
798
Enrolled
455
Acceptance Rate
9.58%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)
57.02%
Pre-Admitted
108
Total Number of First-Year Students
563 273 men, 287 women, 1 Other All full-time students
Bar Exam Pass Rate
Last year, total 586 students took the bar exam first time at Harvard Law School. Among them, 577 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 98.46%. For reference, the average pass rate at Massachusetts law schools is 78.78%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Harvard Law School.
In 2023, 594 students graduated from Harvard Law School. Of them, 515 graduates employed where bar passage required and 14 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 572 graduates employed as full-time and 2 employed as part-time status.
Harvard Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
