Comparing BU Law and Cornell Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Cornell Law School (Cornell Law) and Boston University School of Law (BU Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2025-2026, except bar passage and employment data for 2024-2025.
  • Both schools are private.
  • Cornell Law tuition of $88,609 is more expensive than BU Law tuition of $74,582.
  • BU Law offers the better financial aid of $29,000 which is 38.88% of tuition amount.
  • BU Law acceptance rate of 18.19% is lower than Cornell Law of 12.08%.
  • Cornell Law's LSAT score of 173 is higher than BU Law of 170.
  • Cornell Law's GPA of 3.92 is higher than BU Law of 3.88.
  • BU Law with 1,084 students is larger than Cornell Law with 933 students.
  • Cornell Law has higher bar exam pass rate than BU Law.
  • BU Law founded in 1872 is older than Cornell Law founded in 1887.
  • BU Law requires more expensive application fees than BU Law.