Law Schools In Ivy League Comparison

The following list compares 5 schools with important law school statistics - Yale Law School, Harvard Law School, Columbia Law School, Cornell Law School, and University of Pennsylvania Law School.

All 5 schools are private.
Columbia Law School's tuition is the most expensive ($78,278) and Yale Law School's tuition is the lowest ($71,425).
Yale Law School offers the best financial aid of $32,236 which is 45.13% of tuition amount.
Yale Law School has the lowest acceptance rate of 4.12%) and Cornell Law School has the highest rate of 15.41%).
Yale Law School has the highest LSAT score of 174 and Cornell Law School has the lowest score of 171.
Yale Law School has the highest GPA of 3.94 and Columbia Law School has the lowest GPA of 3.84.
Harvard Law School is the largest school with 1,907 enrolled students and Yale Law School is the smallest school with 734 students.
Yale Law School has the highest bar exam pass rate of 98.91% and University of Pennsylvania Law School has the lowest rate of 95.30%.
Harvard Law School is the oldest school founded in 1817 and Cornell Law School is the most recently founded in 1887.
Yale Law School requires the most expensive application fees of $85.

Yale Law School

Private • New Haven, CT

Founded

1843

Tuition & Costs

$71,425 tuition & fees

$21,400 Living Costs

Financial Aid

$32,236 Avg. Amount

45.13% Tuition Covered

73.28% Received

LSAT Scores

174 Median Score

177 75^th Percentile

171 25^th Percentile

GPA

3.94 Median Score

3.99 75^th Percentile

3.88 25^th Percentile

Admission

4.12% Acceptance Rate

70.09% Yield

5194 Applicants

214 Admitted

150 Enrolled

Enrollment

734 Total Enrollment

636 JD Enrollment

98 Non-JD Enrollment

Faculties & Staffs

241 Faculties

33 Staffs

3 to 1 Students to Faculty

Bar Exam

98.91% Pass Rate

183 Exam Takers

38 Not Taken

181 Exam Passers

Employment

218 Total Graduates

208 Employed Full-time

0 Employed Part-time

Application Fees

$85

Application deadline

2022-09-01 Application Open

2023-02-15 Regular Decision

Admission Info

General Admission

https://law.yale.edu/admissions-financial-aid

Application Requirements

https://law.yale.edu/admissions/jd-admissions/first-year-applicants/application

Harvard Law School

Private • Cambridge, MA

Founded

1817

Tuition & Costs

$71,734 tuition & fees

$25,382 Living Costs

$4,179 Personal Expenses

Financial Aid

$30,323 Avg. Amount

42.27% Tuition Covered

45.25% Received

LSAT Scores

174 Median Score

176 75^th Percentile

170 25^th Percentile

GPA

3.92 Median Score

3.98 75^th Percentile

3.82 25^th Percentile

Admission

6.90% Acceptance Rate

54.01% Yield

9933 Applicants

685 Admitted

370 Enrolled

Enrollment

1,907 Total Enrollment

1,747 JD Enrollment

160 Non-JD Enrollment

Faculties & Staffs

339 Faculties

47 Staffs

6 to 1 Students to Faculty

Bar Exam

98.91% Pass Rate

460 Exam Takers

52 Not Taken

455 Exam Passers

Employment

594 Total Graduates

572 Employed Full-time

2 Employed Part-time

Application Fees

$85

Application deadline

2022-09-22 Application Open

2022-11-07 Interviews Begin

2023-01-10 First round of Acceptance

2023-02-14 Second Round of Acceptances

2023-02-20 Regular Decision

2023-03-20 Third Round of Acceptances

Admission Info

General Admission

https://hls.harvard.edu/jdadmissions/

Application Requirements

https://hls.harvard.edu/jdadmissions/apply-to-harvard-law-school/jdapplicants/jd-application-components/

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 75^th Percentile

172 25^th Percentile

GPA

3.84 Median Score

3.92 75^th Percentile

3.75 25^th 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

Admission Info

General Admission

https://www.law.columbia.edu/admissions/jd

Application Requirements

https://www.law.columbia.edu/admissions/jd/apply/regular-admission

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 75^th Percentile

169 25^th Percentile

GPA

3.86 Median Score

3.95 75^th Percentile

3.75 25^th 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

Admission Info

General Admission

https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/admissions/jd-admissions/

Application Requirements

https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/admissions/jd-admissions/

University of Pennsylvania Law School

Private • Philadelphia, PA

Founded

1850

Tuition & Costs

$73,008 tuition & fees

$19,573 Living Costs

$1,781 Personal Expenses

Financial Aid

$25,692 Avg. Amount

35.19% Tuition Covered

59.06% Received

LSAT Scores

171 Median Score

173 75^th Percentile

167 25^th Percentile

GPA

3.9 Median Score

3.96 75^th Percentile

3.56 25^th Percentile

Admission

9.39% Acceptance Rate

35.96% Yield

8383 Applicants

787 Admitted

283 Enrolled

Enrollment

1,023 Total Enrollment

824 JD Enrollment

199 Non-JD Enrollment

Faculties & Staffs

266 Faculties

46 Staffs

4 to 1 Students to Faculty

Bar Exam

95.30% Pass Rate

234 Exam Takers

27 Not Taken

223 Exam Passers

Employment

257 Total Graduates

255 Employed Full-time

0 Employed Part-time

Application Fees

$80

Application deadline

2022-09-01 Application Open

2022-11-15 Early Decision I

2023-01-07 Early Decision II

2023-03-01 Regular Decision

Admission Info

General Admission

https://www.law.upenn.edu/admissions/jd/

Application Requirements

https://www.law.upenn.edu/admissions/how-to-apply.php