Emory Law School

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JD Admissions & Requirements

165

LSAT

3.80

GPA

40.9%

Admit Rate

Emory Law School is a prestigious JD program located in Atlanta, Georgia. In the competitive 2024 law school rankings, Emory Law School was ranked 42 by US News & World Report, making it a strong option for prospective law students in the current application cycle. For the current admissions cycle, Emory Law School has an entering 1L class size of approximately 245 with an acceptance rate of 40.9%, positioning it among the competitive law schools for JD applicants.

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Law School Applications

4316

JD application volume in 2024 cycle

JD Acceptance Rate

40.9%

81st percentile

JD Program Size

245

80th percentile

JD Tuition Cost

$131k*

* Indicates data is from a previous year when current year data is unavailable.

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About Emory Law School

Emory University School of Law is a top law school offering a practical, disciplined approach to the study of law. Emory Law is known for faculty who are experts in their respective areas of law and dynamic teachers in the classroom; a rigorous curriculum attuned to the needs of the legal profession; countless opportunities for hands-on learning through externships, clinics, and simulation courses; and an environment of support and cooperation that encourages challenging the status quo.

The Atlanta metropolitan area and Emory University provide exceptional resources for Emory Law students. Emory is internationally recognized for its outstanding liberal arts colleges, graduate and professional schools, and one of the Southeast’s leading health care systems. With a population of more than 5 million people, the Southeast’s largest city provides countless opportunities for legal networking, externships, and summer jobs. Atlanta ranks third in the United States for number of Fortune 500 headquarters, and the regional offices of nearly every federal agency are nearby.

With 20 percent of Emory Law’s alumni located in Atlanta, students can take advantage of Emory Law’s connections in the community to meet and learn from attorneys, judges, and others who will help launch their legal career in Atlanta, as well as in other major cities like Chicago, New York, Houston, Boston, Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, and Washington, DC.

Emory University School of Law is accredited by the American Bar Association, is a member of the Association of American Law Schools, and has a chapter of the Order of the Coif.

Emory Law School Law School Admissions Data & Statistics

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For law school applicants interested in the 2024 admissions cycle at Emory Law School, 4316 candidates submitted JD applications and 1338 received acceptance letters. The law school application process here is moderately selective for prospective students with an acceptance rate of 40.9%.

The JD program at Emory Law School enrolls a first-year class of 245 law students each year, with an admissions yield rate of 17.94%. This means that of the 1338 applicants who received law school acceptance letters, 240 chose to enroll. Understanding these law school admission statistics can help prospective JD applicants evaluate their chances and plan their application strategy.

For a competitive law school application to Emory Law School, students should aim to meet or exceed the median statistics shown below. Meeting these GPA and LSAT targets significantly improves your chances of admission.

LSAT & GPA Statistics
	25th	50th	75th
LSAT	158	165	166
	90th percentile
GPA	3.43	3.80	3.90
	94th percentile

	Value
Applications	4316
	91st percentile
Admission Offers	1338
Class Size	245
	80th percentile
Acceptance Rate	40.9%
	81st percentile
Yield Rate	17.94%
	7th percentile

The above statistics show that Emory Law School typically admits students with LSAT scores ranging from 158 (25th percentile) to 166 (75th percentile), with a median of 165.

For GPA, admitted students typically have undergraduate GPAs ranging from 3.43 to 3.90, with a median of 3.80.

With an acceptance rate of 40.9%, Emory Law School is considered a moderately selective law school in terms of admissions.

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Applications: Total number of people who applied to this law school.
Acceptance Rate: Percentage of applicants who received offers (lower = more selective).
Yield Rate: Percentage of admitted students who enrolled (higher = more desirable).

* Indicates data is from a previous year when current year data is unavailable.

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