Comparing UCLA Law and Duke Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Duke University School of Law (Duke Law) and Los Angeles School of Law (UCLA Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2025-2026, except bar passage and employment data for 2024-2025.
  • Duke Law tuition of $85,074 is more expensive than UCLA Law tuition of $76,992.
  • Duke Law offers the better financial aid of $35,000 which is 41.14% of tuition amount.
  • UCLA Law acceptance rate of 12.88% is lower than Duke Law of 12.05%.
  • Both schools have same LSAT scores of 171 of 171.
  • UCLA Law's GPA of 3.95 is higher than Duke Law of 3.91.
  • UCLA Law with 1,376 students is larger than Duke Law with 830 students.
  • Duke Law has higher bar exam pass rate than UCLA Law.
  • Duke Law founded in 1904 is older than UCLA Law founded in 1949.
  • Duke Law requires more expensive application fees than Duke Law.