Yale University

Ranked #1
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #8 in Above the Law 2025
New Haven, Connecticut

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.96
Median LSAT
174
Acceptance rate
5%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
170
174
177
GPA
3.91
3.96
4.0
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
4358
100%
Accepted
229
5%
Matriculated
174
4%

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
85%
Full-time non-legal
14%
Unemployed
0.9%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
New York
68
District Of Columbia
44
California
21
International
4
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
40%
1-25
1%
26-500
8%
501+
31%
Business & industry
5%
Government
4%
Public interest
16%
Clerkship
29%
Federal
26%
State
2%
Tribal
0%
International
0.9%
Education
2%
Unemployed
0.9%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$74,044
Estimated 3 years: $222,132
Cost of living (off-campus)
$27,210
Estimated 3 years
$81,630
Total cost
$103,579
Estimated 3 years
$310,737
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$33,774
25th percentile: $23,388
75th percentile: $44,484
Scholarship amounts
<50%
54%
50-100%
28%
100%
0%
>100%
18%

Demographics

Out of 615 students in 2024, 53% were women, and 54% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
46%
Women
53%
Other
1%
Full-time faculty
Men
61%
Women
39%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
66%
Women
34%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
46%
Black
11%
Asian
19%
Hisp
16%
PI
0%
AI
0.8%
2+
7%
Unk
0.7%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
44%
Black
8%
Asian
15%
Hisp
15%
PI
0%
AI
0.5%
2+
11%
Unk
6%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
75%
PoC
25%
Part-time faculty
White
88%
PoC
12%
Yale University student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
281
-
49
125
Women
327
-
31
64
Other gender
7
-
0
0
White
280
95
60
166
Asian
115
32
-
-
Hispanic
96
33
-
-
Black
70
18
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
5
1
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
45
23
-
-
Other
4
12
-
-
People of Color
335
119
20
23

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