Top 5 Law Schools with Highest Tuition & Fees Comparison

The following list compares 5 schools with important law school statistics - Columbia Law School, New York University School of Law, Gould School of Law, University of Chicago Law School, and Cornell Law School.
  • All 5 schools are private.
  • Columbia Law School's tuition is the most expensive ($81,292) and Cornell Law School's tuition is the lowest ($77,593).
  • Gould School of Law offers the best financial aid of $35,000 which is 44.85% of tuition amount.
  • Columbia Law School has the lowest acceptance rate of 11.93%) and Cornell Law School has the highest rate of 17.44%).
  • Columbia Law School has the highest LSAT score of 173 and Gould School of Law has the lowest score of 168.
  • University of Chicago Law School has the highest GPA of 3.91 and Columbia Law School has the lowest GPA of 3.87.
  • New York University School of Law is the largest school with 2,136 enrolled students and University of Chicago Law School is the smallest school with 703 students.
  • New York University School of Law has the highest bar exam pass rate of 94.90% and Gould School of Law has the lowest rate of 89.00%.
  • New York University School of Law is the oldest school founded in 1835 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.

Columbia Law School

Private • New York, NY
Founded
1858
Tuition & Costs
$81,292 tuition & fees
$25,797 Living Costs
$5,045 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$15,000 Avg. Amount
18.45% Tuition Covered
84.67% Received
LSAT Scores
173 Median Score
175 75th Percentile
171 25th Percentile
GPA
3.87 Median Score
3.95 75th Percentile
3.78 25th Percentile
Admission
11.93% Acceptance Rate
34.07% Yield
7972 Applicants
951 Admitted
324 Enrolled
Enrollment
1,783 Total Enrollment
1,357 JD Enrollment
426 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
367 Faculties
60 Staffs
4 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
93.72% Pass Rate
397 Exam Takers
17 Not Taken
372 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

New York University School of Law

Private • New York, NY
Founded
1835
Tuition & Costs
$80,014 tuition & fees
$26,800 Living Costs
$1,144 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$26,000 Avg. Amount
32.49% Tuition Covered
54.92% Received
LSAT Scores
172 Median Score
174 75th Percentile
169 25th Percentile
GPA
3.88 Median Score
3.94 75th Percentile
3.72 25th Percentile
Admission
15.65% Acceptance Rate
25.05% Yield
8874 Applicants
1389 Admitted
348 Enrolled
Enrollment
2,136 Total Enrollment
1,358 JD Enrollment
778 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
393 Faculties
64 Staffs
6 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
94.90% Pass Rate
471 Exam Takers
10 Not Taken
447 Exam Passers
Employment
466 Total Graduates
457 Employed Full-time
0 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$85
Application deadline
2022-11-15 Early Decision
2023-02-15 Regular Decision

Gould School of Law

Private • Los Angeles, CA
Founded
1896
Tuition & Costs
$78,038 tuition & fees
$22,654 Living Costs
$2,620 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$35,000 Avg. Amount
44.85% Tuition Covered
97.50% Received
LSAT Scores
168 Median Score
169 75th Percentile
165 25th Percentile
GPA
3.87 Median Score
3.94 75th Percentile
3.76 25th Percentile
Admission
12.70% Acceptance Rate
29.26% Yield
5867 Applicants
745 Admitted
218 Enrolled
Enrollment
1,521 Total Enrollment
631 JD Enrollment
890 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
148 Faculties
23 Staffs
10 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
89.00% Pass Rate
209 Exam Takers
6 Not Taken
186 Exam Passers
Employment
193 Total Graduates
187 Employed Full-time
1 Employed Part-time
Application Fees
$75
Application deadline
2022-09-01 Application Open
2022-11-20 Early Decision
2023-02-01 Priority
2023-04-01 Regular Decision

University of Chicago Law School

Private • Chicago, IL
Founded
1902
Tuition & Costs
$77,877 tuition & fees
$23,413 Living Costs
$3,150 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$16,000 Avg. Amount
20.55% Tuition Covered
76.21% Received
LSAT Scores
173 Median Score
175 75th Percentile
169 25th Percentile
GPA
3.91 Median Score
3.97 75th Percentile
3.81 25th Percentile
Admission
14.24% Acceptance Rate
24.36% Yield
5246 Applicants
747 Admitted
182 Enrolled
Enrollment
703 Total Enrollment
610 JD Enrollment
93 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
183 Faculties
36 Staffs
4 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
94.26% Pass Rate
209 Exam Takers
13 Not Taken
197 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

Cornell Law School

Private • Ithaca, NY
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