Stanford University Law School - Admissions, Stats & Reviews

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JD Admissions & Requirements

Data from 2024 admissions cycle

173

LSAT

3.92

GPA

8.9%

Admit Rate

Stanford Law School is a prestigious JD program located in Stanford, California. In the competitive 2024 law school rankings, Stanford Law School was ranked 1 by US News & World Report, making it a top-tier law school for admissions-focused applicants. For the 2024 admissions cycle, Stanford Law School has an entering 1L class size of approximately 185 with an acceptance rate of 8.9%, positioning it among the competitive law schools for JD applicants.

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Law School Applications

4270

JD application volume in 2024 cycle

JD Acceptance Rate

8.9%

100th percentile

JD Program Size

185

52nd percentile

JD Tuition Cost

$148k

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About Stanford Law School

Stanford Law School is part of Stanford University, one of the world’s best research institutions. This connection provides many opportunities for interdisciplinary cooperation.

Stanford University is a private university located in the heart of Silicon Valley, just 35 miles south of San Francisco and next door to Palo Alto. The university’s 8,180 acres stretch between the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains and the cities of Palo Alto and Menlo Park. This part of the US offers an ideal Mediterranean climate of dry, warm summers and temperate winters.

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Showing 1797 applications (111 accepted, 162 waitlisted, 558 rejected)

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For law school applicants interested in the 2024 admissions cycle at Stanford Law School, 4270 candidates submitted JD applications and 378 received acceptance letters. The law school application process here is highly competitive for prospective students with an acceptance rate of 8.9%.

The JD program at Stanford Law School enrolls a first-year class of 185 law students each year, with an admissions yield rate of 45.24%. This means that of the 378 applicants who received law school acceptance letters, 171 chose to enroll. Understanding these law school admission statistics can help prospective JD applicants evaluate their chances and plan their application strategy.

For a competitive law school application to Stanford Law School, students should aim to meet or exceed the median statistics shown below. Meeting these GPA and LSAT targets significantly improves your chances of admission.

LSAT & GPA Statistics
	25th	50th	75th
LSAT	169	173	175
	99th percentile
GPA	3.78	3.92	4.00
	95th percentile

	Value
Applications	4270
	89th percentile
Admission Offers	378
Class Size	185
	52nd percentile
Acceptance Rate	8.9%
	100th percentile
Yield Rate	45.24%
	93rd percentile

The above statistics show that Stanford Law School typically admits students with LSAT scores ranging from 169 (25th percentile) to 175 (75th percentile), with a median of 173.

For GPA, admitted students typically have undergraduate GPAs ranging from 3.78 to 4.00, with a median of 3.92.

With an acceptance rate of 8.9%, Stanford Law School is considered a highly competitive law school in terms of admissions.

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Percentiles: The 25th/50th/75th percentiles show the distribution of scores among admitted students.
Applications: Total number of people who applied to this law school.
Acceptance Rate: Percentage of applicants who received offers (lower = more selective).
Yield Rate: Percentage of admitted students who enrolled (higher = more desirable).

* Indicates data is from a previous year when current year data is unavailable.

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