The following statements compares Cornell Law School (Cornell Law) and Duke University School of Law (Duke 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.
Cornell Law tuition of $88,609 is more expensive than Duke Law tuition of $85,074.
Duke Law offers the better financial aid of $35,000 which is 41.14% of tuition amount.
Duke Law acceptance rate of 18.19% is lower than Cornell Law of 12.88%.
Cornell Law's LSAT score of 173 is higher than Duke Law of 171.
Cornell Law's GPA of 3.92 is higher than Duke Law of 3.91.
Cornell Law with 933 students is larger than Duke Law with 830 students.
Duke Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Cornell Law.
Cornell Law founded in 1887 is older than Duke Law founded in 1904.
Both schools require the same amount of application fee of $80.
