- 204 members of the class
- 4,449 applicants
- 86% yield (198 of 229 new offers accepted)
- 24% first generation college and/or low income
- 20% first generation college
- 34% first generation professionals
24%
first generation college and/or low income students
86
undergraduate institutions
9%
veterans and servicemembers
86%
yield
Statistical Profile of the Class of 2027
- 14% Hurst Horizon Scholars
- 89% at least 1 year out of college
- 46% at least 3 years out of college
- 56% women
- 50% students of color
- 22% LGBTQ+
- 19 veterans and servicemembers (1 Air Force, 6 Army, 3 Coast Guard, 5 Marine Corps, 4 Navy); 9% of the class
- 10 Rhodes Scholars, 5 Schwarzman Scholars, 5 Truman Scholars, 4 AmeriCorps Members, 3 Fulbright Research Fellows, and 1 Marshall Scholar
- 86 undergraduate institutions represented
- 38 states represented
- 12 countries represented
| Low | 25% | Median | 75% | High | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPA | 3.22 | 3.91 | 3.96 | 4.00 | 4.27 |
| LSAT | 155 | 170 | 174 | 177 | 180 |
More About the Class of 2027
The Class of 2027 has collectively lived or worked in:
Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong SAR, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mexico, Mongolia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Palestinian Territories, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Russia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, The Gambia, The Philippines, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Zambia.
…and can read and speak the following languages:
Arabic (Modern Standard Arabic), Armenian, Bengali, Cantonese, Cebuano, Classical Farsi, Creole, Danish, Dari, English, Ewe, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Latin, Malayalam, Mandarin, Pashto, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swedish, Telugu, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Wolof, and Yiddish.
86 undergraduate institutions represented
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YLS by the Numbers
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