Stanford Law School is a private law school in California. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 96.5% first-time bar passage rate (state average 81.4%). 91.6% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 46.4% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $77,454 per year; a median grant of $52,797 brings median net tuition to about $24,657. The median LSAT is 173 with a 6.1% acceptance rate.
No placements reported (0%): Solo. These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.
Bar passage · first-time
This school96.5%
State avg81.4%
first-time +15.1 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 98.9% · class of 2025 first-time 99.43% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 173
171176
uGPAmedian 3.96
3.874.00
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied5,526
Offered337
Enrolled 1L193
Offer rate 6% · yield 57%.
Grant distribution
No grant 49.6%Under half 13.6%Half to full 25.1%Full 0.4%Stipend 11.3%
Demographics
Women 56%Men 44%
White
210
Black
57
Hispanic
88
Asian
139
Two or more
55
Other / unreported
21
Cost detail
Resident tuition
$77,454
Non-resident
$77,454
Mandatory fees
$2,253
Living estimate
$51,102
Median grant
$52,797
Grant 25 / 75
$34,240 / $72,247
Cond. schol. loss
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Faculty & market
Total faculty
226
Full-time faculty
98
Faculty of color
52
Total JD enrollment
570
Graduates
190
Mean attorney salary · state
$213,860
Admissions
LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
171 / 173 / 176
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.87 / 3.96 / 4.00
Acceptance rate
6.1%
Applications received
5,526
Offers extended
337
1L enrollment
193
Total JD enrollment
570
GRE-only takers
11
GRE Verbal (25 / 50 / 75)
165 / 167 / 168
GRE Quant (25 / 50 / 75)
162 / 168 / 169
GRE Analytical (25 / 50 / 75)
5 / 5 / 5.5
1L attrition (academic / other)
0 / 2
Transfers in / out
8 / 1
Cost & scholarships
Resident tuition
$77,454
Non-resident tuition
$77,454
Mandatory fees
$2,253
Living-expense estimate
$51,102
Median grant
$52,797
Grant 25 / 75 percentile
$34,240 / $72,247
No-grant share
49.6%
< half-tuition grants
13.6%
Half-to-full grants
25.1%
Full-tuition grants
0.4%
Above-full grants (stipend)
11.3%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
—
Bar passage
First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)
96.5%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar
98.9%
State average (same exam)
81.4%
Difference vs. state
+15.1 pts
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 Stanford Law School?
Stanford Law School reported a 96.5% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 81.4% state average.
How much does Stanford Law School cost?
Resident tuition at Stanford Law School is $77,454 per year (about $232,362 over three years). The median grant is $52,797, bringing median net tuition to roughly $24,657 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Stanford Law School?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Stanford Law School is 173 and the median GPA is 3.96; the acceptance rate is 6.1%.
What are the job outcomes at Stanford Law School?
91.6% of Stanford Law School graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 46.4% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 0.5% were still seeking employment.
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Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.