Comparing UCLA Law and NYU Law Side by Side

The following statements compares New York University School of Law (NYU 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.
  • NYU Law tuition of $90,638 is more expensive than UCLA Law tuition of $76,992.
  • UCLA Law offers the better financial aid of $24,456 which is 31.76% of tuition amount.
  • UCLA Law acceptance rate of 13.39% is lower than NYU Law of 12.05%.
  • NYU Law's LSAT score of 172 is higher than UCLA Law of 171.
  • UCLA Law's GPA of 3.95 is higher than NYU Law of 3.92.
  • NYU Law with 2,172 students is larger than UCLA Law with 1,376 students.
  • NYU Law has higher bar exam pass rate than UCLA Law.
  • NYU Law founded in 1835 is older than UCLA Law founded in 1949.
  • NYU Law requires more expensive application fees than NYU Law.