Comparing Northwestern Pritzker Law and Cornell Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Cornell Law School (Cornell Law) and Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (Northwestern Pritzker 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.
  • Cornell Law tuition of $88,609 is more expensive than Northwestern Pritzker Law tuition of $83,938.
  • Northwestern Pritzker Law offers the better financial aid of $40,000 which is 47.65% of tuition amount.
  • Northwestern Pritzker Law acceptance rate of 18.19% is lower than Cornell Law of 12.30%.
  • Both schools have same LSAT scores of 173 of 173.
  • Northwestern Pritzker Law's GPA of 3.96 is higher than Cornell Law of 3.92.
  • Northwestern Pritzker Law with 1,205 students is larger than Cornell Law with 933 students.
  • Cornell Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Northwestern Pritzker Law.
  • Northwestern Pritzker Law founded in 1859 is older than Cornell Law founded in 1887.
  • Cornell Law requires more expensive application fees than Cornell Law.