Tuition, GPA, LSAT, Bar Exam, and Admission Statistics
Harvard Law School is located in Cambridge, MA, founded in 1817. Harvard University is Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years school and offers both undergraduate and graduate programs with total enrollment of 31,566. The average tuition & fees of Harvard Law School is $67,081 in academic year 2019-2020. The acceptance rate is 12.49% and total 494 first-year students enrolled into Harvard Law School. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.89 and the average LSAT score is 173. For the first-time exam takers, the bar exam pass rate at Harvard Law School is 98.93%.
The 2019-2020 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 is $51,925. The average graduate program tuition & fees is $49,214. The average living costs including room & board and other living expenses is $20,875 when a student lives on-campus (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartment). Next table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School 2020 Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Law School Tuition
$67,081
Undergraduate Program (non-law school)
$51,925
Graduate Program (non-law school)
$49,214
On-Campus Room & Board
$17,682
On-Campus Living Expense
$3,193
Harvard Law School GPA and LSAT Scores
The average GPA of Harvard Law School is 3.89 and the average LSAT score is 173. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 537 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 521 students. Next table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
Harvard Law School Average GAP and LSAT scores
25th Percentile
50th Percentile
75th Percentile
GPA
3.79
3.89
3.96
LSAT Scores
170
173
175
Harvard Law School Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
For academic year 2019-2020, total 7,333 students have applied to Harvard Law School and 916 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 494 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 12.49% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 53.93% at Harvard Law School. With 70 pre-admitted students, total 564 first-year students enrolled in Harvard Law School.
Harvard Law School Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
Number of Students
Applicants
7,333
Admitted
916
Enrolled
494
Acceptance Rate
12.49%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)
53.93%
Pre-Admitted
70
Total Number of First-Year Students
564 277 men, 284 women, 3 Other All full-time students
Harvard Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate
Last year, total 561 students took the bar exam first time at Harvard Law School. Among them, 555 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 98.93%. For reference, the average pass rate at Massachusetts law schools is 79.01%. Next 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