Harvard Law School Acceptance Rate, Requirements, and Deadlines
9.58% Harvard Law School Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate at Harvard Law School is 9.58% for the academic year 2023-2024. 8,334 students applied and 798 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 455 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 57.02%.
Acceptance Rate Comparison for Harvard Law School
Compared to law schools in U.S., Harvard Law School's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 42%. Compared to law schools in Massachusetts, Harvard Law School's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 45%.
Harvard Law School Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
Acceptance Rate
Yield
First-Year Enroll
Total Enroll
Harvard Law School
9.58%
57.02%
455
2,031
All Law Schools
42.35%
31.09%
187
714
Public
41.36%
31.47%
161
636
Private
43.11%
30.79%
207
774
Massachusetts Law Schools
45%
24.81%
252
940
Public
67.27%
15.61%
111
354
Private
42.27%
25.96%
269
1,013
2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
The LSAT score at Harvard Law School is 174 and GPA is 3.93 over 455 enrolled students for the academic year 2023-2024.
Compared to law schools in U.S., Harvard Law School' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 159. Compared to law schools in Massachusetts, Harvard Law School' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 159.
You can compare Harvard 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 3.82.
58 matriculated applicants, 12.75% of first-year students, submitted GRE score and you can check the score below by test subject.
For 2024 fall term class, the application deadline at Harvard Law School is February 20, 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. Check detailed explanation about application time line at Harvard Law School' application process page.
The items in following table are the required items to Harvard 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.