Comparing Harvard Law and Stanford Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Harvard Law School (Harvard Law) and Stanford Law School (Stanford 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 Stanford Law tuition of $82,122.
  • Stanford Law offers the better financial aid of $52,797 which is 64.29% of tuition amount.
  • Stanford Law acceptance rate of 9.20% is lower than Harvard Law of 6.10%.
  • Harvard Law's LSAT score of 174 is higher than Stanford Law of 173.
  • Both schools have same GPA of 3.96 of 3.96.
  • Harvard Law with 2,025 students is larger than Stanford Law with 670 students.
  • Harvard Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Stanford Law.
  • Harvard Law founded in 1817 is older than Stanford Law founded in 1893.
  • Both schools require the same amount of application fee of $85.