Cornell Law vs. BYU Law

The following statements compares Cornell Law School (Cornell Law) and J. Reuben Clark Law School (BYU Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2023-2024, except bar passage and employment data for 2022-2023.
  • Both schools are private.
  • Cornell Law tuition of $77,593 is more expensive than BYU Law tuition of $30,152.
  • BYU Law offers the better financial aid of $14,636 which is 48.54% of tuition amount.
  • Cornell Law acceptance rate of 28.77% is lower than BYU Law of 18.39%.
  • Cornell Law's LSAT score of 172 is higher than BYU Law of 168.
  • BYU Law's GPA of 3.94 is higher than Cornell Law of 3.90.
  • Cornell Law with 875 students is larger than BYU Law with 379 students.
  • BYU Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Cornell Law.
  • Cornell Law founded in 1887 is older than BYU Law founded in 1973.
  • Cornell Law requires more expensive application fees than Cornell Law.

    Cornell Law School

    Private • Ithaca, NYREMOVE
    Founded
    1887
    Tuition & Costs
    $77,593 tuition & fees
    $21,596 Living Costs
    $2,420 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $30,000 Avg. Amount
    38.66% Tuition Covered
    87.86% Received
    LSAT Scores
    172 Median Score
    174 75th Percentile
    170 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.87 Median Score
    3.94 75th Percentile
    3.76 25th Percentile
    Admission
    18.39% Acceptance Rate
    19.56% Yield
    4913 Applicants
    857 Admitted
    202 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    875 Total Enrollment
    585 JD Enrollment
    379 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    213 Faculties
    5 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    94.29% Pass Rate
    196 Exam Takers
    4 Not Taken
    177 Exam Passers
    Employment
    193 Total Graduates
    187 Employed Full-time
    0 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    $80
    Application deadline
    2023-11-01 Early Decision I
    2024-01-08 Early Decision II
    2024-03-01 Regular Decision

    J. Reuben Clark Law School

    Private • Provo, UTREMOVE
    Founded
    1973
    Tuition & Costs
    $30,152 tuition & fees
    $15,976 Living Costs
    $4,520 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $14,636 Avg. Amount
    48.54% Tuition Covered
    89.06% Received
    LSAT Scores
    168 Median Score
    171 75th Percentile
    165 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.92 Median Score
    3.96 75th Percentile
    3.66 25th Percentile
    Admission
    28.77% Acceptance Rate
    68.28% Yield
    503 Applicants
    158 Admitted
    115 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    379 Total Enrollment
    384 JD Enrollment
    9 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    94 Faculties
    4 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    95.41% Pass Rate
    117 Exam Takers
    13 Not Taken
    109 Exam Passers
    Employment
    105 Total Graduates
    98 Employed Full-time
    3 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    No Fees
    Application deadline
    2023-09-05 Application Open
    2024-03-01 Priority
    2024-05-01 Regular Decision