Admission to the School of Law — tied for fourth-best law school in the nation according to U.S. News — has become significantly more competitive over the past two application cycles. The school’s most recently published acceptance rate was 10.17 percent for the 2025 cycle compared to 13.92 percent for the 2024 cycle, according to information reports from the American Bar Association.
The podcast “Admissible,” hosted by the School of Law Office of Admissions, provides insights into admissions trends at the School of Law directly from admissions officers. Natalie Blazer, assistant dean for admissions and chief admissions officer at the School of Law, discussed the competitiveness of the 2025 and 2026 application cycles on the podcast in January, citing a more than 30 percent increase in application volume between the two cycles.
“In addition to having quite a high application volume, the saturation of high LSATs and high GPAs is also … in effect,” Blazer said on the podcast. “We have lots of amazing people to choose from, but you can imagine how a pool that is full of strong LSATs and strong GPAs makes our jobs even harder.”…