University of Notre Dame - Best Law Schools

University of Notre Dame

#20 in Best Law Schools (tie)

Graduate School (Law) • Notre Dame, IN • 

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University of Notre Dame Law School Overview

The Notre Dame Law School at University of Notre Dame has an application deadline of March 15. The full-time program application fee at the Notre Dame Law School at University of Notre Dame is $75. Its tuition is full-time: $68,054. The student-faculty ratio is 6.7:1.

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At-a-Glance

Acceptance Rate

24.4%

Tuition & Fees

$68,054

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Notre Dame, IN, 46556-0780
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University of Notre Dame 2024 Law Program & Specialties Rankings

University of Notre Dame is ranked No. 20 (tie) out of 196 in Best Law Schools. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.
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#20

Best Law Schools

Overall Score

88

Peer assessment score (out of 5)

3.6

Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5)

4.0

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University of Notre Dame Law School Ranking Scores and Data

Overall Ranking Scores

Overall Score
88
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3.6
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5)
4.0
GPA (25th-75th percentile)
3.67-3.92
Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants
3.83
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)
164-170
Median LSAT score for all program entrants
169
Acceptance rate
24.4%
Student-faculty ratio
6.7:1
Full-credit outcomes 10 months after graduation
96.7%
% First-time bar passage
92.7%
Average first-time bar passage among states
73.2%
Ultimate Bar Passage rate for 2020 graduating class
96.4%
Student per library staff
67.6

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Law School Program Admissions

N/A

US Application Deadline

Application Fee

$75

Applicants:

2,500

1,875

1,250

625

0

2,500

1,875

1,250

625

0

Applicants

Accepted

Enrolled

(first-year students)

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Law School Program Cost

$68,054

Tuition Full-Time (in-state)

Tuition Full-Time (Non-LDS Member)

$68,054

Room and board

$13,050

Books

$1,750

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Law School Program Student Population

N/A

Law School Program Total Enrollment

Enrollment (in-state)

N/A

Enrollment (out-state)

N/A

Student Diversity

Gender distribution (full-time):

Female49.1%
Male50.9%
Student diversity:

60%

White

12.6%

Hispanic

7%

Asian

6.7%

Two or more races

5.9%

Black or African American

5.2%

International

2%

Unknown

0.4%

American Indian

0.2%

Pacific Islander

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Law School Program Academics

Programs/courses offered in

PROGRAM

  • clinical training
    dispute resolution
  • environmental law
    health care law
  • intellectual property law
    international law
  • tax law
    trial advocacy
  • business/corporate law
    constitutional law
  • contracts/commercial law
    criminal law
  • writing

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Joint degrees offered
N/A

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Law School Program Library

N/A

Volume equivalent microforms

Net square feet of space assigned for library purposes

N/A

Total seats available for library users

N/A

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Law School Program Careers

92.7%

% First-time bar passage

Total number of graduates

210

Employed at graduation

N/A

Employed 10 months after graduation

94.8%

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