Compare Law Schools

The following list compares 3 schools with important law school statistics - Cornell Law School, Duke University School of Law, and Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
  • All 3 schools are private.
  • Cornell Law School's tuition is the most expensive ($77,593) and Northwestern Pritzker School of Law's tuition is the lowest ($74,552).
  • Duke University School of Law offers the best financial aid of $30,000 which is 39.67% of tuition amount.
  • Duke University School of Law has the lowest acceptance rate of 10.74%) and Cornell Law School has the highest rate of 17.44%).
  • Cornell Law School has the highest LSAT score of 172 and Duke University School of Law has the lowest score of 170.
  • Northwestern Pritzker School of Law has the highest GPA of 3.89 and Duke University School of Law has the lowest GPA of 3.85.
  • Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is the largest school with 1,354 enrolled students and Duke University School of Law is the smallest school with 898 students.
  • Duke University School of Law has the highest bar exam pass rate of 93.52% and Cornell Law School has the lowest rate of 90.31%.
  • Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is the oldest school founded in 1859 and Duke University School of Law is the most recently founded in 1904.
  • Cornell Law School requires the most expensive application fees of $80.

    Cornell Law School

    Private • Ithaca, NYREMOVE
    Founded
    1887
    Tuition & Costs
    $77,593 tuition & fees
    $21,596 Living Costs
    $2,420 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $20,000 Avg. Amount
    25.78% Tuition Covered
    83.39% 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
    17.44% Acceptance Rate
    23.57% Yield
    4913 Applicants
    857 Admitted
    202 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    964 Total Enrollment
    585 JD Enrollment
    379 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    181 Faculties
    39 Staffs
    4 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    90.31% 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
    2022-11-01 Early Decision I
    2023-01-08 Early Decision II
    2023-03-01 Regular Decision

    Duke University School of Law

    Private • Durham, NCREMOVE
    Founded
    1904
    Tuition & Costs
    $75,618 tuition & fees
    $19,080 Living Costs
    $4,122 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $30,000 Avg. Amount
    39.67% Tuition Covered
    90.79% Received
    LSAT Scores
    170 Median Score
    171 75th Percentile
    168 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.85 Median Score
    3.94 75th Percentile
    3.73 25th Percentile
    Admission
    10.74% Acceptance Rate
    30.40% Yield
    6250 Applicants
    671 Admitted
    204 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    898 Total Enrollment
    755 JD Enrollment
    143 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    183 Faculties
    56 Staffs
    5 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    93.52% Pass Rate
    216 Exam Takers
    7 Not Taken
    202 Exam Passers
    Employment
    251 Total Graduates
    247 Employed Full-time
    0 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    $80
    Application deadline
    2022-09-01 Application Open
    2022-11-04 Early Decision I
    2023-01-06 Early Decision II
    2023-02-15 Regular Decision
    Admission Info

    Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

    Private • Chicago, ILREMOVE
    Founded
    1859
    Tuition & Costs
    $74,552 tuition & fees
    $20,502 Living Costs
    $3,168 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $26,667 Avg. Amount
    35.77% Tuition Covered
    85.37% Received
    LSAT Scores
    171 Median Score
    172 75th Percentile
    166 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.89 Median Score
    3.95 75th Percentile
    3.63 25th Percentile
    Admission
    15.05% Acceptance Rate
    24.36% Yield
    6247 Applicants
    940 Admitted
    229 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    1,354 Total Enrollment
    763 JD Enrollment
    591 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    221 Faculties
    37 Staffs
    5 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    92.89% Pass Rate
    253 Exam Takers
    12 Not Taken
    235 Exam Passers
    Employment
    273 Total Graduates
    267 Employed Full-time
    0 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    $75
    Application deadline
    2022-09-01 Application Open
    2023-02-15 Regular Decision