Stanford Law School

Ranked #1
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #21 in Above the Law 2025
Palo Alto, California

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
Dec 2025
3
Dec 18
Dec 15
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2025 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
171
173
176
GPA
3.87
3.96
4.0
Admissions funnel

Based on 2025 data from ABA

Count
Percent
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

Location
Jobs
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
$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

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
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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