Stanford Law School Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines
8.85% Stanford Law School Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate at Stanford Law School is 8.85% for the 2024-2025 admission. 4,270 students applied and 378 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 171 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 45.24%.
Acceptance Rate Comparison for Stanford Law School
Compared to law schools in U.S., Stanford Law School's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 42%. Compared to law schools in California, Stanford Law School's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 34%.
You can compare Stanford Law School with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between under1 and 10%
Acceptance Rate | Yield | First-Year Enroll | Total Enroll | |
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Stanford Law School | 8.85% | 45.24% | 171 | 666 |
All Law Schools | 41.58% | 31.81% | 196 | 707 |
Public | 40.53% | 32.88% | 168 | 632 |
Private | 42.39% | 30.98% | 217 | 765 |
California Law Schools | 34% | 26.12% | 227 | 827 |
Public | 24.29% | 27.56% | 279 | 998 |
Private | 37.73% | 25.57% | 207 | 761 |
Application timeline & Requirements
For 2025 fall term class, the application deadline at Stanford Law School is February 15, 2025 (Regular Decision Deadline). The school may accept application after the deadline, but it may give benefits to early applicants such as high acceptance chance and scholarship opportunity. Especially, to apply scholarship by school or government, the application must be submitted by the priority deadline, February 15, 2025. Check detailed explanation about application time line at Stanford Law School' application process page.
The items in following table are the required items to Stanford Law School applicants. Double-check the requirements by contacting admission office or check the application requirement page. You may want to read the common law school application process and requirements to learn the law school application process.
Timeline
Application Open | 2024-09-08 |
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Priority Deadline | 2024-12-06 |
Regular Decision Deadline | 2025-02-15 |
Admission Contact | |
Phone | 650-723-4985 |
admissions@law.stanford.edu | |
General Admission Information | https://law.stanford.edu/office-of-admissions/ |
Application Requirements | https://law.stanford.edu/apply/how-to-apply/jd-application-process/ |
Application Requirements
CAS Report |
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Résumé |
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Personal Statement |
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Optional Diversity Essay |
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Optional Short Essays | |
Two Letters Of Recommendation |
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LSAT Or GRE Scores |
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Data Source: https://law.stanford.edu/apply/how-to-apply/jd-application-process/
2025 LSAT Scores and GPA
The LSAT score at Stanford Law School is 173 and GPA is 3.92 over 171 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025.
Compared to law schools in U.S., Stanford Law School' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 159. Compared to law schools in California, Stanford Law School' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 161.
You can compare Stanford Law School with law schools that have similar LSAT score over 170
The 75th percentile of LSAT score is 175 and the 25th percentile is 171. The 75th percentile of GPA is 3.99 and the 25th percentile is 3.83.
17 matriculated applicants, 9.94% of first-year students, submitted GRE score and you can check the score below by test subject.
2025 Scores
LSAT Scores | GPA | |
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Stanford Law School | 173 | 3.92 |
All Law Schools | 159 | 3.62 |
Public | 159 | 3.66 |
Private | 158 | 3.59 |
California Law Schools | 161 | 3.64 |
Public | 166 | 3.79 |
Private | 159 | 3.59 |
LSAT Score
25th percentile | 50th percentile | 75th percentile | |
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2020 | 169 | 171 | 174 |
2021 | 169 | 171 | 174 |
2022 | 170 | 172 | 175 |
2023 | 170 | 173 | 176 |
2024 | 171 | 173 | 175 |
2025 | 169 | 173 | 175 |
GPA
25th percentile | 50th percentile | 75th percentile | |
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2020 | 3.79 | 3.91 | 3.96 |
2021 | 3.77 | 3.89 | 3.96 |
2022 | 3.81 | 3.91 | 3.99 |
2023 | 3.84 | 3.92 | 3.99 |
2024 | 3.83 | 3.95 | 3.99 |
2025 | 3.78 | 3.92 | 4 |
GRE
25th percentile | 50th percentile | 75th percentile | |
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Number of Submitters | 17 | ||
Verbal | 164 | 166 | 170 |
Quantitative | 160 | 165 | 168 |
Analytical Writing | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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