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Yale Law School

LSAT 174
GPA 3.96
Tuition & Fees $78,961
Acceptance Rate 5.28 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 96.79 %

Yale Law School Overview

Yale Law School, New Haven, CT
Established in 1843, Yale Law School is a private (not-for-profit) law school located in New Haven, Connecticut. The 2026 tuition & fees of Yale Law School is $78,961.
The acceptance rate of the school is 5.28% and yield is 76.09%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 174 and the average GPA is 3.96. Total 615 students are attending Yale Law School and 175 of them is first-year students. Last year 218 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 211 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 96.79%). You may want to check the general academic information of Yale Law School at Yale University academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

183 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 174 Yale Law School. The average undergraduate GPA from 200 submitters is 3.96. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
Yale Law School 2025 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
LSAT Scores172175177
Undergraduate GPA3.893.964

Yale Law School 2026 Tuition & Fees

Yale Law School tuition & fees is $78,961 for the academic year 2025-2026. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Yale Law School is $67,250. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $49,500
Yale Law School Tuition & Fees
Yale Law School$78,961
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$22,800
Books & Supplies$1,300
Personal Expenses$0
Average Costs at Yale University
Undergraduate$67,250
Graduate$49,500

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 4,412 students applied to Yale Law School and 246 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 179 students finally enrolled to Yale Law School. The acceptance rate is 5.28% and yield (enrollment rate) is 76%. With 22 deferred/pre-admitted students, Yale Law School has 201 first-year class students for the academic year 2023-2024.
Yale Law School 2025 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants4,412
Admitted246
Enrolled179
Acceptance Rate5.28%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)76.09%
Deferred / Previously Admitted22
Total First Year Class Enrollment201

Law Student Population

Yale Law School has total 615 students for the academic year 2023-2024. Of the total students, 619 students enrolled in JD program and 86 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at Yale Law School
Total Enrollment705
JD Enrollment619
Non-JD Enrollment86
Yale Law School has 201 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 95 male and 103 female students. 3 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 Yale Law School.
First Year Student Enrollment at Yale Law School
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total201 2010
Men95 950
Women103 1030
Other3 30

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 227 students have graduated from Yale Law School. Among them, 218 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 211 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Yale Law School is 96.79% where the average pass rate of Connecticut is 79.95%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Yale Law School
Total Graduates227
First-time Bar Exam Taker218
(204 new graduates, 14 from prior year)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker23 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate211 / 96.79%
Pass Rate at Connecticut79.95%