Law Schools with the Lowest Yield

31.09% Average Law School Admission Yield

The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the ratio of the number of enrolled students to the total number of admitted applicants. The yield is different from the acceptance rate which means the percentage of admitted students over applicants.
The yield implies how the accepted students selects a school, while the acceptance rate is a result of selection process of law schools.
In the academic year 2023-2024, the average law school yield is 31.09% over 197 ABA-accredited law school in United States. Of the 128,500 accepted applicants, 36,795 students enrolled to law schools.
Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of Law has the lowest yield of 10.92%. University of San Francisco School of Law and University of Massachusetts School of Law follow it with 15.27% and 15.61% yield respectively.
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Top 25 Lowest Yield Law Schools

The following table compares the top 25 Lowest Yield Law Schools with important academic indicators.
The rankings include 6 public and 19 law schools are included.
The average acceptance rate of the schools is 40.80% and the yield is 17.98%. The acceptance rate of Lowest Yield Law Schools is average, compared to average rate of all law schools, 42.35%.
The average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 160 and the average GPA is 3.65 at Lowest Yield Law Schools. Their LSAT scores are average, compared to average LSAT score of all law schools, 159.
For the Lowest Yield Law Schools, the average 2024 tuition & fees is $42,093 state residents and $50,203 for out-of-state students in public law schools. In private law schools in the rankings, the tuition & fees is $61,015. The average financial aid amount of them is $30,153 which is 51.61% of tuition & fees.
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Comparison between Lowest Yield Law Schools
RankSchoolYieldAcceptance RateApplication FeeTuition & FeesLSAT ScoreGPAEnrollment
1 Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of LawPrivateSan Francisco, CA10.92%22.43%No Fee$56,0001533.28300
2 University of San Francisco School of LawPrivateSan Francisco, CA15.27%55.23%$60$55,2901533.46612
3 University of Massachusetts School of LawPublicNorth Dartmouth, MA15.61%67.27%$50$41,2721503.39354
4 Appalachian School of LawPrivateGrundy, GA15.76%54.19%No Fee$41,0001463.13140
5 University of Oregon School of LawPublicEugene, OR15.95%75.23%No Fee$60,4141583.52513
6 Northeastern University School of LawPrivateBoston, MA16.28%37.27%No Fee$60,5621633.72950
7 University of Colorado Boulder School of LawPublicBoulder, CO16.75%34.24%$65$42,2171643.81525
8 Boston University School of LawPrivateBoston, MA16.92%17.82%$85$65,0201703.861,070
9 New England School of LawPrivateBoston, MA17.19%74.29%No Fee$60,0751533.441,083
10 Vanderbilt University Law SchoolPrivateNashville, TN17.51%16.76%$70$75,4401703.89555
11 Pepperdine University School of LawPrivateMalibu, CA17.62%28.18%Waived$68,0461643.861,114
12 Baylor Law SchoolPrivateWaco, TX17.79%17.77%No Fee$64,6501643.73418
13 Penn State LawPublicUniversity Park, PA18.25%36.94%$60$57,5561613.77553
14 Quinnipiac University School of LawPrivateHamden, CT18.82%58.33%Waived$56,0801533.51365
15 Penn State Dickinson LawPublicCarlisle, PA18.92%35.37%Waived$59,0541623.63311
16 University of Richmond School of LawPrivateUniversity of Richmond School of Law, VA19.45%41.46%No Fee$55,5001643.75408
17 Washington and Lee University School of LawPrivateLexington, VA19.50%31.44%No Fee$55,5501653.72380
18 Emory University School of LawPrivateAtlanta, GA19.53%40.87%$85$65,5101663.82879
19 Cornell Law SchoolPrivateIthaca, NY19.56%18.39%$80$77,5931723.90875
20 Loyola University Chicago School of LawPrivateChicago, IL19.96%43.92%$50$56,4501603.601,123
21 Florida State University College of LawPublicTallahassee, FL20.00%21.12%$30$40,7051653.851,311
22 Brooklyn Law SchoolPrivateBrooklyn, NY20.12%50.00%No Fee$70,3561603.561,177
23 DePaul University College of LawPrivateChicago, IL20.34%43.59%Waived$52,1451573.59603
24 University of San Diego School of LawPrivateSan Diego, CA20.70%33.61%No Fee$62,9811613.80974
25 Suffolk University Law SchoolPrivateBoston, MA20.82%64.30%$60$61,0441543.551,288