Yale Law - Tuition, LSAT, and Acceptance Rate

2025 Tuition & Fees

Yale Law School's 2025 tuition & fees is $76,369 for its first-year students. The 2025 tuition was increased by 3.39% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $24,100. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Yale Law School is $100,469.

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Yale Law School 2025 Tuition & Fees
	2024	2025	% Changed
Law School Tuition	$73,865	$76,369	3.39%
Living Costs	$21,450	$24,100	12.35%
Room & Board	$15,570	$22,800
Books & Supplies	$1,100	$1,300
Personal Expenses	$4,780	-
COA	$95,315	$100,469	5.41%
Grants / Scholarships	$32,852	$32,852
COA after receiving aid	$62,463	$67,617

Grants and Scholarships

At Yale Law School, 63.19% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $32,852. 11.75% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 30.75% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
	Amounts / Percentage
Average Grant Amount	$32,852
Number Received	400
Half or Less than Tuition	230 (57.50%)
Half to Full Tuition	123 (30.75%)
Full Tuition	0 (0.00%)
More than Full Tuition	47 (11.75%)

GPA and LSAT Scores

The average GPA of Yale Law School is 3.96 and the average LSAT score is 175. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 200 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 183 students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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Yale Law School Average GPA and LSAT scores
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
GPA	3.89	3.96	4
LSAT Scores	172	175	177

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 4,412 students have applied to Yale Law School and 246 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 179 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 5.58% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 72.76% at Yale Law School. With 22 pre-admitted students, total 201 first-year students enrolled in Yale Law School.

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Yale Law School Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
	Number of Students
Applicants	4,412
Admitted	246
Enrolled	179
Acceptance Rate	5.58%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	72.76%
Pre-Admitted	22
Total Number of First-Year Students	201 95 men, 103 women, 3 Other All full-time students

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 213 students took the bar exam first time at Yale Law School. Among them, 204 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 95.77%. For reference, the average pass rate at Connecticut law schools is 78.4%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Yale Law School.

In 2023, 218 students graduated from Yale Law School. Of them, 164 graduates employed where bar passage required and 11 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 208 graduates employed as full-time and 0 employed as part-time status.

Yale Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
	Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate	209
First-time Takers	213 22 from prior year
No Exam Takers	18
First-time Bar Exam Passer	204
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate	95.77%
Average Pass Rate at Connecticut Law Schools	78.4%