Yale Law School is a private law school in Connecticut. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 96.5% first-time bar passage rate (state average 83.6%). 94.8% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 35.6% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $76,636 per year; a median grant of $34,747 brings median net tuition to about $41,889. The median LSAT is 174 with a 4.1% 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 avg83.6%
first-time +12.9 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 99.01% · class of 2025 first-time 98.54% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 174
171177
uGPAmedian 3.96
3.904.00
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied5,562
Offered226
Enrolled 1L204
Offer rate 4% · yield 90%.
Grant distribution
No grant 36.9%Under half 33.8%Half to full 15.1%Stipend 14.1%
Demographics
Women 54%Men 46%
White
288
Black
70
Hispanic
97
Asian
110
Two or more
42
Other / unreported
19
Cost detail
Resident tuition
$76,636
Non-resident
$76,636
Mandatory fees
$2,325
Living estimate
$28,202
Median grant
$34,747
Grant 25 / 75
$24,825 / $47,286
Cond. schol. loss
—
Faculty & market
Total faculty
266
Full-time faculty
85
Faculty of color
44
Total JD enrollment
626
Graduates
211
Mean attorney salary · state
$195,730
Admissions
LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
171 / 174 / 177
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.90 / 3.96 / 4.00
Acceptance rate
4.1%
Applications received
5,562
Offers extended
226
1L enrollment
204
Total JD enrollment
626
GRE-only takers
17
GRE Verbal (25 / 50 / 75)
164 / 166 / 170
GRE Quant (25 / 50 / 75)
165 / 167 / 170
GRE Analytical (25 / 50 / 75)
5 / 5.5 / 6
1L attrition (academic / other)
0 / 0
Transfers in / out
11 / 0
Cost & scholarships
Resident tuition
$76,636
Non-resident tuition
$76,636
Mandatory fees
$2,325
Living-expense estimate
$28,202
Median grant
$34,747
Grant 25 / 75 percentile
$24,825 / $47,286
No-grant share
36.9%
< half-tuition grants
33.8%
Half-to-full grants
15.1%
Full-tuition grants
0.0%
Above-full grants (stipend)
14.1%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
—
Bar passage
First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)
96.5%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar
99.01%
State average (same exam)
83.6%
Difference vs. state
+12.9 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 Yale Law School?
Yale Law School reported a 96.5% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 83.6% state average.
How much does Yale Law School cost?
Resident tuition at Yale Law School is $76,636 per year (about $229,908 over three years). The median grant is $34,747, bringing median net tuition to roughly $41,889 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Yale Law School?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Yale Law School is 174 and the median GPA is 3.96; the acceptance rate is 4.1%.
What are the job outcomes at Yale Law School?
94.8% of Yale Law School graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 35.6% 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.