Top 5 Law Schools with the Highest Bar Exam Pass Rate Comparison

  • All 5 schools are private.
  • New York University School of Law's tuition is the most expensive ($90,638) and Duke University School of Law's tuition is the lowest ($85,074).
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School offers the best financial aid of $42,246 which is 47.91% of tuition amount.
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School has the lowest acceptance rate of 8.05%) and New York University School of Law has the highest rate of 13.39%).
  • Harvard Law School has the highest LSAT score of 174 and Duke University School of Law has the lowest score of 171.
  • University of Chicago Law School has the highest GPA of 3.97 and Duke University School of Law has the lowest GPA of 3.91.
  • New York University School of Law is the largest school with 2,172 enrolled students and University of Chicago Law School is the smallest school with 710 students.
  • Harvard Law School has the highest bar exam pass rate of 97.86% and University of Pennsylvania Law School has the lowest rate of 96.70%.
  • Harvard Law School is the oldest school founded in 1817 and Duke University School of Law is the most recently founded in 1904.
  • University of Chicago Law School requires the most expensive application fees of $90.