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Stanford Law School

California · Private · School ID: stanford-university

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.

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Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)171 / 173 / 176
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.87 / 3.96 / 4.00
Acceptance rate6.1%
Applications received5,526
Offers extended337
1L enrollment193
Total JD enrollment570
GRE-only takers11
Transfers in / out8 / 1

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$77,454
Non-resident tuition
Mandatory fees$2,253
Living-expense estimate$51,102
Median grant$52,797
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$34,240 / $72,247
No-grant share49.6%
< half-tuition grants13.6%
Half-to-full grants25.1%
Full-tuition grants0.4%
Above-full grants (stipend)11.3%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)96.5%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar100.0%
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.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates190
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)91.6%
Bar-required jobs86.8%
MegaLaw 500+45.3%
BigLaw 251–5001.1%
Mid 101–2502.6%
Small 2–1004.7%
Solo0.0%
Clerkships20.0%
Government4.2%
Public interest9.5%
Business / industry4.2%
Academia1.6%
Seeking employment0.5%

Top destination states (2024)

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment246 (43.9%)
Female enrollment315 (56.1%)
White210
Black57
Hispanic88
Asian139
Two or more races55
Other / unreported21

Faculty

Total faculty226
Full-time98
Faculty of color52

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$213,860

Frequently asked questions

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.

Other law schools in California

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Stanford 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.