I am a Future Student

SLS provides a vast and ever-changing buffet of options for students who want to make an impact. The sky is the limit here.

Nate Persily, JD ’98
James B. McClatchy Professor of Law
Co-Director, Stanford Cyber Policy Center

Students Share Their SLS Experience

I never imagined I’d be where I am today, in a career that is in harmony with my unique identity. SLS opened doors and gave me the courage to walk through them.

Hilary Tompkins, JD ’96

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Plan a Visit

Applicants and prospective students are strongly encouraged to visit the law school and Stanford campus.

Stanford Law School
Crown Quadrangle
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305

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SLS Events
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Check out the SLS calendar to see if there are any special events open to the public on the day you are visiting.
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FAQs

How much is tuition?

Tuition for 2022-2023 totals $66,924. Tuition is due in October, January, and April.

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Where can I get more information on financial aid?

The purpose of student financial aid is to assist students who would otherwise be unable to pursue a legal education at Stanford. Approximately 78 percent of the student body receives tuition fellowship or loan assistance, with the average fellowship portion per recipient totaling about $23,000 annually. Aid is awarded on the basis of demonstrated need and is provided through a combination of tuition fellowships, government guaranteed loans and private loans.

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What are my housing options?
On-Campus Housing:

At the heart of the Stanford campus and the center of university life, Munger Residence is an on-campus home base created specifically for Stanford Law and other Stanford graduate students. In fact, lawyers-in-training had direct input in the design process, resulting in a setting that supports lively interaction among students in and beyond law, business, and the sciences while providing respite from the intensity of law school.

Munger Residence brings the best of campus housing design to Stanford, where the limitless exchange of ideas fuels learning and innovation. Open common areas; architecture that fosters community; the largest apartments on campus, with contemporary appointments and amenities; a café and convenience store — all contribute to a comfortable, collaborative living environment enriched by cross-disciplinary dialogue.

Other housing options besides Munger Residence includes:

  • Escondido Village: This apartment complex houses single students, couples, and students with children in studio, one, two and three bedroom apartments. All students with partners or spouses and/or children who live on campus are assigned to Escondido Village.
  • Lyman Apartments:This graduate apartment complex consisting of 112 single-student two-bedroom apartments. Each furnished apartment is about 575 square feet and has its own bathroom, living-dining room, kitchen, and storage closet.
  • Rains Houses: This is a graduate apartment complex that houses 779 single students in two-and four-bedroom apartments. The two-bedroom apartments vary a bit in shape and size, but the average is about 575 square feet where as the four-bedroom apartments are about 1040 square feet and have two bathrooms.
  • Schwab Center: This graduate residential complex located just a few blocks from the Stanford Business School. The Center houses more than 200 students, primarily first-year MBAs, but law school students are welcomed to apply for housing in the center. Each suite is 700 square feet with a private living area, bath, and a full kitchen shared with one other resident.
Off-Campus Housing:

Stanford is located in Santa Clara County and immediately to the north is San Mateo County. There are numerous cities surrounding Stanford, going all the way north to San Francisco and all the way south to San Jose. The following communities located within 10 miles of campus:

  • Atherton
  • East Palo Alto
  • Los Altos/Los Altos Hills
  • Menlo Park
  • Mountain View
  • Palo Alto
  • Portola Valley
  • Redwood City
  • Woodside

All incoming students and returning students are eligible to access the Community Housing online listings which include rental listings of available rooms, places to share, apartments, cottages, houses, condominiums, and temporary rentals in the communities surrounding Stanford. Several local newspapers such as The Stanford DailyThe Palo Alto WeeklyStanford Report, and San Jose Mercury News run housing advertisements.

How many applicants are there every year? And how do I apply?

Each year Stanford Law typically receives about 4,500 applications from potential students from all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and 57 countries. Of those, some 180 join our vibrant community. Students come from across the United States and around the globe—from careers in the public and private sector, small liberal arts colleges and institutes of technology, military academies and academies of art, theological seminaries and medical schools, distinguished state universities and centuries-old private universities.

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Where can I go to check on the status of my application?

In order to keep you apprised of your application status, we are providing an online status page. To view the status of your application, please click on the link below in order to access the password protected online status page.  If you encounter difficulty accessing the page, note that bookmarking the site may be problematic.  We also have been advised that Internet Explorer is the most suitable browser.

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Where can I find the ABA-Required Disclosures?

You can find Stanford Law School’s ABA required disclosure here and recent graduate employment outcome here.

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