The Ten Hardest Law Schools to Get Into

Summary: The Princeton Review has analyzed law school data and produced a list of the ten law schools with the most demanding admission requirements.

Business Insider reports that the Princeton Review has released its 2015 guide to law schools. This includes the “Best Professors,” “Most Competitive Students,” and “The Toughest to Get Into.”

To compile the data and create the list, The Princeton Review surveyed 19,500 law students and administrators from 169 law schools. LSAT scores, enrollment rates, acceptance rates, and undergraduate GPAs of first year classes were also reviewed.

The most competitive law schools in the United States according to the Princeton Review are:

1. Yale University – Law School (Acceptance Rate: 9%; Total Enrollment: 625)
2. Stanford University – School of Law (Acceptance Rate: 10%; Total Enrollment: 574)
3. Harvard University (Acceptance Rate: 16%; Total Enrollment: 1,741)
4. University of California, Berkeley – Berkeley Law (Acceptance Rate: 10%; Total Enrollment: 916)
5. Duke University – School of Law (Acceptance Rate: 19%; Total Enrollment: 629)
6. University of Pennsylvania – Law School (Acceptance Rate: 17%; Total Enrollment: 786)
7. University of Virginia – School of Law (Acceptance Rate: 18%; Total Enrollment: 1,048)
8. University of Chicago – Law School (Acceptance Rate: 20%; Total Enrollment: 612)
9. Columbia University – School of Law (Acceptance Rate: 21%; Total Enrollment: 1,250)
10. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – School of Law (Acceptance Rate: 18%; Total Enrollment: 737)

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