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Yale Law School

Rank 1 (USNWR 2022)

Applicants for the class of 2011 , matriculating 2008

350 applicants for the 2007 - 2008  cycle
17 / 33  , 177 rejected, 12 waitlisted, 40 withdrawn
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 171 174 177
GPA 3.88 3.94 3.99
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 5194 88
# Admissions offers 214 -
Class size 201 56
% Accepted 4.1% 100
% Yield 70.1% 98
LSData Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 169 172 176
GPA 3.61 3.79 3.92
LSData Averages Rejected All Accepted
LSAT 171 172 175
GPA 3.69 3.73 3.92
Softs - - -
Scholarship - -
Miscellaneous
Days from sent to decision 105
Days from UR to decision -
Interview invite rate -
Interview conversion rate -
URM LSAT differential -2.18
URM GPA differential -0.04
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School applicants

Name Result Last seen GPA LSAT GRE URM WE Scholarship Sent Received Complete UR UR2 Interview invite Decision
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Name Result Last seen GPA LSAT GRE URM WE $$$$ Sent Received Complete UR UR2 II Decision
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School finances

Yale Law School
Elle Woods went here, 'nuff said.

Stats

$35,221.00
Tuition
94th percentile
$59,202.00
CoA
92nd percentile
66.20%
Grads with debt
22nd percentile
$135,680.00
Average debt
76th percentile
$190,000.00
Salary, 25th %
100th percentile
$190,000.00
Salary
100th percentile
$64,878.00
PI Salary
87th percentile
83.90%
Employment rate
92nd percentile
96.40%
Bar pass rate
90th percentile

Budgeting

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Default for Yale University is $190,000
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[IMPORTANT] These estimates are for high level planning only. Things like summer jobs, when you spend your savings, and other financial decisions will impact exactly how much you pay.

Calculations assume a 10-year fixed rate loan.

Yale University Breakdown

In-school

Total cost of attendance$315,000
$105,000 x 3
Total scholarships$75,000
$25,000 x 3
Savings$10,000
Debt after three years$230,000
Assuming 10-year fixed rate loan
Total repaid@5.0%$11,500
Interest paid$11,500

After graduation

Annual breakdown
Post-grad income$180,000
Income taxes$60,000
Living expenses$60,000
Loan repayment$2,000
Annual discretionary income$60,000

Monthly breakdown
Post-grad income$180,000
Income taxes$60,000
Living expenses$60,000
Loan repayment$2,000
Monthly discretionary income$60,000

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Data is sourced from ABA 509 disclosures and USNWR.

Yale University

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TabooIrateClam
16:40
I'm just waiting around for HYS
TabooIrateClam
16:41
it seems like it's not going to materialize
TabooIrateClam
16:41
Which will be fine at the end of the day but I do want the cycle to end
LiveLoveFrenchies
22:13
i am in the same exact boat
LiveLoveFrenchies
22:13
this process sucks
15:20
WOW
15:20
Yale accepted one with 3.93+168
ScatteredStereotypedKitten
20:01
is faculty review pretty much done by now? like is this adcomms going through the fav-reviewed files one last time?
ScatteredStereotypedKitten
20:02
*faculty reviewed
Joyfulconfusedhedgehog
9:34
Does a 70% yield mean 30% of accepted students go elsewhere? Is there any way to tell where they went?
@Joyfulconfusedhedgehog: you might look at those frlom last year that withdrew their acceptance.
lemurlover1
16:45
Probably yes @Scattered
is there any real way to sus out if we went to faculty review
If you sent Feb 12 or earlier then you made it to review. If after that, no way to tell
All those who sent Feb 12 or before and didn’t make review have been rejected
Joyfulconfusedhedgehog
0:13
@becomingAnteater: Thank you! People have said no one refuses Yale, but it seems 39% of people refuse Yale. I am wondering if is mostly because of scholarships or what the other common reasons might be?
Joyfulconfusedhedgehog
0:13
Has anyone here received their YLS financial aid award?
Be real with me folks, what are the odds Yale is still on the table?
GoldenRex
11:23
according to last year's data, there might be an A wave this weekend
lemurlover1
11:26
^^
ScatteredStereotypedKitten
14:10
when’s the next R wave likely?
Does anybody else’s Yale status checker do the weird update back and forth a few times a week at minimum? Mine does it for a few times like 4-5 days in a row, then stops for a few days and begins again. It’s been doing that for the last 3-4 weeks since going complete. Makes me wonder if it does that whenever my application is accessed, which would indicate that somehow despite my terrible stats I made it to Faculty Review.
The top paragraph disappears and then reappears the next time I check my status.
luckychild
1:40
Is there any way to know if I made faculty review? I applied Feb 15. Is there any date by when I don't hear back it would be safe to assume that I made it to faculty review?
Wave today?
@KeenDisturbedSatyr: Seems like a small A wave today. I've seen two A's for Yale come in today. One of them didn't put the date of the decision, but it came in close to the same time as the other A
ScatteredStereotypedKitten
12:28
is this the final A wave?
GoldenRex
14:49
no idea, but I sure hope not
15:54
GooberSnatcher Accepted 3.89 172
15:54
ABC11 Accepted, Attending 3.93 168 URM