Stanford Law School Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines

7.26% Stanford Law School Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Stanford Law School is 7.26% for the academic year 2023-2024. 4,863 students applied and 353 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 157 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 44.48%.

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 33%.
You can compare Stanford Law School with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between under1 and 10%
Stanford Law School Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
Acceptance RateYieldFirst-Year EnrollTotal Enroll
Stanford Law School7.26%44.48%157682
All Law Schools42.35%31.09%187714
Public41.36%31.47%161636
Private43.11%30.79%207774
California Law Schools33%26.76%213834
Public21.96%28.48%2651,018
Private37.53%26.10%192762

Application timeline & Requirements

For 2024 fall term class, the application deadline at Stanford Law School is February 15, 2024 (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, 2024. 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.
Application Open2023-09-08
Priority Deadline2023-12-06
Regular Decision Deadline2024-02-15
Admission Contact
Phone650-723-4985
Emailadmissions@law.stanford.edu
General Admission Informationhttps://law.stanford.edu/office-of-admissions/
Application Requirementshttps://law.stanford.edu/apply/how-to-apply/jd-application-process/
CAS Report
  • Applicants need to submit transcripts, GPA, LSAT Scores, LSAT Writing Samples, Letters of Recommendation, and more required items to LSAC.
  • Official CAS Report includes those items and will send to School.
Résumé
  • Describe your academic, extracurricular and professional activities.
Personal Statement
  • Discuss any matters relevant to your ability to succeed in law school.
Optional Diversity Essay
  • Optional. Describe how your background or experiences will contribute to or enhance the diversity of the law school community.
Optional Short Essays
    Two Letters Of Recommendation
    • Limit up to 3 or 4 letters, in general
    • May require right of access to recommendations.
    LSAT Or GRE Scores
    • Official LSAT Score, usually no older than 5 years
    • Additional GRE scores may be optional.
    Data Source: https://law.stanford.edu/apply/how-to-apply/jd-application-process/

    2024 LSAT Scores and GPA

    The LSAT score at Stanford Law School is 173 and GPA is 3.95 over 157 enrolled students for the academic year 2023-2024.
    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 176 and the 25th percentile is 170. The 75th percentile of GPA is 3.99 and the 25th percentile is 3.84.
    21 matriculated applicants, 13.21% of first-year students, submitted GRE score and you can check the score below by test subject.
    LSAT ScoresGPA
    Stanford Law School1733.95
    All Law Schools1593.61
    Public1593.64
    Private1583.58
    California Law Schools1613.63
    Public1663.76
    Private1593.58
    25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
    2019169171174
    2020169171174
    2021169171174
    2022170172175
    2023170173176
    2024171173175
    25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
    20193.823.933.99
    20203.793.913.96
    20213.773.893.96
    20223.813.913.99
    20233.843.923.99
    20243.833.953.99
    25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
    Number of Submitters21
    Verbal165167168
    Quantitative162165168
    Analytical Writing556
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