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%

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