Santa Clara University Law School - Admissions, Stats & Reviews

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JD Admissions & Requirements

Data from 2023 admissions cycle

159

LSAT

3.55

GPA

52.4%

Admit Rate

Santa Clara University School of Law is a prestigious JD program located in Santa Clara, California. In the competitive 2024 law school rankings, Santa Clara University School of Law was ranked 158 by US News & World Report, making it a strong option for prospective law students in the current application cycle. For the 2023 admissions cycle, Santa Clara University School of Law has an entering 1L class size of approximately 244 with an acceptance rate of 52.4%, positioning it among the competitive law schools for JD applicants.

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SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY Santa Clara Law

Law School Applications

1913

JD application volume in 2023 cycle

JD Acceptance Rate

52.4%

32nd percentile

JD Program Size

244

81st percentile

JD Tuition Cost

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About Santa Clara University School of Law

Santa Clara Law offers an exceptional environment in which to study law. Situated on a lush campus centered around a historic California mission, Santa Clara Law is located in the heart of the Silicon Valley, one of the most vibrant and exciting economies in the world. Located just 40 miles south of San Francisco, Silicon Valley is home to leading law firms as well as companies such as Google, Apple, eBay, Intel, and Yahoo!.

Santa Clara Law is consistently recognized as among the nation's best law schools for its intellectual property curriculum and program, as well as for being one of the most diverse law schools in the country. The global law program includes more summer-abroad opportunities than any other law school in the nation. Additionally, Santa Clara Law’s Center for Social Justice and Public Services has allowed students to actively serve the community.

Santa Clara Law does not use rolling admissions. Instead they have an early action deadline which is non-binding.

Application opens: November 1: Early Action Deadline (non-binding; file must be complete by November 30)

Application deadline: May 1st.

Admissions website: https://law.scu.edu/admissions/apply

Admissions Email: [email protected]

Admissions Phone: (408) 554-5048

Santa Clara University School of Law Law School Admissions Data & Statistics

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Showing 208 applications (119 accepted, 10 waitlisted, 17 rejected)

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For law school applicants interested in the 2024 admissions cycle at Santa Clara University School of Law, 1913 candidates submitted JD applications and 1003 received acceptance letters. The law school application process here is moderately selective for prospective students with an acceptance rate of 52.4%.

The JD program at Santa Clara University School of Law enrolls a first-year class of 244 law students each year, with an admissions yield rate of 23.93%. This means that of the 1003 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 Santa Clara University School of Law, 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	155	159	162
	57th percentile
GPA	3.31	3.55	3.72
	39th percentile

	Value
Applications	1913
	65th percentile
Admission Offers	1003
Class Size	244
	81st percentile
Acceptance Rate	52.4%
	32nd percentile
Yield Rate	23.93%
	24th percentile

The above statistics show that Santa Clara University School of Law typically admits students with LSAT scores ranging from 155 (25th percentile) to 162 (75th percentile), with a median of 159.

For GPA, admitted students typically have undergraduate GPAs ranging from 3.31 to 3.72, with a median of 3.55.

With an acceptance rate of 52.4%, Santa Clara University School of Law is considered a moderately selective law school in terms of admissions.

What these numbers mean

Percentiles: The 25th/50th/75th percentiles show the distribution of scores among admitted students.
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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