Overview

About the program

Lawyers practice law, work in business and government, put their degrees to use in science, education, and policymaking, and serve their communities in many other ways.

Knowledge of the law, both its content and how to argue about it, remains critical in all these roles. But it is not enough, and a lawyer must also understand the needs of the people he or she serves and the consequences for them of different legal positions.

And because those needs cross disciplinary boundaries, Stanford Law—true to Stanford University’s heritage of learning without limits— offers the opportunity for a truly interdisciplinary, multidimensional legal education.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Stanford Law’s curriculum blends courses that instill essential skills — starting with the ability to think like a lawyer — with opportunities to customize your education to your interests and ambitions.
Classes are small enough to support intensive discussion and collaboration. Faculty actively engage you in exploring key concepts and new ideas.
Courses provide a springboard to the immersive learning opportunities — practice-focused clinics, policy-making practicums, faculty salons, global studies and more — that distinguish an SLS education.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-16 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Stanford, United States

Disciplines

Criminal Law Civil & Private Law Legal Studies View 15 other PhDs in Criminal Law in United States

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Application for Admission
Application Fee
Resume
Personal Statement
Optional Diversity Essay
Optional Short Essays
Two Letters of Recommendation
Right of Access to Recommendations
Standardized Tests. All applicants are required to take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test
Credential Assembly Service Report

Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

27540 USD / year

≈ 27540 USD / year
Out-of-State

27540 USD / year

≈ 27540 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

27540 USD / year

≈ 27540 USD / year

Additional Details

quarterly tuition

Living costs

Stanford

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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