2026 CLASS PROFILE AND ABA 509 DATA
Emory Law School Admissions: LSAT, GPA, Cost, and Jobs (2026)
Emory's story in one line: a 166 median LSAT gets you into a school that sends 44.8% of grads to biglaw, and 98.2% of the class walks away with some grant against the $69,510 sticker. The acceptance rate is 30.1% on 3,931 applications.
The 2026 entering class
Emory Law School's 2026 entering class had a median LSAT of 168, up 2 from 166 in 2025. The median GPA was 3.85. The school hasn't published its 25th and 75th percentiles yet.
Source: the school's admissions office, as of September 26, 2026. These numbers can shift until the 2026 ABA 509 reports publish. Everything below this section is 2025 ABA 509 data.
What it takes to get in
These are the school's own reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile LSAT and GPA numbers from its ABA Standard 509 filing, the same disclosure every accredited law school has to file each year. The 50th percentile is the median: half the admitted class scored above it, half below.
| Year | LSAT 25th | LSAT 50th | LSAT 75th | GPA 25th | GPA 50th | GPA 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 162 | 166 | 168 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 158 | 165 | 166 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 2015 | 156 | 165 | 166 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
The median LSAT is up 1 point since 2019 and the median GPA moved +0.0.
Your odds
A 168 LSAT and up puts you in Emory's top quarter, 166 sits you right at the median, and 162 or below drops you into the bottom 25% of the admitted class. At a 30.1% acceptance rate, a median score gives you real odds. Run your own numbers through the calculator before you spend a filing fee guessing.
See where you land: the LSAT Unplugged law school chances calculator. What is 1 LSAT point worth here? See the scholarship math.
What it costs
| Sticker tuition (2025) | $69,510/yr |
| 3-year sticker total | $208,530 |
| Pays full sticker | 1.8% |
| Gets some grant | 98.2% |
98.2% of Emory's class gets some grant money and just 1.8% pays full sticker, so a score above the 168 75th percentile is about the strongest bargaining position this school offers.
What you get out (Class of 2024)
| Class year reported | 2024 |
| FT/LT employed, 10 months out | 91% |
| Biglaw (101+ lawyer firms) | 44.8% |
| Federal clerkships | 3.8% |
| Government + public interest | 13.9% |
| Bar pass rate | 86.2% |
91.0% of the 2024 class landed a full-time, long-term job within 10 months and 44.8% went to firms of 101 lawyers or more, numbers that make the $208,530 3-year sticker an easy call for a class where almost nobody pays it in full.
Schools like Emory
These 6 are the closest match by median LSAT, then median GPA, out of all 196 schools in the 509 master (as of 2026). Use them as your realistic comparison set, not the list of "reach" schools everyone starts with.
FAQ
What LSAT score do you need for Emory Law School?
The median LSAT for Emory's 2025 class is 166. The 25th percentile is 162 and the 75th is 168, up from a 165 median in 2019.
What GPA do you need for Emory Law School?
The median GPA is 3.8. The 25th percentile is 3.7 and the 75th is 3.9, essentially unchanged since 2019.
What is Emory Law School's acceptance rate?
30.1% for the 2025 cycle, based on 1,183 offers out of 3,931 applications.
How much does Emory Law School cost with and without aid?
Sticker tuition is $69,510 a year, or $208,530 over 3 years before living costs. 98.2% of the class gets some grant, and just 1.8% pays that full price.
What jobs do Emory Law School graduates get?
91.0% of the 2024 graduating class had a full-time, long-term job within 10 months. 44.8% went to firms with 101 or more lawyers, and 3.8% landed a federal clerkship. The bar pass rate for that class was 86.2%.
Is Emory worth it at sticker?
Yes, and it's close to a non-question, since only 1.8% of the class pays full sticker anyway. With a 44.8% biglaw placement rate and a 91.0% FT/LT rate, the debt math works comfortably for the large majority of admitted students.
Source: ABA Standard 509 Information Reports, 2015 to 2025, via LSAT Unplugged's 509 master. Verify against the school's filing before relying on it. Last updated 2026-09-30.
