Harvard University

Ranked #6
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #11 in Above the Law 2025
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.95
Median LSAT
174
Acceptance rate
11%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
171
174
176
GPA
3.89
3.95
4.0
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
7231
100%
Accepted
793
11%
Matriculated
461
6%

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

Location
Jobs
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
$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 University student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
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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