Comparing Cornell Law and Vanderbilt Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Cornell Law School (Cornell Law) and Vanderbilt University Law School (Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt Law tuition of $81,492.
  • Vanderbilt Law offers the better financial aid of $32,792 which is 40.24% of tuition amount.
  • Vanderbilt Law acceptance rate of 18.19% is lower than Cornell Law of 13.26%.
  • Cornell Law's LSAT score of 173 is higher than Vanderbilt Law of 170.
  • Cornell Law's GPA of 3.92 is higher than Vanderbilt Law of 3.91.
  • Cornell Law with 933 students is larger than Vanderbilt Law with 656 students.
  • Cornell Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Vanderbilt Law.
  • Vanderbilt Law founded in 1874 is older than Cornell Law founded in 1887.
  • Cornell Law requires more expensive application fees than Vanderbilt Law.