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Juris Doctor (JD)private nonprofit ABA 509 2023
Yale Law School (JD)
Yale University
New Haven, CT
Annual Cost of Attendance
$98,500
~$295,500 total (3-yr degree)
Sub-15% Selectivity Floor: With an admit rate of 4.1%, 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
4.1%
LSAT Quartiles (25th – 50th – 75th)
171 · 175 · 177
Undergrad GPA (25th – 50th – 75th)
3.86 · 3.96 · 4.00
ABA 509 Merit Grants
Median Grant / Scholarship
$32,000 / yr
75th Percentile Grant
$48,000 / yr
Students Receiving Grants
75.0%
Career & Bar Outcomes
Bar Passage Rate
98.5%
Employed (10 Months, JD Required)
97.0%
Median Salary / Debt
$225,000 / $135,000
Estimate Your Odds & 3-Year Net Cost
Calculated against Yale 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$66,500Published annual cost after median grant
3-year estimated cost$199,500Assumes the current annual estimate repeats
Projected funding gap$64,500After $45,000/yr family budget
Illustrative monthly payment$732If the full gap is borrowed for 10 years at 6.5%
Published outcome evidence
Bar passage rate98.5%Published ABA outcome
Employed at 10 months97.0%JD-required employment
Median salary$225,000Published median
Median graduate debt$135,000Published median