Yale Law School Stats
Located in the college town of New Haven, Connecticut, Yale Law School is a graduate school of Yale University.
By the Numbers
Established: 1843Number of Students: 588
Student Body Demographics:
Minority: 27.2%
African-American: 8.2%
American Indian: 0.3%
Asian-American: 12.2%
Mexican-American: 1.7%
Puerto-Rican: 0.7%
Hispanic: 4.1%
International: 3.6%
Men: 51.4%
Women: 48.6%
Number of Professors: 80
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 6.8 to 1
Tuition: $46,000
Number of Applicants: 3,109
Yield: 79%
% graduates entering different occupations 2007:
Government: 5.9%
Public Interest: 9.7%
Judicial Clerks: 41.4%
Academia: 3.2%
Law Firms: 35.5%
Business/Industry: 4.3%
Bar Passage Rate: 93%
Contact
Admissions Office
P.O. Box 208329
New Haven, CT 06520-8329
Admissions phone: (203) 432-4995
Admissions e-mail: admissions.law@yale.edu
Academics
Specialized programs: Master of Studies in Law; JD/PhD; JD/MD
Special institutes or centers: Center for the Study of Corporate Law; Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights
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