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.
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 :
Under 25: 175
25 to 49: 34
50 to 74: 15
75 to 99: 2
100 +: 1
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
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)
75th Percentile: 175, 175, 0
50th Percentile: 172, 172, 0
25th Percentile: 170, 170, 0
# not included in LSAT calculations: 8, 8, 0
UGPA (All, Full Time, Part Time)
75th Percentile: 3.99, 3.99, 0
50th Percentile: 3.91, 3.91, 0
25th Percentile: 3.81, 3.81, 0
# not included in UGPA calculations: 1, 1, 0
GRE (All, Full Time, Part Time)
75th Percentile GRE Verbal Reasoning: 0, 0, 0
50th Percentile GRE Verbal Reasoning: 0, 0, 0
25th Percentile GRE Verbal Reasoning: 0, 0, 0
75th Percentile GRE Quantitative Reasoning: 0, 0, 0
50th Percentile GRE Quantitative Reasoning: 0, 0, 0
25th Percentile GRE Quantitative Reasoning: 0, 0, 0
75th Percentile GRE Analytical Writing: 0, 0, 0
50th Percentile GRE Analytical Writing: 0, 0, 0
25th Percentile GRE Analytical Writing: 0, 0, 0
J.D. Enrollment as of October 5th 2021
JD1
JD2
JD3
Total
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
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
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
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
#
%
#
%
#
%
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
$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’.
