Comparing Chicago Law and UPenn Law Side by Side

The following statements compares University of Chicago Law School (Chicago Law) and University of Pennsylvania Law School (UPenn 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 UPenn Law tuition of $88,184.
  • UPenn Law offers the better financial aid of $42,246 which is 47.91% of tuition amount.
  • UPenn Law acceptance rate of 9.74% is lower than Chicago Law of 8.05%.
  • Chicago Law's LSAT score of 174 is higher than UPenn Law of 173.
  • Chicago Law's GPA of 3.97 is higher than UPenn Law of 3.95.
  • UPenn Law with 1,032 students is larger than Chicago Law with 710 students.
  • Chicago Law has higher bar exam pass rate than UPenn Law.
  • UPenn Law founded in 1850 is older than Chicago Law founded in 1902.
  • Chicago Law requires more expensive application fees than UPenn Law.