Comparing USC Law and Cornell Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Cornell Law School (Cornell Law) and Gould School of Law (USC 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 USC Law tuition of $88,436.
  • USC Law offers the better financial aid of $40,092 which is 45.33% of tuition amount.
  • USC Law acceptance rate of 18.19% is lower than Cornell Law of 11.17%.
  • Cornell Law's LSAT score of 173 is higher than USC Law of 169.
  • Cornell Law's GPA of 3.92 is higher than USC Law of 3.91.
  • USC Law with 1,543 students is larger than Cornell Law with 933 students.
  • Cornell Law has higher bar exam pass rate than USC Law.
  • Cornell Law founded in 1887 is older than USC Law founded in 1896.
  • Cornell Law requires more expensive application fees than USC Law.