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As of the first day of class. Our ABA Required Disclosures reflect our data as of October 5 of the same academic year.
Tulane Law School received over 2,400 applications for the Fall 2026 Entering First Year Class.
Class Size: 234
Students of Color: 29%
Women: 51%
Median Age: 23
LSAT (25th, 50th, and 75th percentile): 159 - 164 - 165
UGPA (25th, 50th, and 75th percentile): 3.53 - 3.75 - 3.83
Louisiana Representation: 16%
South Central (Excluding Louisiana) Representation: 17%
Midsouth/Southeast Representation: 38%
West and Northwest Representation: 8%
Northeast/New England Representation: 15%
Midwest Representation: 6%
International Representation: 1%
Q-1. How many applications do you receive and how many students enroll?
A-1. For Fall 2026, we received over 2,400 complete applications and welcomed 234 students into our entering JD class. In recent years, our applicant pool has exceeded 2,000 applications for an incoming class of approximately 230 to 240 students.
Q-2. Do you have “rolling admissions”?
A-2. Yes, in the following sense: we begin reviewing complete applications in November and begin announcing admission and merit-scholarship decisions in December. We announce decisions as they are made, although decisions are not necessarily made in the order in which applicants apply.
Applying earlier does not necessarily improve the chances of admission, but applicants who apply later in the cycle may be at a disadvantage because we have a stronger sense of how many earlier admitted applicants may already have reserved their places in the class. Space and scholarship opportunities may become more limited as the cycle progresses.
Q-3. What is your application deadline?
A-3. Tulane Law does not have a strict application deadline. We strongly encourage applicants to submit their applications between September and March, and earlier if possible. Later applications will still be considered as long as space remains in the incoming class, but applicants who apply later in the cycle may have fewer opportunities for admission and merit scholarships.
We continue reviewing applications and making admission decisions throughout the spring, and when space remains, into the summer. Applicants planning to take the LSAT after March 1 are encouraged to submit their applications before receiving their later score.
Q-4. How do I submit an application?
A-4. We require applicants to use the electronic application service offered by the Law School Admission Council.
Q-5. Do you offer deferred admission?
A-5. We offer one-year deferred admission on an individual basis, generally when a candidate presents a compelling circumstance. Requests should be made before June 1. In limited circumstances, a two-year deferral may be available for established service programs or military service.
Q-6. What is the amount of your application fee?
A-6. The application fee is $60. The fee is waived for JD applicants who apply through LSAC by Mardi Gras Day! If you receive a need-based fee waiver for LSAC services, your Tulane application fee will be waived automatically when you apply electronically.
Q-7. What advice can you give me about my application? What should I send along with my application?
A-7. FOLLOW DIRECTIONS. Make sure you submit everything required and attach each document to the appropriate part of the application. Answer all questions completely and explain anything in your record that requires context.
Letters of recommendation are not required, but they can be helpful when they are written by professors, supervisors, or others who know your work well. We encourage applicants to use the Law School Admission Council's Letter of Recommendation Service.
If something in your academic or personal history requires explanation, provide that context. At the same time, there is generally no need to submit unsolicited materials such as term papers, senior theses, or other work product that is not requested as part of the application.
Q-8. Do you consider grade trends, major field, the undergraduate school, or other circumstances surrounding a particular GPA?
A-8. Yes. We consider the circumstances surrounding an applicant's academic record, including grade trends, the rigor and nature of the undergraduate curriculum, the undergraduate institution, and other factors that may provide context for a particular GPA. These factors are considered a part of the application as a whole. They can be especially important when they help us understand an applicant's academic preparation and potential for success in law school.
Q-9. My grades will improve this semester. What should I do about making sure you see those grades?
A-9. Send us your fall grades as soon as they become available by arranging for a new transcript to be sent to the Credential Assembly Service (CAS). Applicants who send fall grades in January can be assured that the updated information will be considered.
Q-10. What are you looking for in students?
A-10. We seek to enroll a class that brings together students with strong academic preparation, varied experiences, different perspectives, and a demonstrated capacity to contribute to the law school community.
We look for students with solid academic records, often supported by strong performance on the LSAT. We value evidence of curiosity, initiative, persistence, achievement, and hard work. We also consider the trajectory of an applicant's record. If you started out poorly and improved steadily, that improvement matters.
It is not necessary to know exactly why you want to go to law school or exactly what you want to do after law school. If you have a compelling reason for pursuing a legal education, however, that can be an important part of your application. We read your essay(s) carefully because they help us understand what is important to you and how you think. Your essay(s) should do more than recount your experiences; they should tell us something meaningful about you.
We are generally more interested in activities you pursued because you genuinely cared about them than in long lists of clubs or organizations joined solely to enhance a law school application. Depth of involvement, achievement, and what you learned from an experience are more meaningful to us than the number of activities on your resume.
We also recognize that students have different opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities. Employment, family responsibilities, community involvement, military service, caregiving, and other experiences can be equally meaningful. What matters is what you did with the opportunities available to you and what those experiences reveal about you.
Every application is considered individually. Strong academic credentials are important, but they are not the only things we consider. We want to understand the person behind the numbers and what you would contribute to the Tulane Law community.
Q-11. Do you take into account extracurricular activities?
A-11. Yes. We are impressed when a student has become particularly interested in something and has devoted significant time and energy to it, whether that interest takes the form of a hobby such as photography or horseback riding, an activity such as volunteer work, leadership in an organization, employment, or another sustained commitment.
A student who has been employed and therefore has not had the opportunity to participate in typical extracurricular activities will not be penalized. Work experience can be an important part of an application. At the same time, we want to see what you accomplished, what skills you developed, and what you learned from your experiences. A list of activities by itself is not especially meaningful.
Q-12. How do you evaluate the different parts of an application?
A-12. We consider the application as a whole. LSAT performance and undergraduate GPA are important because, in combination, they provide useful information about academic preparation and likely performance in law school. They are not considered in isolation, however, and there is no single formula that determines an admission decision.
We also consider grade trends, the difficulty and context of an applicant's undergraduate coursework, essays, letters of recommendation, work and extracurricular experiences, leadership, integrity, and other information provided in the application. For some applicants, the personal essay may provide important context or insight. For others, a letter of recommendation, significant achievement, work experience, or sustained commitment to a particular endeavor may be especially meaningful. Different factors matter in different ways for different applicants.
The point is that admission is an individual process. Every complete application is read in its entirety, and we consider the information an applicant provides in determining whether Tulane Law is the right place for that student and whether the student would contribute meaningfully to our community.
Q-1. Is the LSAT required? What about multiple LSAT scores? What about the LSAT writing sample?
A-1. Tulane requires the LSAT for all first-year J.D. applicants. We accept scores from any administration of the LSAT offered by the Law School Admission Council, so long as the score is reportable. Tulane Law will consider your highest reported LSAT score if you take the test multiple times.
We do not assign a grade to the LSAT Writing Sample, but we may consider it as additional information, particularly in close cases in which questions about an applicant's writing ability arise.
Q-2. What are your average or median scores? What do I need to get in?
A-2. While this is a common question, you should not treat our medians as strict application guidelines or minimum requirements. At Tulane Law, we consider the LSAT and undergraduate GPA together, along with the rest of the application.
A score or GPA below one of our medians does not automatically make an applicant noncompetitive. At the same time, academic credentials remain important indicators of preparation for law school, so applicants with stronger academic credentials will generally be more competitive.
Our statistical profile changes from year to year. You can find the most recent class profile at the top of this page.
Q-1. What should I major in as an undergraduate if I want to go to law school?
A-1. Whatever you want to major in and whatever you want to learn about.
If you think you must major in Political Science or History to be admitted to law school or to do well in law school, we want to disabuse you of that notion. Major in something you enjoy and want to study deeply. You will likely do better work as an undergraduate, enjoy yourself more, and may even discover an alternative path that you find more rewarding.
Make an effort to take a broad range of courses, including subjects that require you to reason, analyze, and write. Courses in areas such as logic, economics, philosophy, history, art, and the social sciences can all help you develop skills that will serve you well in law school.
In short, no undergraduate major is preferred or most advantageous. What matters is that you challenge yourself academically and develop the ability to communicate your ideas clearly, both orally and in writing.
Q-2. I’m planning to work for a year or two prior to law school. What type of job should I look for?
A-2. Look for the kind of work that interests you. If you want to be a paralegal, by all means to do so. But don't take a job solely because you believe it will help you get into law school.
The experience gained in almost any job can help you once you are in law school because it gives you concrete experiences to which you can apply the theoretical and abstract concepts you will encounter in your legal education. More importantly, meaningful work can help you develop skills, interests, and perspectives that become valuable parts of your application and your life.
Q-3. Do I need to complete my undergraduate degree?
A-3. Tulane Law School is one of a small number of law schools that will allow exceptional students to begin law school without a baccalaureate degree. We generally require three-quarters of the work toward a bachelor's degree, with almost all of the credits in courses of substantial intellectual content.
To be admitted without completing an undergraduate degree, students must have very strong academic records. In most years, our entering class consists almost entirely of students who have completed an undergraduate degree, with the exception of students participating in our 3/3 program.
Q-4. So you offer a 3/3 or BA/JD program?
A-4. Yes. We offer a 3/3 program for Tulane undergraduates in cooperation with the various undergraduate divisions of Tulane University. Eligible students, with permission from the appropriate undergraduate dean, may apply to Tulane Law School during their junior year.
If admitted, students enroll in the first year of law school. At the end of that year, the baccalaureate degree is conferred. After two more years of successful study in law school, the law degree is conferred.
