Notre Dame Law School, part of University of Notre Dame, is located in Notre Dame, IL, founded in 1869. Notre Dame Law School' tuition & fees is $65,936 for first-year students in the academic year 2022-2023. 96.56% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $27,000. That could cover 40.95% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 17.51% and total of 178 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.77 and the average LSAT score is 168. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 89.01%.
Notre Dame Law School's 2023 tuition & fees is $65,936 for its prospective studets.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $21,510. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Notre Dame Law School is $87,446.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for Notre Dame Law School.
Notre Dame Law School 2023 Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Law School Tuition
$65,936
Living Costs
$21,510
COA
$87,446
Grants / Scholarships
$27,000
COA after receiving aid
$60,446
Grants and Scholarships
At Notre Dame Law School, 96.56% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $27,000. 0.94% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 33.96% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
The average GPA of Notre Dame Law School is 3.77 and the average LSAT score is 168. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 182 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 180 students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
Notre Dame Law School Average GPA and LSAT scores
25th Percentile
50th Percentile
75th Percentile
GPA
3.52
3.77
3.85
LSAT Scores
162
168
170
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2022-2023, total 3,694 students have applied to Notre Dame Law School and 647 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 178 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 17.51% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 27.51% at Notre Dame Law School. With 4 pre-admitted students, total 182 first-year students enrolled in Notre Dame Law School.
Notre Dame Law School Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
Number of Students
Applicants
3,694
Admitted
647
Enrolled
178
Acceptance Rate
17.51%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)
27.51%
Pre-Admitted
4
Total Number of First-Year Students
182 84 men, 97 women All full-time students
Bar Exam Pass Rate
Last year, total 182 students took the bar exam first time at Notre Dame Law School. Among them, 162 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 89.01%. For reference, the average pass rate at Illinois law schools is 79.61%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Notre Dame Law School.
In 2022, 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. Check more employment statistics at Notre Dame Law School employement summary page.
Notre Dame Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers