Emory University School of Law is a private law school in Georgia. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 88.36% first-time bar passage rate (state average 80.5%). 91.1% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 35.3% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $69,510 per year; a median grant of $36,000 brings median net tuition to about $33,510. The median LSAT is 166 with a 30.09% acceptance rate.
No placements reported (0%): Academia. These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.
Bar passage · first-time
This school88.36%
State avg80.5%
first-time +7.9 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 95.4% · class of 2025 first-time 86.34% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 166
162168
uGPAmedian 3.82
3.683.87
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied3,931
Offered1,183
Enrolled 1L391
Offer rate 30% · yield 33%.
Grant distribution
No grant 1.8%Under half 44.9%Half to full 52%Stipend 1.3%
Demographics
Women 56%Men 44%
White
486
Black
65
Hispanic
69
Asian
198
Two or more
29
Other / unreported
66
Cost detail
Resident tuition
$69,510
Non-resident
$69,510
Mandatory fees
$962
Living estimate
$38,990
Median grant
$36,000
Grant 25 / 75
$28,000 / $45,000
Cond. schol. loss
—
Faculty & market
Total faculty
194
Full-time faculty
61
Faculty of color
40
Total JD enrollment
913
Graduates
224
Mean attorney salary · state
$155,640
Trajectory since 2011
LSAT · 25-75 band
Middle-50% LSAT band by entering class.
uGPA · 25-75 band
Middle-50% uGPA band by entering class.
First-time bar passage
First-time bar passage rate by year.
Full-time resident tuition
Sticker resident tuition by year.
Total JD enrollment
Total JD enrollment by year.
Admissions
LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
162 / 166 / 168
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.68 / 3.82 / 3.87
Acceptance rate
30.09%
Applications received
3,931
Offers extended
1,183
1L enrollment
391
Total JD enrollment
913
GRE-only takers
8
1L attrition (academic / other)
1 / 3
Transfers in / out
8 / 18
Cost & scholarships
Resident tuition
$69,510
Non-resident tuition
$69,510
Mandatory fees
$962
Living-expense estimate
$38,990
Median grant
$36,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile
$28,000 / $45,000
No-grant share
1.8%
< half-tuition grants
44.9%
Half-to-full grants
52.0%
Full-tuition grants
0.0%
Above-full grants (stipend)
1.3%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
—
Bar passage
First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)
88.36%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar
95.4%
State average (same exam)
80.5%
Difference vs. state
+7.9 pts
Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.
What is the first-time bar passage rate at Emory University School of Law?
Emory University School of Law reported a 88.36% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 80.5% state average.
How much does Emory University School of Law cost?
Resident tuition at Emory University School of Law is $69,510 per year (about $208,530 over three years). The median grant is $36,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $33,510 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Emory University School of Law?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Emory University School of Law is 166 and the median GPA is 3.82; the acceptance rate is 30.09%.
What are the job outcomes at Emory University School of Law?
91.1% of Emory University School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 35.3% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 4.5% were still seeking employment.
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Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.