Stanford University

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
3.92
Median LSAT
173
Acceptance rate
9%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
169
173
175
GPA
3.78
3.92
4.0
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
4270
100%
Accepted
378
9%
Matriculated
171
4%

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%

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