Comparing Yale Law and Chicago Law Side by Side

The following statements compares University of Chicago Law School (Chicago 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.
  • Chicago Law tuition of $88,500 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 9.74% is lower than Chicago Law of 4.06%.
  • Both schools have same LSAT scores of 174 of 174.
  • Chicago Law's GPA of 3.97 is higher than Yale Law of 3.96.
  • Chicago Law with 710 students is larger than Yale Law with 676 students.
  • Chicago Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Yale Law.
  • Yale Law founded in 1843 is older than Chicago Law founded in 1902.
  • Chicago Law requires more expensive application fees than Yale Law.