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J.D. Class of 2029

  • Applications 9,061
  • Offers of Admission 780
  • Enrolled 1Ls 561
  • Admit Rate 8.6%

86% at least one year out of college

73% two or more years out of college

21% four or more years out of college

Academic Percentiles25th50th75th
LSAT172174176
GRE Verbal165167169
GRE Quantitative164167169
GRE Writing55.55.5
GPA3.913.974.00

138 Undergraduate Institutions

26 Instruments

Accordion, Alto Saxophone, Banjo, Baritone, Cello, Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet, Double Bass, Drums, Electric Guitar, Flute, Guitar, Guqin, Harp, Keyboard, Oboe, Organ, Piano, Piccolo, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet, Vibraphone, Viola, Violin, Voice


From Near and Far

  • Languages 57
  • States + D.C. 49
  • STEM Majors 100

Languages

American Sign Language, Ancient Greek, Arabic, Aramaic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Biblical Hebrew, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Catalan, Croatian, Darija, Esperanto, French, Galician, German, Gokana, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Hokkien, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Khmer, Korean, Latin, Lithuanian, Malayalam, Mandarin, Modern Hebrew, Modern Greek, Old English, Persian (Farsi), Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Sanskrit, Serbian, Sichuanese, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Taiwanese, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Yiddish, Yoruba

Class of 2029 by the Numbers

229 Thesis Writers
170 Phi Beta Kappa Inductees
94 Congressional Staffers
40 Collegiate Mock Trial Competitors
34 Varsity Athletes Across 20 Sports
23 Teachers
22 Campus Tour Guides
22 Marathon Runners
16 Fulbright Scholars
14 Gold Award Girl Scouts and Eagle Scouts
9 Graduation/Commencement Speakers
7 Black Belts



5 Schwarzman Scholars
5 Future Leaders in Law Scholars
5 Critical Language Scholarship Recipients
5 Truman Scholars
4 QuestBridge Scholars
4 Lego Enthusiasts
3 Rhodes Scholars
3 Boren Scholars
3 Yenching Scholars
2 Navy SEALs and 1 Army Ranger
2 Letterpress Print Makers
1 Backyard Chicken-Keeping Expert


Note: The information above reflects the Class of 2029 as of 8/26/2026 and is based on details shared in the application form and materials.