ABA 509 DATA, 2025
Stanford Law School Admissions: LSAT, GPA, Cost, and Jobs (2025)
Stanford's median LSAT is 173, the median GPA a 4.0, and the acceptance rate is 6.1%, one of the lowest in the country. Get in and the number that stings is the tuition: $77,454 a year, and 49.6% of the class pays that full price with zero grant.
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 | 171 | 173 | 176 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 169 | 171 | 174 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| 2015 | 169 | 171 | 173 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
The median LSAT is up 2 points since 2019 and the median GPA moved +0.1. The bar moved here.
Your odds
At a 173 LSAT and a 4.0 GPA you're inside Stanford's middle 50%, not above it, since the range runs 171 to 176 on the LSAT alone. The acceptance rate is 6.1%, so even a file that clears the median gets rejected far more often than it gets in. 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) | $77,454/yr |
| Resident | $77,454/yr |
| Nonresident | N/A on file/yr |
| 3-year sticker total | $232,362 |
| Pays full sticker | 49.6% |
| Gets some grant | 50.4% |
A score above the 176 75th percentile is the strongest bargaining position you can bring to Stanford's financial aid office, and 50.4% of the class walked in with some kind of grant while the other 49.6% paid sticker.
What you get out (Class of 2024)
| Class year reported | 2024 |
| FT/LT employed, 10 months out | 95.5% |
| Biglaw (101+ lawyer firms) | 46.7% |
| Federal clerkships | 17.6% |
| Government + public interest | 19.6% |
| Bar pass rate | 96.7% |
95.5% of the 2024 class landed a full-time, long-term job within 10 months, nearly half went to biglaw and 17.6% landed a federal clerkship, and at those numbers the debt on $232,362 in tuition gets serviced about as fast as it can anywhere.
Schools like Stanford
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 Stanford Law School?
The median LSAT for Stanford's 2025 class is 173. The 25th percentile is 171 and the 75th is 176, one of the tightest and highest bands in the country.
What GPA do you need for Stanford Law School?
The median GPA is 4.0. The 25th percentile is 3.9 and the 75th is 4.0.
What is Stanford Law School's acceptance rate?
6.1% for the 2025 cycle, based on 337 offers out of 5,526 applications. It's among the most selective law schools that exist.
How much does Stanford Law School cost with and without aid?
Sticker tuition is $77,454 a year, or $232,362 over 3 years before living costs. 50.4% of the class gets some grant, and 49.6% pays full price.
What jobs do Stanford Law School graduates get?
95.5% of the 2024 graduating class had a full-time, long-term job within 10 months. 46.7% went to biglaw and 17.6% landed a federal clerkship.
Is Stanford Law School worth it at sticker?
For nearly everyone admitted, yes. A 95.5% placement rate, heavy biglaw representation, and a 17.6% clerkship rate mean the debt from $232,362 in tuition gets paid down fast for most of the class. The only real question is whether you're giving up a full ride somewhere else to take it.
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.
