The tightness is based on the acceptance rate which is a percentage of accepted applicants. The acceptance rate of law schools is generally much lower than rate in typical college admission. Many law schools have an acceptance rate of less than 10%. Yale Law School has the lowest acceptance rate of 5.58%. Stanford Law School and Harvard Law School also have lower acceptance rate of 7.26%. and 9.58% respectively.

Important Statistics of Tightest Law Schools To Admit

The 2025 average tuition & fees of Tightest Law Schools to Admit are $76,282 for state residents and $76,882 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025. The average GPA of the schools is 3.91 and the average LAST score is 172. The average acceptance rate is 10.44%.

  • Columbia Law School has the highest tuition & fees of $81,292 and University of Michigan Law School has the lowest tuition & fees of $72,584.
  • Yale Law School has the highest LSAT score of 175 and Gould School of Law has the lowest score of 169.
  • Yale Law School has the highest GPA of 3.96 and University of Michigan Law School has the lowest GPA of 3.85.
  • Yale Law School has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 5.58% and University of Chicago Law School has the lowest rate of 12.78%.
  • Harvard Law School has the most law school students of 2,031 and Stanford Law School has the least enrolled students of 682.

The following table compares Tightest Law Schools to Admit law schools with important law schools facts.

Tightest Law Schools to Admit Tuition and Admission Comparison Table
RankSchool NameTuition & FeesAcceptance RateAverage GPAAverage LSATTotal EnrollmentEnrollment (First-Year Students)Bar Exam Pass Rate*
1Yale Law School
private, New Haven, CT		 $76,369 5.58% 3.96 175 705 179 96.79%
2Stanford Law School
private, Stanford, CA		 $73,713 7.26% 3.95 173 682 157 96.70%
3Harvard Law School
private, Cambridge, MA		 $78,692 9.58% 3.93 174 2,031 455 96.10%
4University of Pennsylvania Law School
private, Philadelphia, PA		 $76,934 9.88% 3.92 172 1,048 231 96.25%
5Duke University School of Law
private, Durham, NC		 $75,618 10.51% 3.87 170 868 231 94.44%
6University of Virginia School of Law
public, Charlottesville, VA		 $77,700
($74,700)		 11.46% 3.94 171 960 277 96.50%
7Columbia Law School
private, New York, NY		 $81,292 12.23% 3.90 173 1,748 363 93.72%
8Gould School of Law
private, Los Angeles, CA		 $78,038 12.52% 3.88 169 1,436 178 82.42%
9University of Michigan Law School
public, Ann Arbor, MI		 $72,584
($69,584)		 12.58% 3.85 171 978 275 97.27%
10University of Chicago Law School
private, Chicago, IL		 $77,877 12.78% 3.94 173 686 180 97.10%
*The pass rate is based on the first time bar exam takers.