Yale Law School — Admissions, Employment & Scholarships

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25

75th Percentile 177

50th Percentile 174

25th Percentile 171

75th Percentile 4

50th Percentile 3.96

25th Percentile 3.9

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024

Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)

88.4%

Full-time, long-term · of total graduates

Private Practice

Any Law Firm

40%

All firm sizes combined

BigLaw (251+ atty)

34.4%

Large firm placement

Clerkships

All Clerkships

28.8%

Federal, state & other

Federal Clerkship

26%

Article III & federal courts

Public Sector & Other

Government

3.7%

Federal, state & local

Public Interest

15.8%

Nonprofits & advocacy

Business & Industry

5.1%

In-house & corporate

Education

1.9%

Academia & teaching

Other Outcomes

JD Advantage

5.6%

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)

83.57%

Peer schools, same jurisdictions

vs. ABA Avg

+12.93%

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 227

Less than ½ tuition 208

Half to full tuition 93

Full tuition 0

More than full tuition 87