Yale University - Best Law Schools

Yale University

#1 in Best Law Schools (tie)

Graduate School (Law) • New Haven, CT • 

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Graduate School (Law) • New Haven, CT

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Yale University Law School Overview

The full-time program application fee at the Law School at Yale University is $85. Its tuition is full-time: $73,865. The student-faculty ratio is 4.4:1.

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At-a-Glance

Acceptance Rate

5.6%

Tuition & Fees

$73,865

Enrollment

633

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New Haven, CT, 06520-8215
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Yale University 2024 Law Program & Specialties Rankings

Yale University is ranked No. 1 (tie) out of 196 in Best Law Schools. Schools were assessed on their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.
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Overall Score

100

Peer assessment score (out of 5)

4.5

Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5)

4.5

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Yale University Law School Ranking Scores and Data

Overall Ranking Scores

Overall Score
100
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
4.5
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5)
4.5
GPA (25th-75th percentile)
3.89-4
Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants
3.96
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)
172-177
Median LSAT score for all program entrants
175
Acceptance rate
5.6%
Student-faculty ratio
4.4:1
Full-credit outcomes 10 months after graduation
98.6%
% First-time bar passage
95.8%
Average first-time bar passage among states
78.4%
Ultimate Bar Passage rate for 2020 graduating class
99%
Student per library staff
31.7

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Law School Program Admissions

N/A

US Application Deadline

Application Fee

$85

Applicants:

4,500

3,375

2,250

1,125

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4,500

3,375

2,250

1,125

0

Applicants

Accepted

Enrolled

(first-year students)

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Law School Program Cost

$73,865

Tuition Full-Time (in-state)

Tuition Full-Time (Non-LDS Member)

$73,865

Room and board

N/A

Books

N/A

Financial Aid Contact Information

Financial aid director
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Financial aid phone
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Financial aid application deadline
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Indebtedness

Average indebtedness of 2023 J.D. graduates who incurred law school debt
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Proportion who borrowed
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Does the school offer a loan repayment assistance program for 2023 J.D. graduates?
N/A

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Law School Program Student Population

633

Law School Program Total Enrollment

Enrollment (in-state)

N/A

Enrollment (out-state)

N/A

Student Diversity

Gender distribution (full-time)
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Student diversity
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Law School Program Academics

Programs/courses offered in
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Joint degrees offered
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Law School Program Library

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Volume equivalent microforms

Net square feet of space assigned for library purposes

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Total seats available for library users

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Law School Program Careers

95.8%

% First-time bar passage

Total number of graduates

213

Employed at graduation

N/A

Employed 10 months after graduation

85.9%

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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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