Consider What Counts
By many measures, Stanford Law School stands out in the American law school landscape. A close-knit collegial community; a deep commitment to innovation’ an unconventional approach to education—immersive, interdisciplinary, and intensive. These are the advantages that define and distinguish SLS. We invite you to consider what counts in your search for a law school and to imagine how Stanford Law’s strengths might shape your future.
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Excellence
GPA range for SLS class of 2025:
3.19–4.16
LSAT range for
SLS class of 2025:
161–180
SLS acceptance rate:
6.88%
Community
JD population in 2022:
577
Size of first-year class
entering in Fall 2022:
178
Student organizations:
52
Experience
Clinics:
11
In addition to a clinic,
other classes a student will
enroll in during a clinic quarter:
0
Experience
Hands-on policymaking
practicums offered annually:
15+
Experience
Student publications
and law reviews:
12
Students working on
law reviews and journals:
53%
Experience
U.S. Supreme Court cases
students have worked on
since Spring 2004:
278
Access
Student-to-faculty ratio:
4.6 to 1
Classes with 30 students or more
(counting first-years):
21%
Classes with 20 students or fewer:
67%
Access
Typical size of a first-year
small section course:
30 students
Average size of a
1L Discussion Seminar:
13 students
Diversity
SLS receives approximately 4,500 applications every year, from all 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and 50 countries.
Students who have been out of college for
one or more years before starting SLS:
82%
Diversity
Students who entered in Fall 2022
with an advanced degree:
21%
Students of color in the
Fall 2022 JD population:
44%
Quality of Life
Students who are guaranteed
housing in their first year
100%
Months of the year in which
weather makes it difficult to
traverse the Stanford campus:
0
Quality of Life
SLS is 45 minutes from San Francisco,
30 minutes from the beach, and
3.5 hours from the snow.
Interdisciplinary Learning
Customized joint degrees
students can propose:
Virtually limitless
Time required to complete most
JD/MA programs:
3 years
Interdisciplinary Learning
Programs, centers, and special projects that advance research and solutions to modern-day challenges:
25+
Percentage of the Class of 2022 working in public service who are supported by our Loan Repayment Assistance Program:
15%
Careers
Each August, 200 employers representing 460 offices in the United States conduct interviews for summer and permanent positions.
Students in a typical class
who clerk after graduation:
43%
2022 graduates placed in jobs
within 9 months of graduating
or pursuing an advanced degree:
99.47%
Careers
Am Law 100 law firms employing alumni
as attorneys or partners, respectively:
91, 89
Median starting salary for an SLS graduate
in the class of 2022 (private sector):
$215K
Reach
Distance from SLS to Silicon Valley:
0 miles
Overseas law schools
with which SLS maintains
study abroad programs:
8
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Intensive in-country programs
that build global competency:
3
(South Africa, India,
Colombia)
One-of-a-kind global quarter:
SLS + 3 countries in 3 weeks
Reach
SLS alumni are pursuing careers in 77 countries,
50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico,
Guam, Mariana
Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
Military (Europe and Pacific)
and the Marshall Islands.