Law School Profile · Stanford, California

Stanford Law School

2025 First Year Class data, sourced from the ABA 509 Required Disclosure. Data last updated July 2026.

Median LSAT

Middle 50%: 171 – 176

173

Median GPA

Middle 50%: 3.87 – 4.00

3.96

Admissions funnel · 2025 First Year Class

via ABA 509

Applications

5,526

100%

Accepted

337

6.1%

Matriculated

173

51% yield

Application basics · 2025 First Year Class

via ABA 509
Application deadline
February 16, 2026
Application fee
$85
Accepts GRE
Yes
Part-time program
Not offered

Selectivity

Is Stanford hard to get into?

Stanford Law School is among the more selective law schools in the country. 6.1% of the 5,526 applicants in the 2025 First Year Class were offered admission. The middle 50% of admitted students scored between 171 and 176 on the LSAT, with GPAs between 3.87 and 4.00.

See where your LSAT score stands

Stanford's median LSAT is 173. Enter your scaled score — or convert from questions missed on a PrepTest — and we’ll compare it against the 171176 middle 50% range.

Out of 77 scored questions — don't count the unscored experimental section.

Scaled score

77 correct out of 77

180

4 points above Stanford's 75th percentile (176)

Based on LSAC scoring curves for PrepTests 101–159 (post-August 2024 format).

Admissions events

Stanford Law School admissions events

Open houses, information sessions, and admissions office hours are the easiest way to get to know Stanford before you apply — but every school posts them differently, so they're easy to miss. Here are the upcoming Stanford admissions events we're tracking, with links to register.

No upcoming events posted right now.

Stanford adds admissions events throughout the cycle. Check the official admissions events page for the latest open houses, information sessions, and office hours.

Visit Stanford's admissions events page on law.stanford.edu

Tuition and aid

via ABA 509

2025 First Year Class — annual tuition, cost of living, and grant aid as reported to the ABA.

Cost of attendance

Annual tuition
$77,454
Estimated 3-year tuition
$232,362
Annual cost of living
$51,102
Estimated 3-year total
$385,668

Grant aid

Students receiving aid
50%
Median scholarship
$52,797
25th percentile
$34,240
75th percentile
$72,247

2024 graduates — first-time bar passage and employment status as reported to the ABA.

Full-time legal employment

Long-term, JD-required positions

82.4%

First-time bar passage

Across all reported jurisdictions

96.5%

Employment by employer type

Based on 199 graduates

  • Large firms (501+ attorneys)80 40.2%
  • Federal clerkships35 17.6%
  • Public interest32 16.1%
  • Mid-size firms (26–500)22 11.1%
  • Government8 4.0%
  • Small firms (1–25)6 3.0%
  • Business & industry4 2.0%
  • State / local clerkships3 1.5%
  • Academia1 0.5%
  • Unemployed1 0.5%

Top jurisdictions where graduates work

California

graduates

69

New York

graduates

37

District of Columbia

graduates

28

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Every number on this page comes from one of three federally mandated ABA Required Disclosures for Stanford Law School:

Data last updated July 2026. These figures and events are compiled from public sources and can be outdated or change without notice — always confirm current numbers, deadlines, and event dates on Stanford Law School's official website before making any decisions: law.stanford.edu.

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