Yale Law School
Yale Law School, part of Yale University, is located in New Haven, CT, founded in 1843. Yale Law School' tuition & fees is $71,425 for first-year students in the academic year 2022-2023. 73.28% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $32,236. That could cover 45.13% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 4.12% and total of 150 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.94 and the average LSAT score is 174. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 98.91%.
2023 Tuition & Fees
Yale Law School's 2023 tuition & fees is $71,425 for its prospective studets.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $22,500. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Yale Law School is $93,925.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for Yale Law School.
Grants and Scholarships
At Yale Law School, 73.28% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $32,236. 0.21% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 47.97% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
You can view more detailed financial aid statistics at Yale Law School costs and financial aid page.
GPA and LSAT Scores
The average GPA of Yale Law School is 3.94 and the average LSAT score is 174. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 197 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 186 students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2022-2023, total 5,194 students have applied to Yale Law School and 214 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 150 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 4.12% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 70.09% at Yale Law School. With 51 pre-admitted students, total 201 first-year students enrolled in Yale Law School.
Bar Exam Pass Rate
Last year, total 183 students took the bar exam first time at Yale Law School. Among them, 181 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 98.91%. For reference, the average pass rate at Connecticut law schools is 79.54%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Yale Law School.
In 2022, 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. Check more employment statistics at Yale Law School employement summary page.
