1 Yale UniversityYale University
http://www.law.yale.edu
http://www.law.yale.edu/admissions
Private institution
Year founded: 1824
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 02/01
Application fee: $70
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 6.5%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 168-175
2004-2005 Expenses
Tuition: $36,490 (full-time)
Room and board: $10,750
2 Harvard University
http://www.law.harvard.edu
Electronic application: http://www.law.harvard.edu/Admissions/JD/apply.php
Private institution
Year founded: 1817
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 02/01
Application fee: $75
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 11.3%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 169-175
2004-2005 Expenses
Tuition: $33,120 (full-time)
Room and board: $15,728
3 Stanford University
http://www.law.stanford.edu
Electronic application: http://www.law.stanford.edu/admissions/
Private institution
Year founded: 1893
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 02/01
Application fee: $65
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 7.7%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 166-172
2004-2005 Expenses
Tuition: $34,230 (full-time)
Room and board: $14,500
4 Columbia University
http://www.law.columbia.edu
https://www-app.law.columbia.edu/admissions/index.jsp
Private institution
Year founded: 1858
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 02/15
Application fee: $70
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 14.2%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 167-173
2004-2005 Expenses
Tuition: $37,256 (full-time)
Room and board: $13,377
5 New York University
http://www.law.nyu.edu
http://www.law.nyu.edu/depts/admissions/applications/online/jd.html
Year founded: 1835
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 02/01
Application fee: $75
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 19.8%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 167-172
2004-2005 Expenses
Tuition: $35,710 (full-time)
Room and board: $17,980
6 University of Chicago
Web site: http://www.law.uchicago.edu
Electronic application: https://grad-application.uchicago.edu/intro/law/intro1.cfm
Private institution
Year founded: 1902
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 02/01
Application fee: $65
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 15.8%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 167-171
2004-2005 Expenses
Tuition: $34,419 (full-time)
Room and board: $12,825
7 University of Pennsylvania
Web site: http://www.law.upenn.edu
Electronic application: http://www.law.upenn.edu/prospective/jd/apply/index.html
Private institution
Year founded: 1790
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 02/15
Application fee: $70
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 15.7%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 166-171
2004-2005 Expenses
Tuition: $34,988 (full-time)
Room and board: $10,341
8 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
Web site: http://www.law.umich.edu/
Electronic application: http://www.law.umich.edu/ProspectiveStudents/Admissions/applying.htm
Public institution
Year founded: 1859
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 02/15
Application fee: $60
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 19.9%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 164-169
2004-2005 Expenses
In-State Tuition: $29,358 (full-time)
Out-of-State Tuition: $34,358 (full-time)
Room and board: $9,415
9 University of Virginia
Web site: http://www.law.virginia.edu
Electronic application: http://www.law.virginia.edu/Main/Application+Forms
Public institution
Year founded: 1826
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 01/15
Application fee: $65
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 18.7%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 166-171
2004-2005 Expenses
Out-of-State Tuition: $31,100 (full-time)
Room and board: $13,726
10 Northwestern University
Web site: http://www.law.northwestern.edu
Electronic application: http://www.law.nwu.edu/depts/admissions/index.htm
Private institution
Year founded: 1859
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 02/15
Application fee: $80
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 16.1%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 166-170
2004-2005 Expenses
Tuition: $35,896 (full-time)
Room and board: $12,078
11 Cornell University
Web site: http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu
Electronic application: http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/admissions
Private institution
Year founded: 1887
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 02/01
Application fee: $70
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 19.2%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 164-168
2004-2005 Expenses
Tuition: $35,280 (full-time)
Room and board: $9,500
12 Duke University
Web site: http://www.law.duke.edu
Electronic application: http://admissions.law.duke.edu/admis/appform.html
Private institution
Year founded: 1930
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 01/01
Application fee: $70
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 21.2%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 162-169
2004-2005 Expenses
Tuition: $34,574 (full-time)
Room and board: $8,750
13 University of California--Berkeley
Web site: http://www.law.berkeley.edu
Electronic application: http://www.law.berkeley.edu/prospectives/admissions/
Public institution
Year founded: 1894
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 02/01
Application fee: $75
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 10%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 161-168
2004-2005 Expenses
In-State Tuition: $21,531 (full-time)
Out-of-State Tuition: $33,776 (full-time)
Room and board: $13,330
14 Georgetown University
Web site: http://www.law.georgetown.edu
Electronic application: http://www.law.georgetown.edu/admissions
Private institution
Year founded: 1870
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 02/01
Application fee: $75
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 18.4%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 166-170
2004-2005 Expenses
Tuition: $33,055 (full-time),
Room and board: $14,500
15 University of California--Los Angeles
Web site: http://www.law.ucla.edu
Electronic application: http://www1.law.ucla.edu/~admissions/
Public institution
Year founded: 1949
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 02/01
Application fee: $75
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 13.6%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 163-168
2004-2005 Expenses
Out-of-State Tuition: $33,168 (full-time)
Room and board: $12,084
16 University of Texas--Austin
Web site: http://www.utexas.edu/law
Electronic application: http://www.utexas.edu/law/depts/admissions/
Public institution Year founded: 1883
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 02/01
Application fee: $70
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 15.7%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 162-167
2004-2005 Expenses
Out-of-State Tuition: $25,003 (full-time)
Room and board: $7,742
17 Vanderbilt University
Web site: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/law/
Electronic application: http://law.vanderbilt.edu/admiss/forms.html
Private institution
Year founded: 1874
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 03/15
Application fee: $50
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 20.2%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 164-166
2004-2005 Expenses
Tuition: $32,194 (full-time)
Room and board: $10,684
18 University of Southern California (Gould)
Web site: http://www.usc.edu/law
Electronic application: http://www.usc.edu/law/admissions
Private institution
Year founded: 1900
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 02/01
Application fee: $70
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 17.9%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 163-167
2004-2005 Expenses
Tuition: $36,025 (full-time)
Room and board: $10,222
19 University of Minnesota--Twin Cities
Web site: http://www.law.umn.edu
Electronic application: https://www.law.umn.edu/
admissions/online_application.htm
Public institution
Year founded: 1888
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 03/01
Application fee: $60
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 28.5%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 160-166
2004-2005 Expenses
In-State Tuition: $17,948 (full-time)
Out-of-State Tuition: $28,042 (full-time)
Room and board: N/A
20 Boston University
Web site: http://www.bu.edu/law/
Electronic application: http://www.bu.edu/law/admissions/apply
Private institution Year founded: 1872
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 03/01
Application fee: $65
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 21.6%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 162-165
2004-2005 Expenses
Tuition: $31,408 (full-time)
Room and board: $10,540
21 George Washington University
Web site: http://www.law.gwu.edu
Electronic application: N/A
Private institution
Year founded: 1865
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 03/01
Application fee: $75
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 18.2%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 162-166
2004-2005 Expenses
Tuition: $32,620 (full-time), $22,940 (part-time)
Room and board: $10,700
22 University of Iowa
Web site: http://www.uiowa.edu/~lawcoll
Electronic application: N/A
Public institution
Year founded: 1865
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 03/15
Application fee: $50
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 30.9%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 156-163
2004-2005 Expenses
In-State Tuition: $12,348 (full-time)
Out-of-State Tuition: $26,556 (full-time)
Room and board: $6,350
23 Washington and Lee University
Web site: http://law.wlu.edu/admissions/Electronic application: N/A
Private institution
Year founded: 1849
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 02/01
Application fee: $50
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 19.2%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 162-167
2004-2005 Expenses
Tuition: $25,771 (full-time)
Room and board: $7,045
24 University of Notre Dame
Web site: http://www.lawadmissions.nd.edu
Electronic application: http://www.lawadmissions.nd.edu/admissions/methods.html
Private institution Year founded: 1869
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 03/01
Application fee: $55
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program) Acceptance rate: 13.7%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 162-167
2004-2005 Expenses
Tuition: $30,140 (full-time)
Room and board: $5,945
25 Washington University in St. Louis
Web site: http://www.law.wustl.edu/
Electronic application: https://www.law.wustl.edu/Admissions/wuforms
Private institution
Year founded: 1867
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 03/01
Application fee: $70
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 25.8%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 162-167
2004-2005 Expenses
Tuition: $33,189 (full-time)
Room and board: $11,000
26 University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
Web site: http://www.law.uiuc.edu/
Electronic application: http://www.law.uiuc.edu/admissions/apply.asp
Public institution Year founded: 1897
Fall 2006 Admissions Information
Application deadline: 03/15
Application fee: $40
Fall 2004 Admissions Statistics (Full-time Program)
Acceptance rate: 23.1%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile): 160-165
2004-2005 Expenses
In-State Tuition: $15,888 (full-time)
Out-of-State Tuition: $28,224 (full-time)
Room and board: $8,550
