2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024-2025 law school tuition at Yale Law School is $71,425. The law school tuition has increased by 3.42% from last year. The 2023 undergraduate tuition & fees is $64,700. The graduate school tuition & fees other than law school is $48,300.
The average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $21,450. This amount may not include health insurance fee and exam fees and varies by student's living setting.
Yale Law School 2024 Tuition & Fees
202220232024
Law School Tuition & Fees$69,433$71,425$73,865
Law School Living Expenses$21,840$22,500$22,500
Undergraduate Tuition$59,950$62,250$64,700a
Graduate Tuition$45,700$46,900$48,300a
General On-campus Living Costs$21,220$21,870$22,600a
a The amount is not published yet by IPEDS. It is an estimated amount based on 2023 and 2024 rates.

LSAT Scores & GPA

The 2024 average LSAT score for Yale Law School is 175. Compared to the average LSAT of all law schools, Yale Law School's LSAT score is extremely competitive scores (the average is 159).
The average GPA is 3.96, which is the higher (competitive score) of other law schools (average is 3.61).
Yale Law School 2024 LSAT and GPA
202220232024
LSAT
75th Percentile177178177
50th Percentile174175175
25th Percentile171171172
GPA
75th Percentile3.993.994
50th Percentile3.943.943.96
25th Percentile3.883.873.89

Acceptance Rate & Yield

The 2024 acceptance rate at Yale Law School is 5.6% where 4,412 applicants have applied to and 246 students have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate at Yale Law School is much lower (extremely difficult to get in) compared to other law schools in united states (the average acceptance rate is 42.3%).
The Yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 72.8% where 179 students finally enrolled out of 246 admitted students. The yield Yale Law School is much higher (highly eager to enroll) compared to other law schools (the average yield is 42.3%).
Yale Law School 2024 Acceptance Rate and Yield
202220232024
Applicants5,1944,1294,412
Admitted214236246
Enrolled150168179
Acceptance Rate4.1%5.7%5.6%
Yield70.1%71.2%72.8%

Law School Enrollment

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 705 law school students have enrolled to Yale Law School. 619 students have enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 86 students enrolled in Non-JD program.
201 first-time students have enrolled in Yale Law School. By gender, 95 male , 103 female, and 3 other/unknown gender first-time students newly enrolled in Yale Law School. With 22 pre-admitted students, there are 201 first-time law school Students at Yale Law School.
Total EnrollmentFirst-time Students
2024 Student Population at Yale Law School
202220232024
Total Enrollment734736705
JD Enrollment636633619
Non-JD Enrollment9810386
Non-JD Enrollment (Online)---
2024 First-year Student Population Yale Law School
20232024
Total198201
Men9395
Women104103
Other13

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers at Yale Law School, the bar exam pass rate is 95.77% - 213 students have taken and 204 students have passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than Connecticut average bar exam pass rate (78.4%).
2023 Bar Exam Pass Rate at Yale Law School
202120222023
Number of Graduates203221209
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total183215213
New Graduates156188191
Prior Year Graduates182622
Early Exam Takers910
No Exam Takers383218
Exam Passer181211204
Exam Pass Rate98.91%98.14%95.77%
Connecticut Pass Rate79.54%80.69%78.4%