Tuition, GPA, LSAT, Bar Exam, and Admission Statistics
Harvard Law School is located in Cambridge, MA, founded in 1817. Harvard University is four-years, private (not-for-profit) school and offers both undergraduate and graduate programs with a total enrollment of 30,391.
The average tuition & fees are $67,081 in the academic year 2021-2022. The acceptance rate is 6.90% and total of 370 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.92 and the average LSAT score is 174. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 98.91%.
The 2021-2022 tuition & fees at Harvard Law School is $67,081. This cost is different from the costs of other undergraduate and graduate programs. For major programs other than law at Harvard University, the average undergraduate tuition & fees are $55,587. The average graduate program tuition & fees are $52,170. The average living costs including room & board and other living expenses is $21,541 when a student lives on-campus (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartment). The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School 2022 Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Law School Tuition
$67,081
Undergraduate Program (non-law school)
$55,587
Graduate Program (non-law school)
$52,170
On-Campus Room & Board
$18,941
On-Campus Living Expense
$2,600
Harvard Law School GPA and LSAT Scores
The average GPA of Harvard Law School is 3.92 and the average LSAT score is 174. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 546 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 519 students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
Harvard Law School Average GPA and LSAT scores
25th Percentile
50th Percentile
75th Percentile
GPA
3.82
3.92
3.98
LSAT Scores
170
174
176
Harvard Law School Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2021-2022, total 9,933 students have applied to Harvard Law School and 685 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 370 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 6.90% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 54.01% at Harvard Law School. With 192 pre-admitted students, total 562 first-year students enrolled in Harvard Law School.
Harvard Law School Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
Number of Students
Applicants
9,933
Admitted
685
Enrolled
370
Acceptance Rate
6.90%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)
54.01%
Pre-Admitted
192
Total Number of First-Year Students
562 257 men, 305 women, 1 Other All full-time students
Harvard Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate
Last year, total 460 students took the bar exam first time at Harvard Law School. Among them, 455 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 98.91%. For reference, the average pass rate at Massachusetts law schools is 81.42%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Harvard Law School.
Harvard Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers