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Yale Law School

LSAT 175
GPA 3.94
Tuition & Fees $73,865
Acceptance Rate 5.72 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 95.77 %

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 2025 tuition & fees of Yale Law School is $73,865.
The acceptance rate of the school is 5.72% and yield is 71.19%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 175 and the average GPA is 3.94. Total 736 students are attending Yale Law School and 168 of them is first-year students. Last year 183 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 181 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 95.77%). You may want to check the general academic information of Yale Law School at Yale University academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

186 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 175 Yale Law School. The average undergraduate GPA from 197 submitters is 3.94. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
Yale Law School 2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
LSAT Scores171174177
Undergraduate GPA3.883.943.99

Yale Law School 2023 Tuition & Fees

Yale Law School tuition & fees is $73,865 for the academic year 2022-2023. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Yale Law School is $64,700. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $48,300
Yale Law School Tuition & Fees
Yale Law School$73,865
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$21,400
Books & Supplies$1,100
Personal Expenses$0
Average Costs at Yale University
Undergraduate$64,700
Graduate$48,300

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 5,194 students applied to Yale Law School and 214 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 150 students finally enrolled to Yale Law School. The acceptance rate is 5.72% and yield (enrollment rate) is 71%. With 51 deferred/pre-admitted students, Yale Law School has 201 first-year class students for the academic year 2021-2022.
Yale Law School 2024 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants5,194
Admitted214
Enrolled150
Acceptance Rate5.72%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)71.19%
Deferred / Previously Admitted51
Total First Year Class Enrollment201

Law Student Population

Yale Law School has total 736 students for the academic year 2021-2022. Of the total students, 636 students enrolled in JD program and 98 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at Yale Law School
Total Enrollment734
JD Enrollment636
Non-JD Enrollment98
Yale Law School has 201 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 97 male and 105 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 Yale Law School.
First Year Student Enrollment at Yale Law School
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total201 2030
Men97 970
Women105 1050
Other1 10

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 203 students have graduated from Yale Law School. Among them, 183 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 181 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Yale Law School is 95.77% where the average pass rate of Connecticut is 79.54%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Yale Law School
Total Graduates203
First-time Bar Exam Taker183
(165 new graduates, 18 from prior year and 9 Early First Time Takers)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker38 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate181 / 98.91%
Pass Rate at Connecticut79.54%