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Harvard University

#4 in Best Law Schools (tie)

Graduate School (Law) • Cambridge, MA • 

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Graduate School (Law) • Cambridge, MA

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Harvard University Law School Overview

The full-time program application fee at the law school at Harvard University is $85. Its tuition is full-time: $75,008. The student-faculty ratio is 6.8:1.

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At-a-Glance

Acceptance Rate

9.6%

Tuition & Fees

$75,008

Enrollment

1758

Harvard University 2024 Law Program & Specialties Rankings

Harvard University is ranked No. 4 (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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#4

Best Law Schools

Overall Score

97

Peer assessment score (out of 5)

4.6

Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5)

4.6

Law School Program Rankings

Law School Specialty Rankings

Harvard University Law School Ranking Scores and Data

Overall Ranking Scores

Overall Score
97
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
4.6
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5)
4.6
GPA (25th-75th percentile)
3.84-3.99
Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants
3.93
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)
171-176
Median LSAT score for all program entrants
174
Acceptance rate
9.6%
Student-faculty ratio
6.8:1
Full-credit outcomes 10 months after graduation
95.3%
% First-time bar passage
98.5%
Average first-time bar passage among states
78.8%
Ultimate Bar Passage rate for 2020 graduating class
99.2%
Student per library staff
83.7

Other rankings at this school: Colleges, Global Universities

Law School Program Admissions

N/A

US Application Deadline

Application Fee

$85

Applicants:

Applicants

Accepted

Enrolled

(first-year students)

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Law School Program Cost

$75,008

Tuition Full-Time (in-state)

Tuition Full-Time (Non-LDS Member)

$75,008

Room and board

N/A

Books

N/A

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Law School Program Student Population

1758

Law School Program Total Enrollment

Enrollment (in-state)

N/A

Enrollment (out-state)

N/A

Student Diversity

Gender distribution (full-time)
N/A
Student diversity
N/A

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Law School Program Academics

Programs/courses offered in
N/A
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

98.5%

% First-time bar passage

Total number of graduates

611

Employed at graduation

N/A

Employed 10 months after graduation

91.8%

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Ranking factors are as of April 20, 2023. For all other information, the most recently reported information display.

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