Rutgers Law School
Tuition, GPA, LSAT, Bar Exam, and Admission Statistics
Rutgers Law School has two locations, Newark and Camden in NJ, founded in 1926.
Rutgers Law School' tuition & fees is $30,626 for New Jersey residents and $44,596 for out-of-state students in the academic year 2022-2023. 98.77% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $15,000. That could cover 33.64% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 41.63% and total of 450 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.39 and the average LSAT score is 157. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 74.61%.
2023 Tuition & Fees
Rutgers Law School's 2023 tuition & fees is $30,626 for New Jersey residents and $44,596 for others.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $16,226. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Rutgers Law School is $60,822.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for Rutgers Law School.
Grants and Scholarships
At Rutgers Law School, 98.77% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $15,000. 6.88% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 49.71% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
You can view more detailed financial aid statistics at Rutgers Law School costs and financial aid page.
GPA and LSAT Scores
The average GPA of Rutgers Law School is 3.39 and the average LSAT score is 157. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 458 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 474 students including both full-time and part-time status. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2021-2022, total 3,541 students have applied to Rutgers Law School and 1,474 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 450 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 41.63% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 30.53% at Rutgers Law School. With 12 pre-admitted students, total 462 first-year students enrolled in Rutgers Law School.
Bar Exam Pass Rate
Last year, total 323 students took the bar exam first time at Rutgers Law School. Among them, 241 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 74.61%. For reference, the average pass rate at New Jersey law schools is 71.86%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Rutgers Law School.
In 2022, 388 students graduated from Rutgers Law School. Of them, 293 graduates employed where bar passage required and 37 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 345 graduates employed as full-time and 10 employed as part-time status. Check more employment statistics at Rutgers Law School employement summary page.
