Yale Law School to Cover Full Tuition and Fees for Lowest-Income Students

Dean Gerken urges other law schools to direct more of their financial aid to need-based scholarships


Yale Law School will begin covering full tuition for its lowest-income students next fall, as the elite graduate program aims to diversify its ranks and make obtaining a law degree more affordable.

Students from families with income below the federal poverty line will receive annual scholarships of about $72,000, covering tuition, fees and health insurance. The students will still be responsible for their own living expenses, which the school estimates to be about $21,000 this school year.

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