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 ($74,184) and Northwestern Pritzker School of Law's tuition is the lowest ($72,212).
  • Duke University School of Law offers the best financial aid of $30,000 which is 41.30% of tuition amount.
  • Northwestern Pritzker School of Law has the lowest acceptance rate of 13.91%) and Cornell Law School has the highest rate of 15.41%).
  • Cornell Law School has the highest LSAT score of 171 and Duke University School of Law has the lowest score of 170.
  • Cornell Law School has the highest GPA of 3.86 and Duke University School of Law has the lowest GPA of 3.82.
  • Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is the largest school with 1,181 enrolled students and Cornell Law School is the smallest school with 737 students.
  • Duke University School of Law has the highest bar exam pass rate of 97.46% and Cornell Law School has the lowest rate of 95.72%.
  • 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
    $74,184 tuition & fees
    $18,466 Living Costs
    $3,300 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $20,000 Avg. Amount
    26.96% Tuition Covered
    83.39% Received
    LSAT Scores
    171 Median Score
    173 75th Percentile
    169 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.86 Median Score
    3.95 75th Percentile
    3.75 25th Percentile
    Admission
    15.41% Acceptance Rate
    20.56% Yield
    5998 Applicants
    924 Admitted
    190 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    737 Total Enrollment
    580 JD Enrollment
    157 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    181 Faculties
    39 Staffs
    4 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    95.72% Pass Rate
    187 Exam Takers
    20 Not Taken
    179 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
    $72,632 tuition & fees
    $16,454 Living Costs
    $3,852 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $30,000 Avg. Amount
    41.30% Tuition Covered
    90.79% Received
    LSAT Scores
    170 Median Score
    172 75th Percentile
    167 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.82 Median Score
    3.91 75th Percentile
    3.7 25th Percentile
    Admission
    14.45% Acceptance Rate
    26.91% Yield
    7255 Applicants
    1048 Admitted
    282 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    848 Total Enrollment
    744 JD Enrollment
    104 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    183 Faculties
    56 Staffs
    5 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    97.46% Pass Rate
    197 Exam Takers
    19 Not Taken
    192 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
    $72,212 tuition & fees
    $20,502 Living Costs
    $3,168 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $26,667 Avg. Amount
    36.93% Tuition Covered
    85.37% Received
    LSAT Scores
    171 Median Score
    172 75th Percentile
    167 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.86 Median Score
    3.93 75th Percentile
    3.6 25th Percentile
    Admission
    13.91% Acceptance Rate
    22.70% Yield
    7410 Applicants
    1031 Admitted
    234 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    1,181 Total Enrollment
    769 JD Enrollment
    412 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    221 Faculties
    37 Staffs
    5 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    96.03% Pass Rate
    227 Exam Takers
    0 Not Taken
    218 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