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Juris Doctor (JD)private nonprofit ABA 509 2023
Stanford Law School (JD)
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Annual Cost of Attendance
$101,000
~$303,000 total (3-yr degree)
Sub-15% Selectivity Floor: With an admit rate of 6.8%, this law school is tiered strictly as a Reach or Super Reach for all applicants regardless of perfect LSAT or GPA numbers.
Admissions Profile
Admit Rate
6.8%
LSAT Quartiles (25th – 50th – 75th)
170 · 173 · 176
Undergrad GPA (25th – 50th – 75th)
3.85 · 3.94 · 4.00
ABA 509 Merit Grants
Median Grant / Scholarship
$33,000 / yr
75th Percentile Grant
$49,000 / yr
Students Receiving Grants
74.0%
Career & Bar Outcomes
Bar Passage Rate
97.5%
Employed (10 Months, JD Required)
96.0%
Median Salary / Debt
$225,000 / $138,000
Estimate Your Odds & 3-Year Net Cost
Calculated against Stanford University's official ABA 509 disclosure percentiles.
Decision brief / student-controlled record
IF I CHOOSE THIS SCHOOL, WHAT HAPPENS?
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Planning estimate / ABA 509 2023
Cost and borrowing forecast
Estimated annual net price$68,000Published annual cost after median grant
3-year estimated cost$204,000Assumes the current annual estimate repeats
Projected funding gap$69,000After $45,000/yr family budget
Illustrative monthly payment$783If the full gap is borrowed for 10 years at 6.5%
Published outcome evidence
Bar passage rate97.5%Published ABA outcome
Employed at 10 months96.0%JD-required employment
Median salary$225,000Published median
Median graduate debt$138,000Published median