Founded in 1843, Yale Law School, also known as Yale Law, is located in New Haven, CT. Yale Law School' tuition & fees is $76,369 for first-year students in the academic year 2024-2025. 63.19% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $32,852. That could cover 43.02% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 5.58% and total of 179 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.96 and the average LSAT score is 175. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 96.79%.
Yale Law School's 2025 tuition & fees is $76,369 for its first-year students. The 2025 tuition was increased by 3.39% from last year.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $24,100. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Yale Law School is $100,469.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other law school costs for Yale Law School.
At Yale Law School, 63.19% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $32,852. 11.75% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 30.75% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
Grants and Scholarships Statistics
Amounts / Percentage
Average Grant Amount
$32,852
Number Received
400
Half or Less than Tuition
230 (57.50%)
Half to Full Tuition
123 (30.75%)
Full Tuition
0 (0.00%)
More than Full Tuition
47 (11.75%)
GPA and LSAT Scores
The average GPA of Yale Law School is 3.96 and the average LSAT score is 175. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 200 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 183 students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
For the academic year 2023-2024, total 4,412 students have applied to Yale Law School and 246 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 179 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 5.58% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 72.76% at Yale Law School. With 22 pre-admitted students, total 201 first-year students enrolled in Yale Law School.
Yale Law School Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
Number of Students
Applicants
4,412
Admitted
246
Enrolled
179
Acceptance Rate
5.58%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)
72.76%
Pre-Admitted
22
Total Number of First-Year Students
201 95 men, 103 women, 3 Other All full-time students
Bar Exam Pass Rate
Last year, total 213 students took the bar exam first time at Yale Law School. Among them, 204 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 95.77%. For reference, the average pass rate at Connecticut law schools is 78.4%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Yale Law School.
In 2023, 218 students graduated from Yale Law School. Of them, 164 graduates employed where bar passage required and 11 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 208 graduates employed as full-time and 0 employed as part-time status.
Yale Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers