Comparing BU Law and Harvard Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Harvard Law School (Harvard 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.
  • Harvard Law tuition of $86,344 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.
  • Harvard Law acceptance rate of 12.08% is lower than BU Law of 9.20%.
  • Harvard Law's LSAT score of 174 is higher than BU Law of 170.
  • Harvard Law's GPA of 3.96 is higher than BU Law of 3.88.
  • Harvard Law with 2,025 students is larger than BU Law with 1,084 students.
  • Harvard Law has higher bar exam pass rate than BU Law.
  • Harvard Law founded in 1817 is older than BU Law founded in 1872.
  • Both schools require the same amount of application fee of $85.