Harvard Law - Tuition, LSAT, and Acceptance Rate

2025 Tuition & Fees

Harvard Law School's 2025 tuition & fees is $78,692 for its first-year students. The 2025 tuition was increased by 4.91% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $33,106. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Harvard Law School is $111,798.

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Harvard Law School 2025 Tuition & Fees
	2024	2025	% Changed
Law School Tuition	$75,008	$78,692	4.91%
Living Costs	$31,872	$33,106	3.87%
Room & Board	$24,675	$25,881
Books & Supplies	$1,650	$1,675
Personal Expenses	$5,547	$5,550
COA	$106,880	$111,798	4.60%
Grants / Scholarships	$31,240	$31,240
COA after receiving aid	$75,640	$80,558

Grants and Scholarships

At Harvard Law School, 42.55% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $31,240. 1.47% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 41.58% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
	Amounts / Percentage
Average Grant Amount	$31,240
Number Received	748
Half or Less than Tuition	426 (56.95%)
Half to Full Tuition	311 (41.58%)
Full Tuition	6 (0.80%)
More than Full Tuition	5 (0.67%)

GPA and LSAT Scores

The average GPA of Harvard Law School is 3.93 and the average LSAT score is 174. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 557 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 520 students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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Harvard Law School Average GPA and LSAT scores
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
GPA	3.84	3.93	3.99
LSAT Scores	171	174	176

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 8,334 students have applied to Harvard Law School and 798 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 455 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 9.58% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 57.02% at Harvard Law School. With 108 pre-admitted students, total 563 first-year students enrolled in Harvard Law School.

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Harvard Law School Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
	Number of Students
Applicants	8,334
Admitted	798
Enrolled	455
Acceptance Rate	9.58%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	57.02%
Pre-Admitted	108
Total Number of First-Year Students	563 273 men, 287 women, 1 Other All full-time students

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 586 students took the bar exam first time at Harvard Law School. Among them, 577 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 98.46%. For reference, the average pass rate at Massachusetts law schools is 78.78%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Harvard Law School.

In 2023, 594 students graduated from Harvard Law School. Of them, 515 graduates employed where bar passage required and 14 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 572 graduates employed as full-time and 2 employed as part-time status.

Harvard Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
	Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate	608
First-time Takers	586 22 from prior year, 2 Early Takers
No Exam Takers	16
First-time Bar Exam Passer	577
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate	98.46%
Average Pass Rate at Massachusetts Law Schools	78.78%