2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 law school tuition at Notre Dame Law School is $65,936. The law school tuition has increased by 3.97% from last year. The 2023 undergraduate tuition & fees is $60,301. The graduate school tuition & fees other than law school is $60,116.
The average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $24,190. This amount may not include health insurance fee and exam fees and varies by student's living setting.
Notre Dame Law School 2024 Tuition & Fees
202220232024
Law School Tuition & Fees$64,340$65,936$68,554
Law School Living Expenses-$21,510$21,510
Undergraduate Tuition$58,843$60,301$62,332a
Graduate Tuition$58,662$60,116$61,606a
General On-campus Living Costs$18,254$18,660$19,076a
General Off-campus Living Costs$18,254$18,660$19,076a
a The amount is not published yet by IPEDS. It is an estimated amount based on 2022 and 2023 rates.

LSAT Scores & GPA

The 2023 average LSAT score for Notre Dame Law School is 168. Compared to the average LSAT of all law schools, Notre Dame Law School's LSAT score is higher (competitive score) (the average is 158).
The average GPA is 3.81, which is the around average of other law schools (average is 3.58).
Notre Dame Law School 2023 LSAT and GPA
202120222023
LSAT
75th Percentile166170170
50th Percentile165168168
25th Percentile160162163
GPA
75th Percentile3.873.853.89
50th Percentile3.743.773.81
25th Percentile3.53.523.65

Acceptance Rate & Yield

The 2023 acceptance rate at Notre Dame Law School is 24.6% where 2,917 applicants have applied to and 717 students have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate at Notre Dame Law School is lower (difficult to get in) compared to other law schools in united states (the average acceptance rate is 40.9%).
The Yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 21.6% where 155 students finally enrolled out of 717 admitted students. The yield Notre Dame Law School is lower (admitted, but not enrolled) compared to other law schools (the average yield is 40.9%).
Notre Dame Law School 2023 Acceptance Rate and Yield
202120222023
Applicants2,7533,6942,917
Admitted662647717
Enrolled211178155
Acceptance Rate24.0%17.5%24.6%
Yield31.9%27.5%21.6%

Law School Enrollment

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 554 law school students have enrolled to Notre Dame Law School. 529 students have enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 25 students enrolled in Non-JD program.
166 first-time students have enrolled in Notre Dame Law School. By gender, 85 male and 81 female first-time students newly enrolled in Notre Dame Law School. With 11 pre-admitted students, there are 166 first-time law school Students at Notre Dame Law School.
Total EnrollmentFirst-time Students
2023 Student Population at Notre Dame Law School
202120222023
Total Enrollment638573554
JD Enrollment599557529
Non-JD Enrollment391625
Non-JD Enrollment (Online)---
2023 First-year Student Population Notre Dame Law School
20222023
Total182166
Men8485
Women9781

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers at Notre Dame Law School, the bar exam pass rate is 92.72% - 206 students have taken and 191 students have passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than Illinois average bar exam pass rate (76.53%).
2022 Bar Exam Pass Rate at Notre Dame Law School
202120222023
Number of Graduates193200210
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total193182206
New Graduates185180200
Prior Year Graduates826
Early Exam Takers000
No Exam Takers4146
Exam Passer174162191
Exam Pass Rate90.16%89.01%92.72%
Illinois Pass Rate75.69%79.61%76.53%