Self-study
Harvard Law School
Ranked #6
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #11 in Above the Law 2025
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.96
Median LSAT
174
Acceptance rate
9%
Decision dates
Last decision reported Jan 23
Jan 2026
38
Jan 23
Rejected: 1
Jan 15
Rejected: 2
Jan 14
Rejected: 24
Jan 13
Rejected: 2
Jan 12
Accepted: 8
Jan 2
Rejected: 1
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
171
174
176
GPA
3.89
3.96
4.0
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
8872
100%
Accepted
816
9%
Matriculated
483
5%
LSAT trend
GPA trend
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
90%
Full-time non-legal
7%
Unemployed
2%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
New York
197
District Of Columbia
107
California
75
International
12
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
60%
1-25
2%
26-500
6%
501+
51%
Business & industry
3%
Government
3%
Public interest
8%
Clerkship
21%
Federal
18%
State
3%
Tribal
0%
International
0.3%
Education
1%
Unemployed
2%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$77,100
Estimated 3 years: $231,300
Cost of living (off-campus)
$37,308
Estimated 3 years
$111,924
Total cost
$116,000
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$348,000
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$26,004
25th percentile: $7,810
75th percentile: $40,539
Scholarship amounts
<50%
69%
50-100%
30%
100%
0%
>100%
0.6%
Demographics
Out of 1769 students in 2024, 52% were women, and 48% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
47%
Women
52%
Other
0.2%
Full-time faculty
Men
56%
Women
43%
Other
0.5%
Part-time faculty
Men
60%
Women
39%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
52%
Black
6%
Asian
22%
Hisp
10%
PI
0.1%
AI
0.1%
2+
5%
Unk
4%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
37%
Black
8%
Asian
20%
Hisp
13%
PI
0.6%
AI
0.3%
2+
4%
Unk
16%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
79%
PoC
21%
Part-time faculty
White
72%
PoC
28%
Harvard student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
835
-
114
105
Women
927
-
88
68
Other gender
4
-
1
0
White
928
233
161
126
Asian
396
127
-
-
Hispanic
173
78
-
-
Black
109
52
-
-
Pacific Islander
2
4
-
-
American Indian
2
2
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
89
25
-
-
Other
70
101
-
-
People of Color
841
389
42
48
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