Comparing Yale Law and Cornell Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Cornell Law School (Cornell Law) and Yale Law School (Yale 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 Yale Law tuition of $81,818.
  • Yale Law offers the better financial aid of $34,747 which is 42.47% of tuition amount.
  • Yale Law acceptance rate of 18.19% is lower than Cornell Law of 4.06%.
  • Yale Law's LSAT score of 174 is higher than Cornell Law of 173.
  • Yale Law's GPA of 3.96 is higher than Cornell Law of 3.92.
  • Cornell Law with 933 students is larger than Yale Law with 676 students.
  • Yale Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Cornell Law.
  • Yale Law founded in 1843 is older than Cornell Law founded in 1887.
  • Yale Law requires more expensive application fees than Cornell Law.