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Emory Law School
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 38 in 2025 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Emory Law School is approximately 282.
Admissions website: https://www.emory.edu/home/admission/index.html
Admissions email: jdadmission@emory.edu
Admissions phone: 404.727.6802
Emory Law School Key Statistics
| Previous year ABA 509 data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentiles | 25 | 50 | 75 |
| LSAT | 161 | 166 | 168 |
| GPA | 3.62 | 3.82 | 3.93 |
| Miscellaneous | Count | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| # Applications | 3533 | 84 |
| # Admissions offers | 1444 | - |
| Class size | 282 | 87 |
| % Accepted | 40.9% | 54 |
| % Yield | 19.5% | 9 |
During the 2025 application cycle, 3,533 people applied and 1,444 were offered admission.
Emory University has a 1L class size of 282, and yield of 19.53%. 282 out of 1,444 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 19.53% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.
The 1L class at Emory University has a median LSAT of 165. The 25th percentile LSAT is 162 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 167.
The median GPA is 3.81. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.63 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.88.
Emory Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024
LSD has stats for 699 applicants for the 2023-2024 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.
How much does Emory Law School cost per year?
*The following data belongs to previous years.
Cost of attending Emory Law School
In 2025, tuition was $65,510 and the annual cost of attending was $92,958 (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 $202,500 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $69,500.
65.5% of law graduates from Emory University go directly to work for law firms, while 10.8% clerk for a judge. 7.2% of graduates go into public interest.
86.2% 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.