Northwestern Pritzker Law vs. Cornell Law

The following statements compares Cornell Law School (Cornell Law) and Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (Northwestern Pritzker Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2023-2024, except bar passage and employment data for 2022-2023.
  • Both schools are private.
  • Cornell Law tuition of $77,593 is more expensive than Northwestern Pritzker Law tuition of $74,552.
  • Northwestern Pritzker Law offers the better financial aid of $40,000 which is 53.65% of tuition amount.
  • Northwestern Pritzker Law acceptance rate of 18.39% is lower than Cornell Law of 15.53%.
  • Both schools have same LSAT scores of 172 of 172.
  • Northwestern Pritzker Law's GPA of 3.92 is higher than Cornell Law of 3.90.
  • Northwestern Pritzker Law with 1,189 students is larger than Cornell Law with 875 students.
  • Cornell Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Northwestern Pritzker Law.
  • Northwestern Pritzker Law founded in 1859 is older than Cornell Law founded in 1887.
  • Cornell Law requires more expensive application fees than Cornell Law.

    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
    $40,000 Avg. Amount
    53.65% Tuition Covered
    69.46% 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
    15.53% Acceptance Rate
    23.58% Yield
    6247 Applicants
    940 Admitted
    229 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    1,189 Total Enrollment
    763 JD Enrollment
    591 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    261 Faculties
    5 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    91.60% 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
    2023-09-01 Application Open
    2024-02-15 Regular Decision

    Cornell Law School

    Private • Ithaca, NYREMOVE
    Founded
    1887
    Tuition & Costs
    $77,593 tuition & fees
    $21,596 Living Costs
    $2,420 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $30,000 Avg. Amount
    38.66% Tuition Covered
    87.86% 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
    18.39% Acceptance Rate
    19.56% Yield
    4913 Applicants
    857 Admitted
    202 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    875 Total Enrollment
    585 JD Enrollment
    379 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    213 Faculties
    5 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    94.29% 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
    2023-11-01 Early Decision I
    2024-01-08 Early Decision II
    2024-03-01 Regular Decision