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Overview

Stanford Law School combines classic and innovative education to prepare students for an interconnected, global world. The school offers 21 joint degree programs in such areas as Bioengineering, Business, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Environment and Resources, Health Research and Policy, History, International, Comparative and Area Studies, International Policy Studies, Management Science and Engineering, Medicine, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Public Policy and Sociology as well as countless customized joint degrees. In addition, Stanford Law School offers cooperative degree programs with Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Johns Hopkins’ Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. Eleven clinical programs allow students to undertake the roles and responsibilities of practicing lawyers, and more than 30 academic programs, centers and projects offer opportunities for research and policy-oriented study. The Master of Laws (LL.M.), Master of Legal Studies, (M.L.S.) Master of the Science of Law (J.S.M.) and Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.) degrees are offered.

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The Basics

Type of school Private
Term Quarter
Application deadline 2/15/2015
Application fee $100
Financial aid deadline 3/15/2015
Can first year start other than fall? No

Admissions Data (Class of 2017)

GPA and LSAT Scores

Total Full-Time Part-Time
Number of apps 4,482 4,482 0
Number of offers 408 408 0
Number of matrics 179 179 0
75% GPA 3.97 3.97 0.00
Median GPA 3.90 3.90 0.00
25% GPA 3.80 3.80 0.00
# not incl. in GPA percentile calc. 2 2 0
75th Percentile LSAT 174 174 0
50th Percentile LSAT 172 172 0
25th Percentile LSAT 169 169 0
# not incl. in LSAT percentile calc. 0 0 0

Tuition, Fees, Living Costs and Financial Aid

Tuition and Fees  (Academic Year 2014-2015)

Resident Nonresident
Full-time $54,366 $54,366
Part-time
Tuition Guarantee Program No

Living Expenses  (Academic Year 2014-2015)

Estimated Living Expenses for Singles
Living on campus Living off campus Living at home
$28,395 $29,646 N/A

Grants and Scholarships  (Academic Year 2013-2014)

Total Full-Time Part-Time
# % # % # %
Total number of students 574 100 574 100 0 0
Total number receiving grants 301 52.4 301 52.4 0 0
Less than 1/2 tuition 163 28.4 163 28.4 0 0
Half to full tuition 124 21.6 124 21.6 0 0
Full tuition 5 0.9 5 0.9 0 0
More than full tuition 9 1.6 9 1.6 0 0
75th Percentile grant amount $32,730 $0
50th Percentile grant amount $23,060 $0
25th Percentile grant amount $15,000 $0

Conditional Scholarships

Note: The school does not award scholarships that may be reduced or eliminated based on law school academic performance other than failure to maintain good academic standing. Therefore, the school does not complete a ‘conditional scholarship retention chart.’

Financial Aid Handbook 2013-2014

Enrollment Data, Transfer and Attrition Rates

JD Enrollment and Ethnicity (Academic Year 2014-2015)

Men Women Full-Time Part-Time First-Year Total J.D. Deg Awrd
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Hispanics of any race 39 12.2 27 10.5 66 11.4 0 0 22 12.3 66 11.4 27
American Indian / Alaska
Native		 2 0.6 1 0.4 3 0.5 0 0 0 0 3 0.5 0
Asian 29 9.1 32 12.4 61 10.6 0 0 16 8.9 61 10.6 24
Black / African
American		 16 5 18 7 34 5.9 0 0 8 4.5 34 5.9 16
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Two or more
races		 16 5 24 9.3 40 6.9 0 0 18 10.1 40 6.9 17
Total Minority 102 32 102 39.5 204 35.4 0 0 64 35.8 204 35.4 84
White 197 61.8 141 54.7 338 58.6 0 0 100 55.9 338 58.6 95
Non-resident Alien 8 2.5 6 2.3 14 2.4 0 0 5 2.8 14 2.4 4
Race / Ethnicity
Unknown		 12 3.8 9 3.5 21 3.6 0 0 10 5.6 21 3.6 4
Total 319 55.3 258 44.7 577 100 0 0 179 31 577 100 187

Transfers (Academic Year 2013-2014)

Total Number 12
75th Percentile 1L GPA 4.10
50th Percentile 1L GPA 3.91
25th Percentile 1L GPA 3.85

JD Attrition (Academic Year 2013-2014)

Academic Transfer Other Total
# # # # %
1st year 0 0 0 0 0
2nd year 0 0 1 1 0.5
3rd year 0 0 1 1 0.5
4th year 0 0 0 0 0

Faculty and Administrators (Calendar Year 2014)

Total Men Women Other Minority
Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall
Full-Time 76 90 51 54 25 36 0 0 13 14
Deans, librarians & others who teach 18 18 6 6 12 12 0 0 6 6
Part-Time 56 19 39 14 17 5 0 0 7 4
Total 150 127 96 74 54 53 0 0 26 24

Curricular Offerings, Academic Calendar and Academic Requirements (Academic Year 2013-2014)

Full-Time Part-Time
Typical first-year section size 30 0
Number of classroom course titles beyond first-year curriculum 280
Number of upper division classroom course sectionsUnder 25
25-49
50-74
75-99
100+		 178
34
14
4
1
Number of positions available in simulation courses 509
Number of simulation positions filled 468 0
Number of seminar positions filled 1,023 0
Number of positions available in faculty supervised law clinic courses 313
Number of faculty supervised law clinic positions filled 240 0
Number of field placement positions filled 58 0
Number of students who enrolled in independent study 227 0
Number of students who participated in law journals 385 0
Number of students who participated in interschool skills competitions 39 0
Number of credit hours required to graduate 111

2015-2016

Academic Calendar

Bar Passage Data

Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2013)

First-time takers 173
Reporting % 93.06 Average State Pass % 74.23
Avg. School Pass % 91.92 Avg. Pass Diff.% 17.69

 

Jurisdiction Takers Passers Pass % State % Diff %
California 124 112 90.32 71.09 19.23
New York 37 36 97.30 84.76 12.54

 

Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2012)

First-time takers 150
Reporting % 73.33 Average State Pass % 71.43
Avg. School Pass % 93.64 Avg. Pass Diff % 22.21

 

Jurisdiction Takers Passers Pass % State % Diff %
California 110 103 93.64 71.43 22.21

 

Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2011)

First-time takers 173
Reporting % 91.91 Average State Pass % 75.88
Avg. School Pass % 91.20 Avg. Pass Diff % 15.32

 

Jurisdiction Takers Passers Pass % State % Diff %
California 113 100 88.50 72.15 16.35
New York 46 45 97.83 85.03 12.80