Comparing Chicago Law and Harvard Law Side by Side

The following statements compares University of Chicago Law School (Chicago Law) and Harvard Law School (Harvard 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.
  • Chicago Law tuition of $88,500 is more expensive than Harvard Law tuition of $86,344.
  • Harvard Law offers the better financial aid of $27,510 which is 31.86% of tuition amount.
  • Harvard Law acceptance rate of 9.74% is lower than Chicago Law of 9.20%.
  • Both schools have same LSAT scores of 174 of 174.
  • Chicago Law's GPA of 3.97 is higher than Harvard Law of 3.96.
  • Harvard Law with 2,025 students is larger than Chicago Law with 710 students.
  • Harvard Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Chicago Law.
  • Harvard Law founded in 1817 is older than Chicago Law founded in 1902.
  • Chicago Law requires more expensive application fees than Harvard Law.