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, Cornell Law School, Gould School of Law, and University of Chicago Law School.
  • All 5 schools are private.
  • Columbia Law School's tuition is the most expensive ($78,278) and University of Chicago Law School's tuition is the lowest ($73,185).
  • Gould School of Law offers the best financial aid of $35,000 which is 47.19% of tuition amount.
  • Columbia Law School has the lowest acceptance rate of 11.42%) and Cornell Law School has the highest rate of 15.41%).
  • Columbia Law School has the highest LSAT score of 174 and Gould School of Law has the lowest score of 168.
  • University of Chicago Law School has the highest GPA of 3.91 and Gould School of Law has the lowest GPA of 3.82.
  • New York University School of Law is the largest school with 2,430 enrolled students and University of Chicago Law School is the smallest school with 669 students.
  • New York University School of Law has the highest bar exam pass rate of 98.00% and Gould School of Law has the lowest rate of 92.13%.
  • 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
$78,278 tuition & fees
$21,578 Living Costs
$4,800 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$15,000 Avg. Amount
19.16% Tuition Covered
84.67% Received
LSAT Scores
174 Median Score
176 75th Percentile
172 25th Percentile
GPA
3.84 Median Score
3.92 75th Percentile
3.75 25th Percentile
Admission
11.42% Acceptance Rate
39.44% Yield
9612 Applicants
1098 Admitted
433 Enrolled
Enrollment
1,520 Total Enrollment
1,293 JD Enrollment
227 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
367 Faculties
60 Staffs
4 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
96.36% Pass Rate
412 Exam Takers
18 Not Taken
397 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
$76,290 tuition & fees
$26,059 Living Costs
$1,144 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$26,000 Avg. Amount
34.08% Tuition Covered
54.92% Received
LSAT Scores
172 Median Score
174 75th Percentile
170 25th Percentile
GPA
3.86 Median Score
3.93 75th Percentile
3.73 25th Percentile
Admission
14.52% Acceptance Rate
29.43% Yield
10713 Applicants
1556 Admitted
458 Enrolled
Enrollment
2,430 Total Enrollment
1,413 JD Enrollment
1,017 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
393 Faculties
64 Staffs
6 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
98.00% Pass Rate
450 Exam Takers
35 Not Taken
441 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

Cornell Law School

Private • Ithaca, NY
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

Gould School of Law

Private • Los Angeles, CA
Founded
1896
Tuition & Costs
$74,173 tuition & fees
$22,158 Living Costs
$2,422 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$35,000 Avg. Amount
47.19% Tuition Covered
97.50% Received
LSAT Scores
168 Median Score
169 75th Percentile
165 25th Percentile
GPA
3.82 Median Score
3.9 75th Percentile
3.6 25th Percentile
Admission
12.96% Acceptance Rate
22.91% Yield
6839 Applicants
886 Admitted
203 Enrolled
Enrollment
1,414 Total Enrollment
613 JD Enrollment
801 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
148 Faculties
23 Staffs
10 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
92.13% Pass Rate
178 Exam Takers
10 Not Taken
164 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
$73,185 tuition & fees
$19,935 Living Costs
$3,150 Personal Expenses
Financial Aid
$16,000 Avg. Amount
21.86% Tuition Covered
76.21% Received
LSAT Scores
172 Median Score
175 75th Percentile
169 25th Percentile
GPA
3.91 Median Score
3.98 75th Percentile
3.82 25th Percentile
Admission
11.91% Acceptance Rate
22.55% Yield
6514 Applicants
776 Admitted
175 Enrolled
Enrollment
669 Total Enrollment
626 JD Enrollment
43 Non-JD Enrollment
Faculties & Staffs
183 Faculties
36 Staffs
4 to 1 Students to Faculty
Bar Exam
97.86% Pass Rate
187 Exam Takers
23 Not Taken
183 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