University of Utah Law School

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JD Admissions & Requirements

Data from 2024 admissions cycle

165

LSAT

3.86

GPA

24.8%

Admit Rate

University of Utah Law School is a prestigious JD program located in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the competitive 2025 law school rankings, University of Utah Law School was ranked 31 by US News & World Report, making it a strong option for prospective law students in the current application cycle. For the 2024 admissions cycle, University of Utah Law School has an entering 1L class size of approximately 107 with an acceptance rate of 24.8%, positioning it among the competitive law schools for JD applicants.

https://sjquinney.utah.edu/admissions/

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Law School Applications

1159

JD application volume in 2024 cycle

JD Acceptance Rate

24.8%

83rd percentile

JD Program Size

107

8th percentile

JD Tuition Cost

$87k

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About University of Utah Law School

Established in 1913, the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law is nationally recognized for its outstanding academic reputation, stellar faculty, intimate learning environment, innovative curriculum, excellent faculty-to-student ratio, experiential programming, and stunning location. The College of Law is a vibrant learning community with both well-established expertise and exciting projects on the critical issues of our time: climate change, conflict and security, health justice, the new frontier of family law, technology commercialization, conservation, innocence, victims’ rights, and many others. These creative intellectual investments have generated astounding results for each class of 100–110 entering students.

Among the students, there is a prevailing sense of community and collegiality fostered by an open and service-oriented faculty and administration. The law school is less than a 10-minute drive or light rail ride from downtown Salt Lake City—the seat of federal, state, and local governmental bodies. Salt Lake City is the economic center of the region and is regularly voted one of America’s most livable cities. This location provides abundant professional opportunities for our students, as well as superb outdoor recreational access and a strong cultural scene.

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University of Utah Law School Law School Admissions Data & Statistics

2024-2025 Cycle Overview

311 applicants

Accepted

14 / 54

Waitlisted

Rejected

Withdrawn

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For law school applicants interested in the 2025 admissions cycle at University of Utah Law School, 1159 candidates submitted JD applications and 287 received acceptance letters. The law school application process here is selective for prospective students with an acceptance rate of 24.8%.

The JD program at University of Utah Law School enrolls a first-year class of 107 law students each year, with an admissions yield rate of 36.59%. This means that of the 287 applicants who received law school acceptance letters, 105 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 University of Utah 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	161	165	167
	83rd percentile
GPA	3.70	3.86	3.95
	85th percentile

	Value
Applications	1159
	39th percentile
Admission Offers	287
Class Size	107
	8th percentile
Acceptance Rate	24.8%
	83rd percentile
Yield Rate	36.59%
	76th percentile

The above statistics show that University of Utah Law School typically admits students with LSAT scores ranging from 161 (25th percentile) to 167 (75th percentile), with a median of 165.

For GPA, admitted students typically have undergraduate GPAs ranging from 3.70 to 3.95, with a median of 3.86.

With an acceptance rate of 24.8%, University of Utah Law School is considered a selective 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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