法学院申请是滚动录取：网申一般 9 月开放，位子从秋天开始一批批发出去。同一所学校，11 月递交和 2 月压线递交，面对的是完全不同的竞争池。所以「截止日期」只是底线，真正的节奏是越早越有利。
申请季的四个节点
- 9–10 月：LSAC 网申开放，材料应当在此前基本齐备（成绩单认证和推荐信最耗时）。
- 11 月中：多数学校的 Early Decision 截止（绑定录取，录了必须去），适合目标极其明确的申请人。
- 12 月–次年 1 月：第一批放榜与主力递交窗口，奖学金池最充裕的阶段。
- 2–3 月：多数学校的常规截止高峰。压线递交依然可能录取，但奖学金议价空间明显变小。
申请材料与要求：通用清单
各校要求大同小异，差别在细节。通用底盘是：LSAT 或 GRE（各校口径不同，校页标注了当季以 GRE 入学的人数）、CAS 成绩单认证（国际本科需 3–6 周，最容易拖慢全局）、个人陈述、2 封推荐信（多数上限 3–4 封）、简历，以及国际申请人的 TOEFL/IELTS。三类常见差异要逐校确认：是否接受 GRE、语言成绩的最低分与单项要求、是否有校本补充文书（Why X / 多样性陈述）。每所学校的报名费、开学月份和这些差异点，都收录在对应学校页里。
T50 全表（按 2026 排名排序）
下表截止日期为各校最新官方披露口径。个别学校填报的是优先截止或滚动审理说明，以学校官网当季公布为准；每所学校的详情页里都放了官网入口。
| 排名 | 学校 | JD 申请截止 | 开学月份 |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Stanford University | February 16, 2026 | September |
| #2 | University of Chicago | December 1, 2025 and March 1, 2026 | September |
| #2 | Yale University | 2/15/2026 | August |
| #4 | University of Virginia | 03/01/2026 | August |
| #4 | University of Pennsylvania | March 1 | September |
| #6 | Harvard University | February 15 | August |
| #7 | Duke University | 2/15 | August |
| #7 | New York University | February 15th | August |
| #9 | Northwestern University | 2/15 | August |
| #9 | Columbia University | 11/15/2025 | August / September |
| #9 | University of Michigan | February 28 | August |
| #12 | Vanderbilt University | April 1 | August |
| #13 | Cornell University | January 1, March 1, July 1 | August |
| #13 | University of California-Los Angeles | January 30, 2026 | August |
| #13 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Rolling | August |
| #16 | University of Texas | March 1 | August |
| #16 | University of California-Berkeley | November 14, 2025 (binding early decision) and February 17, 2026 (regular decision) | August |
| #18 | University of North Carolina | May 1 | August |
| #18 | Georgetown University | March 2, 2026 | August |
| #20 | Boston College | March 31 | August |
| #20 | University of Notre Dame | March 1 | August |
| #22 | University of Minnesota | 06/01/2026 | September |
| #22 | Texas A&M University | JD: May 31, JD Transfer: July 31 | August |
| #24 | Boston University | April 1, 2026 | September |
| #24 | Brigham Young University | May 1 | August |
| #26 | University of Georgia | June 1 | August |
| #26 | University of Wisconsin | November 28, 2025 (Early Decision); April 1, 2026 (Regular Decision); July 1, 2026 (Transfer) | September |
| #26 | University of Southern California | 2/1 - Priority. 4/1 - Final. | August |
| #26 | George Washington University, The | March 1 | August, January |
| #30 | Wake Forest University | March 1, 2026 | August |
| #30 | The Ohio State University | 7/1 | August |
| #32 | George Mason University | Priority: March 1 / Regular: April 30 | August |
| #32 | University of Iowa | May 1 | August |
| #34 | William & Mary | April 1 | August |
| #34 | Washington and Lee University | March 1 | August |
| #34 | Florida State University | 3/15, 7/31 | August / January |
| #34 | University of Florida | 2/15 (Binding Decision), 7/15 (Regular Decision) | August |
| #34 | University of California-Irvine | 03/31/2026 | August, January |
| #34 | Baylor University | 12/01/2025; 03/15/2026 | August, February, May |
| #40 | University of Alabama | — | August |
| #40 | Emory University | March 15 | August |
| #42 | Fordham University | March 15, 2026 | August |
| #42 | Southern Methodist University | April 1 | August only 1Ls; August, January, or May for transfer students |
| #44 | University of Utah | October 24 (Early Decision) May 15 (Regular Decision) | August |
| #44 | Arizona State University | 3/1 | August, January |
| #46 | University of Kansas | February 20, 2026 | August |
| #46 | Pepperdine University | 02/01/2026 | August |
| #46 | University of Illinois | March 15 | August |
| #49 | Temple University | March 1, 2026 | August |
| #49 | Villanova University | May 1 | August |
| #49 | Indiana University-Bloomington | June 1; May 1 for international applicants | August |
英国（牛津 BCL、剑桥 LL.M. 等）与加拿大法学院的申请日历正在按官网逐校核对，本周补入选校库。
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数据来源：各校 ABA Standard 509 官方披露（2025，Basics/Academic Calendar 部分）。截止日期请以各校官网当季公布为准。