Comparing Yale Law and Stanford Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Stanford Law School (Stanford 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.
  • Stanford Law tuition of $82,122 is more expensive than Yale Law tuition of $81,818.
  • Stanford Law offers the better financial aid of $52,797 which is 64.29% of tuition amount.
  • Yale Law acceptance rate of 6.10% is lower than Stanford Law of 4.06%.
  • Yale Law's LSAT score of 174 is higher than Stanford Law of 173.
  • Both schools have same GPA of 3.96 of 3.96.
  • Yale Law with 676 students is larger than Stanford Law with 670 students.
  • Yale Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Yale Law.
  • Yale Law founded in 1843 is older than Stanford Law founded in 1893.
  • Both schools require the same amount of application fee of $85.