Yale Law School

About Yale Law School

Overview

Established: 1843
Parent School: Yale University
Dean: Heather Gerken
Location: New Haven, Connecticut

Website: law.yale.edu
School Type: Private
Campus: Urban
Enrollment: 636

2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: June 10

Application Fee: $50

Details

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Alumni Directory
Alumni Active on Lawyer Legion
Statistics
National Comparison Rankings
Contact the Yale Law School

News

Videos

James Forman Jr: Expanding Access to the Legal Profession after SFFA v. Harvard/UNC

Conversations on Leadership: Rakim Brooks ’16

People

Alumni Directory

This alumni directory of 1,115 lawyers who graduated from Yale Law School is powered by Lawyer Legion. Use the filters to narrow your search for attorneys by graduation year, practice areas or location. Results are limited to 250 per query. The lawyers in this directory all attended or received their Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School and are currently practicing law in the United States. The attorneys in this directory are also included in the Lawyer Legion network and provide legal services to consumers in and around their local area. These include lawyers in Connecticut and across the U.S. Browse the alumni directory to find and connect with lawyers who attended Yale Law School.

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Alumni Active on Lawyer Legion

Benjamin Gideon (1999)
Gideon Asen LLC
Portland, ME
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Jonathan Eric Polonsky (1982)
Polonsky Law PC
Rye Brook, NY
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Martin Wayne Lester (1990)
Lester Law
Chattanooga, TN
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Brendan Daniel Cummins (1996)
Cummins & Cummins, LLP
Minneapolis, MN
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Michael Alan Brodsky (2001)
Law Offices of Michael A Brodsky
Capitola, CA
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Benjamin Gideon (1999)
Gideon Asen LLC
New Gloucester, ME
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Statistics

Admissions Statistics

	2022	2021	2020
Completed Applications	4,129	5,194	3,539
Total Offers	236	214	262
Acceptance Rate	5.72%	4.12%	7.40%
LSAT Score Median	175	174	173
LSAT Score Low	171	171	170
LSAT Score High	178	177	176
Undergraduate GPA Median	3.94	3.94	3.94
Undergraduate GPA Low	3.87	3.88	3.85
Undergraduate GPA High	3.99	3.99	3.99
Total Graduates	209	221	203

Bar Exam Statistics

	2022	2021	2020
Total First Time Takers	213	215	183
Total Passed	204	211	181
School's Bar Passage Rate	95.77%	98.14%	98.91%
ABA Approved Law Schools Average Bar Passage Rate	78.40%	80.69%	79.54%
School Passage Rate vs. Average Passage Rate	17.37	17.45	19.37

Tuition and Expenses

	2022	2021	2020
Tuition Full Time Resident	$69	$67	$32
Tuition Full Time Non-resident	$69	$67	$32
Tuition Part Time Resident	-	-	-
Tuition Part Time Non-resident	-	-	-
On Campus Living Expenses	$25	$24	$23
Off Campus Living Expenses	$25	$24	$23

Grants and Scholarships

	2022	2021	2020
Total Students Reciving Grants	410	469	396
Total Percentage Receiving Grants	64%	73%	64%
Average Grant Amount - Median	$31.00	-	-
Average Grant Amount - Low	$22.00	-	-
Average Grant Amount - High	$40.00	-	-

Students and Faculty

	2022	2021	2020
Student-to-Faculty Ratio	2.4	2.7	2.5
Total Students	636	640	619
Total Students Male	309	307	310
Total Students Female	318	324	327
Total Faculty	260	241	249
Total Faculty Male	165	157	160
Total Faculty Female	95	83	88
Total Faculty Minorities	45	34	33

National Comparison Rankings

The national comparison rankings below compare Yale Law School to other ABA-approved law schools in the United States. The rankings were determined by comparing the statistics reported by each school. You can view the raw data for these law school rankings here.

2021 National Rankings - Yale Law School

#1 in Median Undergraduate GPA - 3.94
Yale Law School is tied for #1 regarding the highest median undergraduate GPA (3.94) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#1 in Acceptance Rate - 4.12%
Yale Law School ranks #1 regarding student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 4.12% among those who applied for admission.

#8 in Student-to-Faculty Ratio - 2.7
Yale Law School ranks #8 regarding the lowest student-to-faculty ratio with a 2.7 faculty ratio

#1 in Median LSAT - 174
Yale Law School is tied for #1 regarding the median LSAT score, with a score of 174 among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#3 in Bar Passage Rate - 98.14%
Yale Law School ranks #3 regarding the highest bar passage rate among first-time test takers.

#6 in Highest Tuition - $67
Yale Law School is tied for #6 regarding the highest tuition among full-time resident (in-state) students.

#111 in Presence of Minority Faculty - 14.11%
Yale Law School ranks #111 regarding the highest percentage of racial or ethnic minority faculty (14.11%).

#157 in Presence of Female Faculty - 34%
Yale Law School ranks #157 regarding the highest percentage of faculty who are female (34%).

Contact

Yale Law School

127 Wall St

New Haven, CT 06511

law.yale.edu

Phone: 203-432-4995