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Stanford Law School

Rank 1 (USNWR 2024)
173
Median LSAT
3.95
Median GPA
7.3%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • Stanford Law School
  • Stanford University
  • STANFORD UNIVERSITY
  • SLS

Stanford Law School is a law school located in Stanford, California. The school was ranked 1 in 2024 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Stanford Law School is approximately 178.

Admissions website: https://law.stanford.edu/apply/

Admissions email: admissions@law.stanford.edu

Admissions phone: 650 723.4985

Can I get into Stanford Law School with aGPA andLSAT?

Stanford Law School Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 170 173 176
GPA 3.84 3.92 3.99
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 4882 89
# Admissions offers 336 -
Class size 178 53
% Accepted 6.9% 100
% Yield 47.3% 95

During the 2024 application cycle, 4,882 people applied and 336 were offered admission.

Stanford University has a 1L class size of 178, and yield of 47.32%. 159 out of 336 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 47.32% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at Stanford University has a median LSAT of 173. The 25th percentile LSAT is 171 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 175.

The median GPA is 3.95. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.83 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.99.

Stanford Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2022-2023

LSD has stats for 1,294 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 Stanford Law School cost per year?

$68,997.00
Tuition
87th percentile
$115,230.00
CoA
100th percentile
97.10%
Bar pass rate
96th percentile

Cost of attending Stanford Law School

In 2024, tuition was $68,997 and the annual cost of attending was $115,230 (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.

Stanford Law School employment outcomes

97.1% of Stanford University graduates pass the bar on their first try.

Some interesting facts about Stanford Law School

Stanford Law School is part of Stanford University, one of the world’s best research institutions. This connection provides many opportunities for interdisciplinary cooperation.

Stanford University is a private university located in the heart of Silicon Valley, just 35 miles south of San Francisco and next door to Palo Alto. The university’s 8,180 acres stretch between the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains and the cities of Palo Alto and Menlo Park. This part of the US offers an ideal Mediterranean climate of dry, warm summers and temperate winters.

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AverageGlisteningAxolotl
13:48
I predict--with absolutely no evidence--there will be a 2-3 calls made next week for W-->A and I will be one of them
AverageGlisteningAxolotl
13:49
Despite my growing excitement for my current school
@MetroHero: U ARE GIVING ME HOPE
@AverageGlisteningAxolotl: U ARE GIVING ME HOPE
do you think they won't even look at lower lsat scores when taking from the waitlist
AverageGlisteningAxolotl
8:45
Honestly who knows. you should make peace with your current situation and let an SLS A be a welcomed surprise if it happens. You gotta live your life and start planning your next steps
9:49
^ This is true
9:49
Very happy with where I'm going, already have a lease
9:49
but an SLS A would be better for my goals
AverageGlisteningAxolotl
10:07
Here's to selling every last bit of my possessions to break my lease if I need to do so
AverageGlisteningAxolotl
10:07
LOL
any new news?
@AverageGlisteningAxolotl: choosing peace is just not in the cards for me
AverageGlisteningAxolotl
13:45
@SplitterusClitterus: I understand XD. I still hope that you do
LOL me too
AverageGlisteningAxolotl
11:47
@MetroHero: any other updates from your friend? in 15 min it'll be 9am, the business day after their deadline to respond.
Following
how much time do y'all think they need after that deadline to select from the waitlist?
I wonder if they're always reviewing the waitlist and ranking or wait until the deadline
ChickenChalupa
4:52
in a reddit thread from 13 hours ago, 8 people voted that they got in off the waitlist and 3 said they were rejected
ChickenChalupa
4:52
in a reddit thread from 13 hours ago, 8 people voted that they got in off the waitlist and 3 said they were rejected
ChickenChalupa
4:52
in a reddit thread from 13 hours ago, 8 people voted that they got in off the waitlist and 3 said they were rejected
ChickenChalupa
4:52
in a reddit thread from 13 hours ago, 8 people voted that they got in off the waitlist and 3 said they were rejected
ChickenChalupa
4:52
in a reddit thread from 13 hours ago, 8 people voted that they got in off the waitlist and 3 said they were rejected
ChickenChalupa
4:52
sorry don’t know why that sent so many times
ChickenChalupa
4:53
but I think they’re trolling? although it made me panic briefly
16:27
Maybe they just aren’t using the waitlist?
16:28
It’s possible that they had very high yield
AverageGlisteningAxolotl
16:36
You think they would have called people by now? hmm
I'm only one call away
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