Harvard Law Transfer Statistics

Here is everything you need to know about the Harvard Law transfer statistics for the last five years. All 1L students thinking about transferring to Harvard Law School need to read this article.

Total Harvard Law Transfer Students Per Year

Harvard Law accepts a high number of transfer students every year. Here’s a breakdown of the total number of students who transferred to Harvard Law from 2015-19.

2015: 55
2016: 36
2017: 40
2018: 32
2019: 43

You can see that Harvard Law admits, on average, 41 transfer students each year. This makes Harvard Law one of the most popular (and coveted) law school transfer destinations.

Harvard Law Transfer GPA Data

Now, let’s take a look at the GPA data associated with 1Ls who transferred to Harvard Law from 2015-19.

2015
- 75th Percentile: 3.98
- 50th Percentile: 3.92
- 25th Percentile: 3.85
2016
- 75th Percentile: 4.00
- 50th Percentile: 3.94
- 25th Percentile: 3.88
2017
- 75th Percentile: 3.96
- 50th Percentile: 3.92
- 25th Percentile: 3.87
2018
- 75th Percentile: 4.00
- 50th Percentile: 3.95
- 25th Percentile: 3.89
2019
- 75th Percentile: 4.02
- 50th Percentile: 3.95
- 25th Percentile: 3.89

Based on this GPA data, it goes without saying that Harvard Law is highly selective.

Indeed, with a median GPA of more than 3.9, you’ll need to ace virtually all of your 1L exams to have a shot at transferring to Harvard Law.

If that seems daunting right now, don’t stress. The good news is that more than 40 of your peers transfer to Harvard Law School each year.

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Top 5 Law Schools That Sent The Most Transfers To Harvard Law

Harvard Law accepts transfer students from dozens of law schools across the country.

So whether you’re currently attending Columbia Law, Arkansas Fayetteville, or any law school in between, you have a shot at transferring to Harvard Law if your grades are strong and you put together a compelling personal statement.

With that being said, here are the top 5 law schools that sent the most transfers to Harvard Law from 2015-19.

George Washington University (18)
Boston College (10)
Fordham University (10)
Washington University in St. Louis (9)
American University (9)

Harvard Law 509 Reports

I put together this summary of Harvard Law transfer statistics by using the Harvard Law 509 Reports. So if you’re looking for more transfer data on Harvard Law or any other law school, then I strongly encourage you to review the ABA 509 Reports.

All the best,

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