Rutgers Law School has two locations, Newark and Camden in NJ, founded in 1926. Rutgers Law School' tuition & fees is $32,062 for New Jersey residents and $46,695 for out-of-state students in the academic year 2023-2024. 77.34% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $16,000. That could cover 34.26% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 38.88% and total of 390 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.60 and the average LSAT score is 157. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 67.01%.
Rutgers Law School's 2024 tuition & fees is $32,062 for New Jersey residents and $46,695 for others. The 2024 tuition was increased by 4.71% from last year.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $20,500. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Rutgers Law School is $67,195.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other law school costs for Rutgers Law School.
At Rutgers Law School, 77.34% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $16,000. 1.37% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 43.26% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
Grants and Scholarships Statistics
Amounts / Percentage
Full-time
Number Received
802
Half or Less than Tuition
56.61%
Half to Full Tuition
45.64%
Full Tuition
0.00%
More than Full Tuition
1.62%
Part-time
Number Received
222
Half or Less than Tuition
64.86%
Half to Full Tuition
34.68%
Full Tuition
0.00%
More than Full Tuition
0.45%
GPA and LSAT Scores
The average GPA of Rutgers Law School is 3.6 and the average LSAT score is 157. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 394 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 401 students including both full-time and part-time status. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
For the academic year 2023-2024, total 3,251 students have applied to Rutgers Law School and 1,264 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 390 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 38.88% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 30.85% at Rutgers Law School. With 11 pre-admitted students, total 401 first-year students enrolled in Rutgers Law School.
Last year, total 355 students took the bar exam first time at Rutgers Law School. Among them, 244 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 68.73%. For reference, the average pass rate at New Jersey law schools is 72.67%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Rutgers Law School.
In 2023, 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.
Rutgers Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
