Columbia Law School
vs.
Stanford Law School

The following statements compares Columbia Law School and Stanford Law School with important law school statistics.
  • Both schools are private.
  • Columbia Law School's tuition is more expensive than Stanford Law School.
  • Stanford Law School offers the better financial aid of $35,457 which is 48.10% of tuition amount.
  • Stanford Law School's acceptance rate is lower than Columbia Law School.
  • Both schools have same LSAT scores of 173.
  • Stanford Law School's GPA is higher than Columbia Law School.
  • Columbia Law School is larger than Stanford Law School with more enrolled students.
  • Stanford Law School has higher bar exam pass rate than Columbia Law School.
  • Columbia Law School is older than Stanford Law School.
  • Both schools require the same amount of application fee, $85.

    Columbia Law School

    Private • New York, NYREMOVE
    Founded
    1858
    Tuition & Costs
    $81,292 tuition & fees
    $25,797 Living Costs
    $5,045 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $15,000 Avg. Amount
    18.45% Tuition Covered
    84.67% Received
    LSAT Scores
    173 Median Score
    175 75th Percentile
    171 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.87 Median Score
    3.95 75th Percentile
    3.78 25th Percentile
    Admission
    11.93% Acceptance Rate
    34.07% Yield
    7972 Applicants
    951 Admitted
    324 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    1,783 Total Enrollment
    1,357 JD Enrollment
    426 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    367 Faculties
    60 Staffs
    4 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    93.72% Pass Rate
    397 Exam Takers
    17 Not Taken
    372 Exam Passers
    Employment
    460 Total Graduates
    451 Employed Full-time
    0 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    $85
    Application deadline
    2022-09-01 Application Open
    2022-11-15 Early Decision
    2023-02-15 Regular Decision
    Admission Info
    General Admission
    https://www.law.columbia.edu/admissions/jd
    Application Requirements
    https://www.law.columbia.edu/admissions/jd/apply/regular-admission

    Stanford Law School

    Private • Stanford, CAREMOVE
    Founded
    1893
    Tuition & Costs
    $73,713 tuition & fees
    $21,881 Living Costs
    $8,430 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $35,457 Avg. Amount
    48.10% Tuition Covered
    75.04% Received
    LSAT Scores
    173 Median Score
    176 75th Percentile
    170 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.92 Median Score
    3.99 75th Percentile
    3.84 25th Percentile
    Admission
    6.88% Acceptance Rate
    47.32% Yield
    4882 Applicants
    336 Admitted
    159 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    690 Total Enrollment
    577 JD Enrollment
    113 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    182 Faculties
    51 Staffs
    3 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    94.41% Pass Rate
    179 Exam Takers
    23 Not Taken
    169 Exam Passers
    Employment
    184 Total Graduates
    178 Employed Full-time
    0 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    $85
    Application deadline
    2022-09-08 Application Open
    2022-12-06 Priority
    2023-02-15 Regular Decision
    Admission Info
    General Admission
    https://law.stanford.edu/office-of-admissions/
    Application Requirements
    https://law.stanford.edu/apply/how-to-apply/jd-application-process/