ABA-Required Disclosures
Overview
Stanford Law School combines classic and innovative education to prepare students for an interconnected, global world. The school offers 21 joint degree programs in such areas as Bioengineering, Business, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Environment and Resources, Health Research and Policy, History, International, Comparative and Area Studies, Stanford Global Studies, International Policy Studies, Management Science and Engineering, Medicine, Modern Thought and Literature, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Public Policy and Sociology as well as countless customized joint degrees. In addition, Stanford Law School offers cooperative degree programs with Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Johns Hopkins’ Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. Eleven clinical programs allow students to undertake the roles and responsibilities of practicing lawyers, and more than 25 academic programs, centers and projects offer opportunities for research and policy-oriented study. The Master of Laws (LL.M.), Master of Legal Studies, (M.L.S.) Master of the Science of Law (J.S.M.) and Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.) degrees are offered.
Stanford Law School is approved by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association, 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654, 312-988-6738.
2021 Standard 509 Information Report
Standard 509 Information Report from previous years
The Basics
Type of school | Private |
Application deadline | 2/15/2022 |
Application fee | $85 |
Financial aid deadline | 3/15/2022 |
Academic Calendar
Term | Quarter |
Months students may begin studying law | September |
Months the Law school confers degrees | January, March, June, September |
# of credit hours required to earn the JD | 111 |
Curricular Offerings 2020-2021
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Typical first-year section size, excluding Legal Research & Writing | 30 |
Number of course titles, beyond the first year curricular, offered last year | 268 |
Number of upper division classroom course sections with an enrollment :
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Number of seats available in law clinics last year | 263 |
Number of field placements positions filled last year | 48 |
Number of seats available in simulation courses | 496 |
Number of seminars | 80 |
Number of co-curricular offerings | 3 |
2021 First Year Class (Oct 6th 2020-Oct 5th 2021)
2021 | |
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Completed Applications | 5685 |
Offers of Admission | 357 |
Acceptance Rate (Percent) | 6.28% |
Enrollees from Applicant pool | 161 |
Enrollment rate from Completed Applications | 2.83% |
Enrollment rate from Offers of Admission | 45.10% |
Other first-year enrollees | 23 |
Total in First-year class (All, Full Time, Part Time) | 184, 184, 0 |
LSAT (All, Full Time, Part Time)
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UGPA (All, Full Time, Part Time)
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GRE (All, Full Time, Part Time)
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J.D. Enrollment as of October 5th 2021
JD1 | JD2 | JD3 | Total | |||||||||||||
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T | M | W | O | T | M | W | O | T | M | W | O | T | ||||
Hispanics of any race | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 93 | |||
American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Asian | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 57 | |||
Black or African American | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 49 | |||
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Two or More Races | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 44 | |||
Total Minority | 75 | 39 | 35 | 1 | 82 | 36 | 46 | 0 | 86 | 33 | 53 | 0 | 243 | |||
White | 100 | 49 | 49 | 2 | 96 | 55 | 41 | 0 | 114 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 310 | |||
Nonresident Alien | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | |||
Race and Ethnicity Unknown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
Total | 184 | 94 | 86 | 4 | 188 | 97 | 91 | 0 | 205 | 93 | 112 | 0 | 577 |
Faculty Resources 2020-2021
Male | Female | Other | People of Color | Total | |
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Full-time faculty members | 54 | 43 | 0 | 20 | 97 |
Non-full-time faculty | 44 | 41 | 0 | 17 | 85 |
Total | 98 | 84 | 0 | 37 | 182 |
Full Time | Part Time | Total | |
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Librarians | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Administrators | 37 | 0 | 37 |
1L Tuition and Fees 2021-2022
Per Annual: | Resident | Annual Fees | Non-Resident | Annual Fees | Other | Annual Fees |
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Full-Time | $64,350 | $2,046 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Part-Time | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Per Credit: | Resident | Annual Fees | Non-Resident | Annual Fees | Other | Annual Fees |
Full-Time | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Part-Time | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Tuition Guarantee Program | No |
J.D. Degrees Awarded 2020-2021
Hispanics of any race | 28 |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 |
Asian | 15 |
Black or African American | 12 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 |
Two or More Races | 12 |
Total Minority | 67 |
White | 106 |
Nonresident Alien | 8 |
Race and Ethnicity Unknown | 1 |
Total | 182 |
Grants and Scholarships 2020-2021
Total | Full-Time | Part-Time | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | |
Total number of students | 565 | 100 | 565 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Total number receiving grants | 424 | 75 | 424 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
Less than 1/2 tuition | 191 | 34 | 191 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
Half to full tuition | 190 | 34 | 190 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
Full tuition | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
More than full tuition | 42 | 7 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
75th Percentile grant amount | $50,996 | $0 | ||||
50th Percentile grant amount | $35,457 | $0 | ||||
25th Percentile grant amount | $6,895 | $0 |
Living Expenses 2021-2022
Estimated Living Expenses for Singles | ||
Living on campus | Living off campus | Living at home |
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$40,659 | $44,757 | $0 |
Conditional Scholarships 2020-2021
The school does not award scholarships that may be reduced or eliminated based on law school academic performance other than failure to maintain good academic standing. Therefore, the school does not complete a ‘conditional scholarship retention chart’.
Academic Attrition 2020-2021
JD1 | JD2 | JD3 | UL | |||||||||||||||
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T | M | W | O | % | T | M | W | O | T | M | W | O | % | |||||
Hispanics of any race | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
Asian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
Black or African American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
Two or More Races | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
Total Minority | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
Nonresident Alien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
Race and Ethnicity Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Other Attrition 2020-2021
JD1 | JD2 | JD3 | UL | |||||||||||||||
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T | M | W | O | % | T | M | W | O | T | M | W | O | % | |||||
Hispanics of any race | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
Asian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
Black or African American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
Two or More Races | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
Total Minority | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
White | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | ||||
Nonresident Alien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
Race and Ethnicity Unknown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Transfers 2020-2021
JD1 Transfer Out | 0 |
Transfers In* | 11 |
75th Percentile JD1 GPA | 0.00 |
50th Percentile JD1 GPA | 3.90 |
25th Percentile JD1 GPA | 0.00 |
*GPA Percentiles provided if School has 12 or more transfers in. If more than 5 but less than 12 transfers in only 50th percentile will be provided. |
Schools from which Students Transferred (for schools matriculating more than 5 transfer students)
# of Transfer Students | |
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University of California-Berkeley | 2 |
University of California-Davis | 1 |
University of California-Hastings | 3 |
University of California-Los Angeles | 1 |
Columbia University | 1 |
Duke University | 1 |
Georgetown University | 2 |
Bar Passage Report
Ultimate Bar Passage
Calendar Year of Graduation | 2019 | |
A | Number of graduates in calendar year | 183 |
B | Graduates who sat for a bar examination within one year of their date of graduation. | |
# of takers | – | |
# who passed | – | |
% that passed | – | |
C | Graduates who sat for a bar examination within two years of their date of graduation. | |
# of takers | 179 | |
# who passed | 177 | |
% that passed | 98.88% | |
D | Graduates who have been admitted or have applications pending to be admitted via Diploma Privilege | |
# of Diploma Privilege | 0 | |
% that passed (incl. Diploma Privilege) | 98.88% | |
E | Number with no information | 2 |
Number who did not take a bar examination | ||
Within one years of graduation | – | |
Within two years of graduation | 2 |
First Time Bar Passage
Calendar Year | 2021 | |
A | Total Graduates in Calendar Year* | 182 |
B | # from Calendar Year NOT taking Bar Exam | 18 |
C | # from Previous Years Taking Bar for First Time in Calendar Year | 11 |
D | Number of Early Takers | 1 |
E | # from Calendar Year with no information | 4 |
Total First Time Takers in any jurisdiction | 171 | |
G | Total who passed the bar in any jurisdiction | 166 |
H | Law School weighted average pass rate | 97.08% |
I | ABA first time weighted average pass rate | 79.73% |
J | Difference In Weighted Average | 17.35% |
K | Graduates who have been admitted or have applications pending to be admitted via diploma privilege | |
# of Diploma Privilege | 0 | |
% that passed (incl. Diploma Privilege) | 97.08% |
* Total graduate count excludes Early Takers who also graduated in 2021.
Details 2021:
Jurisdiction | Takers | Passers | Pass % | State Pass % for ABA approved law schools | Difference |
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CALIFORNIA | 78 | 73 | 93.59 | 76.99 | 16.60 |
NEW YORK | 45 | 45 | 100.00 | 45 | 13.81 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 16 | 16 | 100.00 | 80.57 | 19.43 |
17 REMAINING JURISDICTION | 32 | 32 | 100.00 | 76.64 | 23.36 |