HLS Profile and Facts

Class of 2016

Number of Applications: 5,510 
Number of Admission Offers: 858
Percentage Offered Admission: 15.6%
Newly Enrolled 1Ls: 564

GPA 75th / 50th / 25th percentiles: 3.95 / 3.88 / 3.77
LSAT 75th / 50th / 25th percentiles: 175 / 173 / 170
49% women
40% students of color
11% hold advanced degrees
72% at least 1 year out of college
52% 2+ years out of college

171 undergraduate schools represented in the 1L class

42 states represented (plus DC and Puerto Rico)
12 foreign countries represented 
11% Non-US Citizens
Countries Represented:  (Canada, China, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Germany, Jamaica, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Morrocco, Nigeria, United Kingdom) 

Harvard Law School

Student to Faculty ratio: 11.4:1
Full-time Faculty: 106
Visiting Professors: 37
Lecturers on Law: 94
Full-time Administrators: 243
Part-time Administrators: 32

Class of 2013

99% Graduation Rate

For additional information, please refer to our HLS Brochure(.pdf document).