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Notre Dame Law School

LSAT 169
GPA 3.85
Tuition & Fees $73,950
Acceptance Rate 23.26 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 91.46 %

Notre Dame Law School Overview

Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, IL
Established in 1869, Notre Dame Law School is a private (not-for-profit) law school located in Notre Dame, Illinois. The 2026 tuition & fees of Notre Dame Law School is $73,950.
The acceptance rate of the school is 23.26% and yield is 30.28%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 169 and the average GPA is 3.85. Total 573 students are attending Notre Dame Law School and 172 of them is first-year students. Last year 164 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 150 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 91.46%). You may want to check the general academic information of Notre Dame Law School at University of Notre Dame academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

175 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 169 Notre Dame Law School. The average undergraduate GPA from 177 submitters is 3.85. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
Notre Dame Law School 2025 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
LSAT Scores164169170
Undergraduate GPA3.673.833.92

Notre Dame Law School 2026 Tuition & Fees

Notre Dame Law School tuition & fees is $73,950 for the academic year 2025-2026. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Notre Dame Law School is $65,025. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $64,826
Notre Dame Law School Tuition & Fees
Notre Dame Law School$73,950
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$15,750
Books & Supplies$1,750
Personal Expenses$6,690
Average Costs at University of Notre Dame
Undergraduate$65,025
Graduate$64,826

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 2,476 students applied to Notre Dame Law School and 604 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 173 students finally enrolled to Notre Dame Law School. The acceptance rate is 23.26% and yield (enrollment rate) is 30%. With 7 deferred/pre-admitted students, Notre Dame Law School has 180 first-year class students for the academic year 2023-2024.
Notre Dame Law School 2025 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants2,476
Admitted604
Enrolled173
Acceptance Rate23.26%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)30.28%
Deferred / Previously Admitted7
Total First Year Class Enrollment180

Law Student Population

Notre Dame Law School has total 573 students for the academic year 2023-2024. Of the total students, 540 students enrolled in JD program and 25 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at Notre Dame Law School
Total Enrollment565
JD Enrollment540
Non-JD Enrollment25
Notre Dame Law School has 180 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 89 male and 91 female students. 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 Notre Dame Law School.
First Year Student Enrollment at Notre Dame Law School
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total180 1800
Men89 890
Women91 910

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 165 students have graduated from Notre Dame Law School. Among them, 164 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 150 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Notre Dame Law School is 91.46% where the average pass rate of Illinois is 77.47%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Notre Dame Law School
Total Graduates165
First-time Bar Exam Taker164
(158 new graduates, 6 from prior year)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker7 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate150 / 91.46%
Pass Rate at Illinois77.47%