Stanford Law School

Stanford, CA

Stanford Law School is located in Stanford, CA and enrolls approximately 193 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 173 and median GPA is 3.96. In the most recent reporting year, 87.4% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 46.3% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 19.5% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
193
Median LSAT
173
Median GPA
3.96
Bar-Required Jobs
93.5%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 176
50th Percentile 173
25th Percentile 171
75th Percentile 4
50th Percentile 3.96
25th Percentile 3.87

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
87.4%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
53.7%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
46.3%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
20%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
19.5%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
4.2%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
9.5%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
4.2%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.6%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
4.7%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0.5%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
96.5%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
81.4%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+15.1%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
200
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 280
Less than ½ tuition 77
Half to full tuition 142
Full tuition 2
More than full tuition 64