ABA Standard 509 · 2025 cycle · Last synced May 31, 2026
Harvard Law School
Massachusetts · Private · School ID: harvard-university
Harvard Law School is a private law school in Massachusetts. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 97.9% first-time bar passage rate (state average 83.4%). 97.2% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 56.2% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $77,100 per year; a median grant of $27,510 brings median net tuition to about $49,590. The median LSAT is 174 with a 9.2% acceptance rate.
Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.
What is the first-time bar passage rate at Harvard Law School?
Harvard Law School reported a 97.9% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 83.4% state average.
How much does Harvard Law School cost?
Resident tuition at Harvard Law School is $77,100 per year (about $231,300 over three years). The median grant is $27,510, bringing median net tuition to roughly $49,590 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Harvard Law School?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Harvard Law School is 174 and the median GPA is 3.96; the acceptance rate is 9.2%.
What are the job outcomes at Harvard Law School?
97.2% of Harvard Law School graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 56.2% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 0.3% were still seeking employment.
Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Harvard University, published by the American Bar Association at abarequireddisclosures.org. State attorney salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS 2024 (occupation code 23-1011). Cost-of-living from U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. Methodology: /methodology.html.