Stanford Law School

Stanford Law School at Stanford University is located in Palo Alto, California. Stanford Law School has been accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) since 1923. It has consistently ranked among the best law schools in the country.

Acceptance Rate

8.9%

Tuition & Fees

$77K

Students With Grants

55.9%

Bar Passage Rate 1st Time / 2 Years

96.7% / 98.8%

Admissions & Academics

Learn about topics such as the degrees that you can pursue at Stanford Law School and what it takes to get into the JD program.

Acceptance Rate

8.9%

Median LSAT

173

Median GPA

3.92

First-Year Class Enrollment

185

Acceptance Rate

Degrees:

JD
LLM
SPILS (Stanford Program in International Legal Studies)
MLS (Master of Legal Studies)
JSD (Doctor of the Science of Law)

Joint/Dual Degrees:

JD/MS or PhD (Bioengineering)
JD/MBA or PhD (Business)
JD/PhD (Communication)
JD/MS or PhD (Computer Science)
JD/MA or PhD (Economics)

JD/MA (Education)
JD/MS (Electrical Engineering)
JD/PhD (English)
JD/MS or PhD (Environment and Resources)
JD/MS (Health Policy)
JD/MA or PhD (History)
JD/MA (Stanford Global Studies)
JD/MA (International Policy Studies)
JD/MS or PhD (Management Science & Engineering)
JD/MD (Medicine)
JD/PhD (Modern Thought and Literature)
JD/PhD (Neuroscience)
JD/PhD (Philosophy)
JD/PhD (Political Science)
JD/PhD (Psychology)
JD/MPP or MAPP (Public Policy)
JD/PhD (Sociology)
JD/PhD (Stem Cell Biology)
JD/MS (Symbolic Systems)

Certificates or Concentrations:

LLM - Corporate Governance & Practice
LLM - Environmental Law & Policy
LLM - Law, Science & Technology
LLM - International Economic Law, Business & Policy

Application Deadlines:

Priority: Dec 1, 2024 Regular: Feb 15, 2025

JSD

Regular: Apr 11, 2025

LLM

Regular: Dec 1, 2024

SPILS (Stanford Program in International Legal Studies)

Regular: Dec 1, 2024

LSAT

Median LSAT
25/75 LSAT

GPA

Median GPA
25/75 GPA

First-Year Class Enrollment

Full Time
Part Time

Demographic Distribution By Race

White 41.2%
Asian 22.7%
Hispanic 15.2%
Black / African American 8.7%
Multiracial 8.7%
Race / Ethnicity Unknown 2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Demographic Distribution By Gender

Women 55.9%
Men 42.7%
Another Gender Identity 0.9%
Prefer Not To Report 0.5%

First-Year Section Size: 30 Student/Faculty Ratio: 2.77:1 Total JD Enrollment: 565 Total Non-JD Enrollment: 101

Cost & Financial Aid

Learn about the cost of attending Stanford Law School and the availability of financial aid.

Tuition & Fees

$77K

Living Expenses On Campus

$48K

Living Expenses Off Campus

$49K

Students With Grants

55.9%

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

Living Expenses

Living Expenses On Campus
Living Expenses Off Campus
Living Expenses at Home

Students With Grants

With Less than Half Grants
With Half to Full Grants
With Full / More than Full Grants

Median Grant Amounts

Median Grant Amount

Conditional Scholarships Offered: No Conditional Scholarships Awarded: 0 Conditional Scholarships Reduced/Eliminated After 1 Year: 0

Extracurriculars

Learn about the opportunities that Stanford Law School offers outside the classroom.

Journals:

Stanford Environmental Law Journal
Stanford Journal of Animal Law and Policy (SJALP – On Hiatus)
Stanford Journal of Civil Rights & Civil Liberties (SJCRCL)
Stanford Journal of Complex Litigation (SJCL – On Hiatus)
Stanford Journal of Criminal Law and Policy (SJCLP – On Hiatus)

Stanford Journal of International Law (SJIL)
Stanford Journal of Law, Business & Finance
Stanford Journal of Law, Science & Policy (SJLSP – On Hiatus)
Stanford Law & Policy Review
Stanford Law Review (SLR)
Stanford Technology Law Review

Clinics:

Community Law Clinic
Criminal Defense Clinic
Criminal Prosecution Clinic
Environmental Law Clinic
Immigrants’ Rights Clinic

International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic
Juelsgaard Intellectual Property and Innovation Clinic
Organizations and Transactions Clinic
Religious Liberty Clinic
Supreme Court Litigation Clinic
Youth and Education Law Project

Student Associations:

American Constitution Society (ACS)
Asian and Pacific Islander Law Students Association (APILSA)
BioLaw and Health Policy Society
Black Law Students Association
China Law and Policy Association (CLPA)

Criminal Law Society (CLS)
Disability and Mental Health Network at Stanford (DAMNS)
Drama Society (Musical)
Election Law Project (ELP)
Environmental Law Society (ELS)
Federalist Society (FedSoc)
First Person
International Law Society (ILS)
International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP)
J. Reuben Clark Law Society
JD/MBA Club
Jewish Law Students Association (JLSA)
Law & Business Association
Law and Political Economy (LPE) at SLS
Law Students for Israel
Law Students for Justice in Palestine (LSJP)
Middle Eastern and South Asian Law Students Association (MESALSA)
Muslim Law Students Association (MLSA)
National Lawyers Guild (NLG)
Native American Law Students Association (NALSA)
Older and Wiser Law Students (OWLS)
OutLaw
SLS @ the Movies
SLS Christian Legal Fellowship
SLS Energy & Infrastructure Club
SLS for Gender Violence Prevention (GVP)
Stanford Animal & Food Law Society
Stanford Antitrust Law & Policy Association
Stanford Artificial Intelligence & Law Society (SAILS)
Stanford Critical Legal Studies (SCritLS)
Stanford Entertainment and Sports Law Association (SESLA)
Stanford If/When/How
Stanford Immigration & Human Rights Law Association
Stanford Intellectual Property Association (SIPA)
Stanford International Arbitration Association (SIAA)
Stanford Latinx Law Students Association (SLLSA)
Stanford Law and Technology Association (SLATA)
Stanford Law Association (SLA)
Stanford Law Democrats
Stanford Law First-Generation & Low-Income Professionals
Stanford Law School Effective Altruism (SLSEA)
Stanford Law Start-Up Project
Stanford Law Students for Climate Action (SLSCA)
Stanford Law Tax Club
Stanford Law Veterans Organization (SLVO)
Stanford National Security & the Law Society (SNSLS)
Stanford Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Association (PLA)
Stanford Prison Abolition and Resources Coalition (SPARC)
Stanford Private Practice Association (SPPA)
Stanford Program in Law and Society (SPLS)
Stanford Public Interest Law Foundation (SPILF)
Stanford Women of Color Collective (WoCC)
Transfers of Stanford Law
Women in Politics
Women of Stanford Law (WSL)
Youth and Education Advocates of Stanford (YEAS)

Moot Court/Legal Skills Competitions:

Marion Rice Kirkwood Moot Court Competition

Other Opportunities:

Stanford Law School Mock Trial Team
Afghanistan Legal Education Project
Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance
Center for Law and the Biosciences
CodeX

Cyber Policy Center
Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession
Environmental and Natural Resources Law & Policy Program
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Clearinghouse (FCPAC)
Gould Negotiation and Mediation Program
John and Terry Levin Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law
John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics
Martin Daniel Gould Center for Conflict Resolution
Neukom Center for the Rule of Law
Regulation, Evaluation, and Governance Lab
Rule of Law Program
Securities Class Action Clearinghouse (SCAC)
Stanford Center for Law and History
Stanford Center for Racial Justice
Stanford Center for Responsible Quantum Technology
Stanford Center for the Digital Economy
Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation (SCICN)
Stanford Constitutional Law Center
Stanford Criminal Justice Center (SCJC)
Stanford Program in Law and Society

Careers

Learn about the bar passage rate of Stanford Law School alumni and the career paths that they have pursued.

Bar Passage Rate 1st Time / 2 Years

96.7% / 98.8%

Graduates Employed

97.3%

Graduates in Jobs Requiring Bar Passage

84.2%

Graduates in Law Firm Jobs

53%

Employment Status

Jobs Requiring Bar Passage 84.2%
Positions Funded by Their School 7.7%
Jobs for Which a JD Is an Advantage 3.8%
Professional Positions 1.6%
Jobs With Deferred Start Dates 1.1%
Enrolled in Graduate Studies 0.5%
Unemployed – Not Seeking Employment 0.5%
Unknown Employment Status 0.5%
Other Positions 0%
Undeterminable Positions 0%
Unemployed – Seeking Employment 0%

Employment Type

Law Firms 54.5%
Federal Clerkships 21.3%
Public Interest 13.5%
Government 3.9%
Non-Federal Clerkships 3.4%
Business / Industry 2.8%
Education 0.6%
Unknown 0%

Top Three States of Employed Graduates

California 79
New York 29
District of Columbia 20

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