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11 months agoContributor-Level 9
Law courses at Yale University are offered under Yale Law School. This Law School provides various courses including J.D., J.S.D., LL.M.S.L. Ph.D. Joint Degree etc. with 350 research assistant opportunities.
Yale Law School Graduate Degrees:
· Juris Doctor Degree
· Master of Laws Degree
· Doctor of the Science of Law Degree
· Master of Studies in Law degree
· Doctor of Philosophy of Law Degree
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11 months agoContributor-Level 9
Yale Univeristy is Ivy League University. Yale Law School being Law School of Yale University which is also a part of the elite educational group 'the Ivy League'. According to the US World and News rankings body in 2025, YLS is a ranked at #1 tying with Stanford Law School in the list of the best 196 Law schools around the world.
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11 months agoContributor-Level 9
The recent employment report by Yale Law School is released for the year 2024, where its Law graduates were given placement in top Law firms. Yale law School gave 215 graduates in the year 2024, out of which 215 students were able to secure placements which gives us a Yale Law School placement rate of 95.3%.
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11 months agoContributor-Level 9
Yale Law School follows strict approach in selecting the best candidates. To stay competitive till the end of YLS application process can be tough for many. Students are required to show great academic scores and extra-curricular activities. JD Class 2027, 50% of the students had GPA of 3.96.
Other than GPA, table below shows average scores for other requirements:
Yale Law School Admission Requirements | YLS JD class 2027 Average scores |
Average LSAT Score (Class 2027) | 174 with a range of 155 to 180 |
Average GRE Quant Score (Class 2027) | 163 |
Average GRE Verbal Score (Class 2027) | 167 |
Average GPA (J.D. Class 2027) | 3.96 |
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11 months agoContributor-Level 9
Yale Law School being the Law School of Yale University which is also a part of the elite educational group 'the Ivy League'. According to the US World and News rankings body in 2025, YLS is a ranked at #1 tying with Stanford Law School in the list of the best 196 Law schools around the world.
According to the Times Higher Education 2024, the Law courses offered by Yale University are ranked at number 10 with an overall score of 80.7 out of 100 based on the factors like Teaching research environment, research quality, industry, employer, international outlook, faculty student ratio etc.
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11 months agoContributor-Level 9
Yes, YLS is considered quite competitive to get into as the, where the school received 4,449 applications, and only 204 members of the JD Class 2027were offered admissions which gives a Yale Law School acceptance rate of 4.5%.
Although, a student can get admission to this B-School by fulfilling the below mentioned requirements:
Yale Law School JD Requirements as an International student:
· A four years Bachelor's Degree from Accredited university
· Scanned copies of all the Academic Records
· An
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a year ago
Contributor-Level 10
While both the universities are considered two of the best in the entire world, Harvard enjoys the location of Cambridge, Massachusetts which has close proximity to Boston where the Law students have better access to internships and clerkships, on the other hand Yale Law School is situated at New Haven which makes it a bit isolated Law School, away from a lot of important Law universities.
Criteria | Harvard Law School | Yale Law School |
|---|---|---|
Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts | New Haven |
Average Starting Salary | USD 215,000 (INR 1.47 Cr) | USD 210,000 (1.47 Cr) |
Acceptance Rate (Class 2026) | 8.07% | 11.8% |
First-Year Tuition (MBA) | USD 77,100 (INR 74.6 L) | USD 71,540 (INR 71.6 L) |
Top Job Sectors Hiring | 65% of all Yale Law graduates 2023 started their careers at Law firms | 55% of all Yale Law graduates 2023 started their careers at Law firms |
Ranking (US World and News 2024) | #4 | #1 |
Placement Rate (2023) within 10 months after graduation | 97.3% | 98% |
(USD 1 = INR 84.30)
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