Comparing Cornell Law and UPenn Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Cornell Law School (Cornell Law) and University of Pennsylvania Law School (UPenn 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 UPenn Law tuition of $88,184.
  • UPenn Law offers the better financial aid of $42,246 which is 47.91% of tuition amount.
  • UPenn Law acceptance rate of 18.19% is lower than Cornell Law of 8.05%.
  • Both schools have same LSAT scores of 173 of 173.
  • UPenn Law's GPA of 3.95 is higher than Cornell Law of 3.92.
  • UPenn Law with 1,032 students is larger than Cornell Law with 933 students.
  • UPenn Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Cornell Law.
  • UPenn Law founded in 1850 is older than Cornell Law founded in 1887.
  • Both schools require the same amount of application fee of $80.