Compare Law Schools

The following list compares 4 schools with important law school statistics - University of Chicago Law School, Columbia Law School, University of Michigan Law School, and University of Pennsylvania Law School.
  • Columbia Law School's tuition is the most expensive ($78,278) and University of Michigan Law School's tuition is the lowest ($69,808).
  • University of Michigan Law School offers the best financial aid of $27,154 which is 38.90% of tuition amount.
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School has the lowest acceptance rate of 9.39%) and University of Chicago Law School has the highest rate of 11.91%).
  • Columbia Law School has the highest LSAT score of 174 and University of Michigan Law School has the lowest score of 171.
  • University of Chicago Law School has the highest GPA of 3.91 and Columbia Law School has the lowest GPA of 3.84.
  • Columbia Law School is the largest school with 1,520 enrolled students and University of Chicago Law School is the smallest school with 669 students.
  • University of Chicago Law School has the highest bar exam pass rate of 97.86% and University of Michigan Law School has the lowest rate of 93.65%.
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School is the oldest school founded in 1850 and University of Chicago Law School is the most recently founded in 1902.
  • University of Chicago Law School requires the most expensive application fees of $90.

    University of Chicago Law School

    Private • Chicago, ILREMOVE
    Founded
    1902
    Tuition & Costs
    $73,185 tuition & fees
    $19,935 Living Costs
    $3,150 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $16,000 Avg. Amount
    21.86% Tuition Covered
    76.21% Received
    LSAT Scores
    172 Median Score
    175 75th Percentile
    169 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.91 Median Score
    3.98 75th Percentile
    3.82 25th Percentile
    Admission
    11.91% Acceptance Rate
    22.55% Yield
    6514 Applicants
    776 Admitted
    175 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    669 Total Enrollment
    626 JD Enrollment
    43 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    183 Faculties
    36 Staffs
    4 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    97.86% Pass Rate
    187 Exam Takers
    23 Not Taken
    183 Exam Passers
    Employment
    213 Total Graduates
    209 Employed Full-time
    2 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    $90
    Application deadline
    2022-12-01 Early Decision
    2023-03-01 Regular Decision
    Admission Info
    General Admission
    https://www.law.uchicago.edu/admissions
    Application Requirements
    https://www.law.uchicago.edu/application-requirements

    Columbia Law School

    Private • New York, NYREMOVE
    Founded
    1858
    Tuition & Costs
    $78,278 tuition & fees
    $21,578 Living Costs
    $4,800 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $15,000 Avg. Amount
    19.16% Tuition Covered
    84.67% Received
    LSAT Scores
    174 Median Score
    176 75th Percentile
    172 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.84 Median Score
    3.92 75th Percentile
    3.75 25th Percentile
    Admission
    11.42% Acceptance Rate
    39.44% Yield
    9612 Applicants
    1098 Admitted
    433 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    1,520 Total Enrollment
    1,293 JD Enrollment
    227 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    367 Faculties
    60 Staffs
    4 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    96.36% Pass Rate
    412 Exam Takers
    18 Not Taken
    397 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

    University of Michigan Law School

    Public • Ann Arbor, MIREMOVE
    Founded
    1859
    Tuition & Costs
    $69,808 ($66,808 in-state)
    $17,474 Living Costs
    $3,826 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $27,154 Avg. Amount
    38.90% Tuition Covered
    98.82% Received
    LSAT Scores
    171 Median Score
    172 75th Percentile
    166 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.84 Median Score
    3.93 75th Percentile
    3.61 25th Percentile
    Admission
    10.65% Acceptance Rate
    33.21% Yield
    7693 Applicants
    819 Admitted
    272 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    1,012 Total Enrollment
    964 JD Enrollment
    48 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    171 Faculties
    28 Staffs
    6 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    93.65% Pass Rate
    315 Exam Takers
    11 Not Taken
    295 Exam Passers
    Employment
    363 Total Graduates
    352 Employed Full-time
    2 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    $75
    Application deadline
    2022-11-15 Early Decision
    2023-02-28 Regular Decision
    Admission Info
    General Admission
    https://michigan.law.umich.edu/admissions
    Application Requirements
    https://michigan.law.umich.edu/resource-center/jd-application-checklist-and-timeline

    University of Pennsylvania Law School

    Private • Philadelphia, PAREMOVE
    Founded
    1850
    Tuition & Costs
    $73,008 tuition & fees
    $19,573 Living Costs
    $1,781 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $25,692 Avg. Amount
    35.19% Tuition Covered
    59.06% Received
    LSAT Scores
    171 Median Score
    173 75th Percentile
    167 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.9 Median Score
    3.96 75th Percentile
    3.56 25th Percentile
    Admission
    9.39% Acceptance Rate
    35.96% Yield
    8383 Applicants
    787 Admitted
    283 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    1,023 Total Enrollment
    824 JD Enrollment
    199 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    266 Faculties
    46 Staffs
    4 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    95.30% Pass Rate
    234 Exam Takers
    27 Not Taken
    223 Exam Passers
    Employment
    257 Total Graduates
    255 Employed Full-time
    0 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    $80
    Application deadline
    2022-09-01 Application Open
    2022-11-15 Early Decision I
    2023-01-07 Early Decision II
    2023-03-01 Regular Decision
    Admission Info
    General Admission
    https://www.law.upenn.edu/admissions/jd/
    Application Requirements
    https://www.law.upenn.edu/admissions/how-to-apply.php