Comparing Yale Law and Harvard Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Harvard Law School (Harvard 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.
  • Harvard Law tuition of $86,344 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 9.20% is lower than Harvard Law of 4.06%.
  • Both schools have same LSAT scores of 174 of 174.
  • Both schools have same GPA of 3.96 of 3.96.
  • Harvard Law with 2,025 students is larger than Yale Law with 676 students.
  • Harvard Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Yale Law.
  • Harvard Law founded in 1817 is older than Yale Law founded in 1843.
  • Both schools require the same amount of application fee of $85.