ABA Standard 509 · 2025 cycle · Last synced May 31, 2026
Yale Law School
Connecticut · Private · School ID: yale-university
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.
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.
Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Yale 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.