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Prospective & Admitted Students

New Students: Applying For Financial Aid

At Yale Law School, the financial aid process is personal. We recognize that traditional financial aid applications and forms only tell part of our students’ stories. Thus, we encourage students to meet with a financial aid staff member to discuss any financial circumstances not reflected on their applications and to share financial challenges or changes that occur throughout their enrollment. Our small class size allows us to work with students individually and to provide confidential one-on-one counseling to everyone who requests it. Access to our institutional financial aid application, FAAST, will not be granted until the Applicant has been Admitted.

For more details on JD financial aid policies and procedures, please refer to the 2025-2026 JD Financial Aid Handbook.

TO UPLOAD REQUIRED FINANCIAL AID DOCUMENTS, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

SUBMIT TO RECEIVE INITIAL AID OFFER:

If you need to update your application after it has been submitted, including to reflect any special circumstances, please email the Financial Aid Office with the new information.

Application RequirementU.S. Citizen Seeking Loans OnlyU.S. Citizen Seeking Loans & ScholarshipsNon U.S. Citizen Seeking Loans OnlyNon U.S. Citizen Seeking Loans & Scholarships
Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA)XX  
Financial Aid Application & Scholarship Tool (FAAST) XXX

SUBMIT TO FINALIZE AID OFFER: May 15, 2025 (in order for accepted financial aid funds to appear on the July bill)

Application RequirementU.S. Citizen Seeking Loans OnlyU.S. Citizen Seeking Loans & ScholarshipsNon U.S. Citizen Seeking Loans OnlyNon U.S. Citizen Seeking Loans & Scholarships
Student 2024 1040 IRS tax return
[or equivalent foreign documentation]		XXXX
Parent 2024 1040 IRA tax return
[or equivalent foreign documentation]
Only for students under age 29 as of 12/31/25		 X X
Notification and Confirmation FormXXXX
Educational Purpose Form  XX

SUBMIT TO ESTABLISH STUDENT LOANS: August 1, 2025

Application RequirementU.S. Citizen Seeking Loans OnlyU.S. Citizen Seeking Loans & ScholarshipsNon U.S. Citizen Seeking Loans OnlyNon U.S. Citizen Seeking Loans & Scholarship
Master Promissory Note*XXXX
Entrance Counseling Session*XX  
Title IV Authorization*XX  
International Loan Disclosure*  XX
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) Disclosure*  XX
Truth in Lending Act Self Certification  XX

* Student will receive email notification from Student Financial Services to complete these requirements on the Yale Hub the appropriate time during the summer.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is used to determine eligibility for federal student loans: Get the Application

  • Yale Law School’s Title IV federal code number is 001426.
  • Regardless of age, it is not necessary to submit parental information on the FAFSA.
  • Married students will need to submit their spouse’s information.
  • You must e-sign the FAFSA using your assigned PIN

Visit the FAAST website:

  • Students who will be 28 years old (or younger) on December 31, 2025 need to submit parental information. Students who will be at 29 years old or older on December 31, 2025 do not need to submit parental information.
  • Married students will need to submit their spouses' information.
  • Some questions on FAAST reflect data required for the purpose of specific scholarships fund eligibility and are used solely for that purpose.

  • All copies of tax documentation must be signed.
  • If student, spouse or parent were not required to file taxes a Student/Spouse Non Tax Filer Form or Parent Non Tax Filer Form must be filed with accompanying W-2 forms.
  • Married students must submit their spouses’ individual 2024 tax return or joint tax return.
  • Students who will be 28 years old (or younger) on December 31, 2025 need to submit parental tax documentation.
  • International students should submit equivalent foreign tax documentation both for themselves and applicable spouse or parent.

Yale Law School  2025-2026 Notification & Confirmation Form

  • This form acts as your acceptance of the aid award offered. Please complete Section A indicating if you are declining or accepting any portion of the loans awarded.
  • In addition to the unit loans offered in your award letter, you may choose to borrow additional funds to cover the calculated parent, spouse or student contribution(s). If you choose to do this, you should indicate the additional borrowing requested in Section A. Note that only additional borrowing to support the calculated parent contribution is COAP eligible.
  • If you are opting to use a private loan, you should indicate the lender, lender ID and type of loan in the appropriate fields in Section A.

  • The Yale Law School Financial Aid Office does not certify loans with lenders until after July 1. After the loans have been certified, Student Financial Services will alert you by email that you may now complete entrance counseling, promissory notes and other loan disclosures. Do not complete any promissory notes prior to receiving confirmation that the loan has been certified.
  • Note that some of these requirements will be directly accessible as downloads from the Yale Hub, some will be web driven via URLs and some will be manual documents that must be returned directly to Student Financial Services. Student Financial Services will provide full instructions on how to access the specific requirements you must complete.
  • These loan documents will only need to be completed once as a new borrower at Yale Law School and will then be effective for your entire enrollment.

Financial aid available to noncitizen students, including international, undocumented, and DACA students, is very similar to the financial aid available to domestic students: Yale Law School meets 100% of demonstrated financial need with a combination of loans and scholarships. There is no difference in the amount of financial aid or scholarship funding provided to citizens and noncitizen students. In addition, tuition rates are the same for all students, regardless of citizenship status.

Noncitizen students are eligible for two types of financial aid: need-based institutional scholarships and the Yale Graduate and Professional International (YGPI) Loan. The YGPI Loan is available without a cosigner. Some students choose to take out private loans instead of the YGPI Loan, however they are not required to do so. Noncitizen students apply for financial aid using our Financial Aid Application & Scholarship Tool (FAAST), which allows us to determine eligibility for loans and scholarships.

Students are also responsible for submitting additional documentation as requested by the Financial Aid Office for the purposes of reconciling discrepancies, providing clarification of application data, or if selected for federal verification purposes.

All internal Financial Aid Forms are available for completion, or download, on our Forms website.