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Harvard Law School

LSAT 174
GPA 3.92
Tuition & Fees $75,008
Acceptance Rate 10.06 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 98.46 %

Harvard Law School Overview

Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
Established in 1817, Harvard Law School is a private (not-for-profit) law school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 2025 tuition & fees of Harvard Law School is $75,008.
The acceptance rate of the school is 10.06% and yield is 55.96%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 174 and the average GPA is 3.92. Total 2,029 students are attending Harvard Law School and 460 of them is first-year students. Last year 460 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 455 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 98.46%). You may want to check the general academic information of Harvard Law School at Harvard University academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

519 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 174 Harvard Law School. The average undergraduate GPA from 546 submitters is 3.92. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
Harvard Law School 2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
LSAT Scores170174176
Undergraduate GPA3.823.923.98

Harvard Law School 2023 Tuition & Fees

Harvard Law School tuition & fees is $75,008 for the academic year 2022-2023. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Harvard Law School is $59,076. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $55,440
Harvard Law School Tuition & Fees
Harvard Law School$75,008
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$25,382
Books & Supplies$1,625
Personal Expenses$4,179
Average Costs at Harvard University
Undergraduate$59,076
Graduate$55,440

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 9,933 students applied to Harvard Law School and 685 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 370 students finally enrolled to Harvard Law School. The acceptance rate is 10.06% and yield (enrollment rate) is 56%. With 192 deferred/pre-admitted students, Harvard Law School has 562 first-year class students for the academic year 2021-2022.
Harvard Law School 2024 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants9,933
Admitted685
Enrolled370
Acceptance Rate10.06%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)55.96%
Deferred / Previously Admitted192
Total First Year Class Enrollment562

Law Student Population

Harvard Law School has total 2,029 students for the academic year 2021-2022. Of the total students, 1,747 students enrolled in JD program and 160 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at Harvard Law School
Total Enrollment1,907
JD Enrollment1,747
Non-JD Enrollment160
Harvard Law School has 562 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 257 male and 305 female students. 1 student(s) with other type of gender. By attendance type, All students enrolled as the full-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at Harvard Law School.
First Year Student Enrollment at Harvard Law School
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total562 5630
Men257 2570
Women305 3050
Other1 10

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 570 students have graduated from Harvard Law School. Among them, 460 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 455 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Harvard Law School is 98.46% where the average pass rate of Massachusetts is 81.42%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Harvard Law School
Total Graduates570
First-time Bar Exam Taker460
(448 new graduates, 12 from prior year)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker122 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate455 / 98.91%
Pass Rate at Massachusetts81.42%