Self-study
Stanford Law School
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.96
Median LSAT
173
Acceptance rate
6%
Decision dates
Last decision reported Feb 4
Feb 2026
1
Feb 4
Rejected: 1
Dec 2025
3
Dec 18
Accepted: 1
Dec 15
Accepted: 2
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
171
173
176
GPA
3.87
3.96
4.0
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
5526
100%
Accepted
337
6%
Matriculated
173
3%
LSAT trend
GPA trend
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
85%
Full-time non-legal
14%
Unemployed
0.5%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
California
69
New York
37
District Of Columbia
28
International
2
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
54%
1-25
3%
26-500
11%
501+
40%
Business & industry
2%
Government
4%
Public interest
16%
Clerkship
19%
Federal
18%
State
2%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0.5%
Unemployed
0.5%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$74,475
Estimated 3 years: $223,425
Cost of living (off-campus)
$49,410
Estimated 3 years
$148,230
Total cost
$124,434
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$373,302
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$35,805
25th percentile: $17,903
75th percentile: $53,708
Scholarship amounts
<50%
48%
50-100%
34%
100%
0.6%
>100%
18%
Demographics
Out of 565 students in 2024, 56% were women, and 59% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
43%
Women
56%
Other
0.9%
Full-time faculty
Men
55%
Women
45%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
51%
Women
49%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
41%
Black
9%
Asian
23%
Hisp
15%
PI
0.2%
AI
1%
2+
9%
Unk
2%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
51%
Black
7%
Asian
10%
Hisp
16%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
11%
Unk
7%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
74%
PoC
26%
Part-time faculty
White
81%
PoC
19%
Stanford student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
241
-
55
53
Women
316
-
45
51
Other gender
5
-
0
0
White
233
102
74
84
Asian
128
19
-
-
Hispanic
86
31
-
-
Black
49
13
-
-
Pacific Islander
1
0
-
-
American Indian
7
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
49
21
-
-
Other
12
13
-
-
People of Color
332
97
26
20
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