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Emory Law School

Rank 35 (USNWR 2023)
168
Median LSAT
3.8
Median GPA
26.0%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • Emory Law School
  • Emory University
  • EMORY UNIVERSITY

Emory Law School is a law school located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school was ranked 35 in 2023 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Emory Law School is approximately 236.

Admissions website: https://www.emory.edu/home/admission/index.html

Admissions email: jdadmission@emory.edu

Admissions phone: 404.727.6802

Can I get into Emory Law School with aGPA andLSAT?

Emory Law School Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 161 168 169
GPA 3.43 3.8 3.9
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 4125 88
# Admissions offers 1328 -
Class size 236 79
% Accepted 32.2% 71
% Yield 16.3% 3

During the 2023 application cycle, 4,125 people applied and 1,328 were offered admission.

Emory University has a 1L class size of 236, and yield of 16.34%. 217 out of 1,328 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 16.34% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at Emory University has a median LSAT of 168. The 25th percentile LSAT is 161 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 169.

The median GPA is 3.8. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.43 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.9.

Emory Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2022-2023

LSD has stats for 690 applicants for the 2022-2023 application cycle.

The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.

Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.

Click on a data point to see that user's profile.

25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class

How much does Emory Law School cost per year?

$64,504.00
Tuition
82nd percentile
$90,514.00
CoA
77th percentile
61.60%
Grads with debt
13th percentile
$121,265.00
Average debt
76th percentile
$85,000.00
Salary, 25th %
91st percentile
$165,000.00
Salary
93rd percentile
$62,000.00
PI Salary
66th percentile
72.50%
Employment rate
83rd percentile
91.50%
Bar pass rate
78th percentile

Cost of attending Emory Law School

In 2023, tuition was $64,504 and the annual cost of attending was $90,514 (tuition plus living expenses).

Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.

Emory Law School employment outcomes

JD graduates from Emory University make $165,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $62,000.

68.2% of law graduates from Emory University go directly to work for law firms, while 9.7% clerk for a judge. 7.0% of graduates go into public interest.

91.5% of Emory University graduates pass the bar on their first try.

Some interesting facts about Emory Law School

Emory University School of Law is a top law school offering a practical, disciplined approach to the study of law. Emory Law is known for faculty who are experts in their respective areas of law and dynamic teachers in the classroom; a rigorous curriculum attuned to the needs of the legal profession; countless opportunities for hands-on learning through externships, clinics, and simulation courses; and an environment of support and cooperation that encourages challenging the status quo.

The Atlanta metropolitan area and Emory University provide exceptional resources for Emory Law students. Emory is internationally recognized for its outstanding liberal arts colleges, graduate and professional schools, and one of the Southeast’s leading health care systems. With a population of more than 5 million people, the Southeast’s largest city provides countless opportunities for legal networking, externships, and summer jobs. Atlanta ranks third in the United States for number of Fortune 500 headquarters, and the regional offices of nearly every federal agency are nearby.

With 20 percent of Emory Law’s alumni located in Atlanta, students can take advantage of Emory Law’s connections in the community to meet and learn from attorneys, judges, and others who will help launch their legal career in Atlanta, as well as in other major cities like Chicago, New York, Houston, Boston, Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, and Washington, DC.

Emory University School of Law is accredited by the American Bar Association, is a member of the Association of American Law Schools, and has a chapter of the Order of the Coif.

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swiftieatlaw
11:45
are the As rolling or all at the same time
Got the A at 9 AM this morning!! Does anyone know if there is a group chat for admitted students?
there is a discord and a fb group
discord is in that aggregate thread on r/lsa
14:18
Just got the A
congrats!
Finally got the A lol
swiftieatlaw
15:22
are you going to attend?
not sure, 165k COA is a lot
are the As rolling or all at the same time
What time is the latest to send an A in a day?
15:45
Hey guys is there a discord or anything For accepted students?
WilliamNot
10:42
https://discord.gg/E5HqXDcM
loopdeloop
14:43
Got the A w $$$$, withdrawing for all you bbs
loopdeloop
14:43
Got the A w $$$$, withdrawing for all you bbs
loopdeloop
14:43
Got the A w $$$$, withdrawing for all you bbs
loopdeloop
14:43
Got the A w $$$$, withdrawing for all you bbs
swiftieatlaw
13:07
do we think any more As? i dont want to be ghosted
I spoke with them about 2 weeks ago and they said i should hear from them within this week. I still havent heard anything :/
hopefully i dont get ghosted because i haven't seen anymore A's rolling out
16:43
Same
14:12
The last thing I remember seeing on here and reddit was about 2 waves of WL and a slight trickle of A's and R's. I guess they like to play their cards close to their chest.
Emailed them to ask for an update and was responded to with a rejection very soon after
Good luck to y’all!
19:40
anyone else still being ghosted?
Just got the WL email lmao
CaringFriendlyPeacock
4:26
any waitlist movement?
19:22
I saw someone list on here that they were WL then R in July but now I don’t see the post
CaringFriendlyPeacock
12:14
So, they are basically full rn? still hoping to hear some positive news from them, though =(
11:31
Here's to hoping that a WL update will come soon
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