Comparing HU Law and Seattle Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Seattle University School of Law (Seattle Law) and Howard University School of Law (HU 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.
  • Seattle Law tuition of $65,052 is more expensive than HU Law tuition of $41,412.
  • HU Law offers the better financial aid of $23,657 which is 57.13% of tuition amount.
  • HU Law acceptance rate of 38.93% is lower than Seattle Law of 24.05%.
  • Seattle Law's LSAT score of 159 is higher than HU Law of 156.
  • HU Law's GPA of 3.63 is higher than Seattle Law of 3.60.
  • Seattle Law with 734 students is larger than HU Law with 555 students.
  • Seattle Law has higher bar exam pass rate than HU Law.
  • HU Law founded in 1869 is older than Seattle Law founded in 1972.
  • Seattle Law requires more expensive application fees than Seattle Law.