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2022 Law Schools Fast Facts

In 2022, 196 ABA-accredited law schools are offering J.D. (Juris Doctor) programs excluding 3 law schools on teach-out plan. By school type, there are 86 public and 110 law schools offering J.D. programs. Of them, 11 law schools are approved by ABA to offer distance education and hybrid learning by combining online courses and on-campus programs.

How tight to admit to Law Schools?

The law school admission is competitive with low acceptance rate and high LSAT score and GPA. The 2022 average acceptance rate is 40.11% over the 196 ABA-accredited law schools. Especially, most high-ranked law schools have very selective rate. In 5 schools, the acceptance rate is below 10% and additional 23 schools have their rate below 20%.
One of most important thing to get into law schools is the LSAT score. The average LSAT score is 158 in 2022. 15 law schools have the LSAT score of 170 or higher which is very competitive score, and 64 schools' scores sit on between 160 and 170. Along with LSAT score, the GPA is also required to apply to law schools, and the average GPA is 3.54 in 4.0 scale.
2022 Law Schools Admission and LSAT Score Statistics
All Law SchoolsPublic Law SchoolsPrivate Law Schools
Acceptance Rate40.11%38.98%40.99%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)32.70%33.82%31.82%
LSAT Score158158158
GPA3.543.543.54

How Expensive to Attend Law Schools?

In general, the law school tuition is higher than typical college tuition. The 2022 average law school tuition & fees is $48,679 over the 196 ABA-accredited law schools. In public law schools, the average tuition is $29,458 for state residents and $42,305 for out-of-state students. In private schools, the tuition is $53,662 which is higher than public schools.
In average, 79.82% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average amount of the financial aid is $21,012 that covers 43.16% of tuition amount
2022 Average Law School Tuition & Fees
All Law SchoolsPublic Law SchoolsPrivate Law Schools
Tuition & Fees$48,679$42,305$53,662
% Received Financial Aid79.82%77.34%81.76%
Average Amount of Received Financial Aid$21,012$15,574$25,263
Covered % of Tuition43.16%36.82%47.08%

How Many Law School Students Enrolled?

In 2022, a total of 707 law schools students enrolled to law schools. For the first-time enrollment, 206 students newly enrolled to law schools.
The average students to faculty ratio is 6 to 1 with 127 total faculties.
2022 Law School Students and Faculties
All Law SchoolsPublic Law SchoolsPrivate Law Schools
First-time Students206180226
Total Enrollment707622773
Faculties127113138
Students to Faculty Ratio6.2 to 16.0 to 16.3 to 1

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