WUSTL Law vs. Cornell Law

The following statements compares Cornell Law School (Cornell Law) and Washington University School of Law (WUSTL 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 WUSTL Law tuition of $67,744.
  • WUSTL Law offers the better financial aid of $42,000 which is 62.00% of tuition amount.
  • WUSTL Law acceptance rate of 18.39% is lower than Cornell Law of 17.16%.
  • WUSTL Law's LSAT score of 173 is higher than Cornell Law of 172.
  • WUSTL Law's GPA of 3.95 is higher than Cornell Law of 3.90.
  • WUSTL Law with 1,341 students is larger than Cornell Law with 875 students.
  • Cornell Law has higher bar exam pass rate than WUSTL Law.
  • WUSTL Law founded in 1867 is older than Cornell Law founded in 1887.
  • Cornell Law requires more expensive application fees than Cornell Law.

    Washington University School of Law

    Private • St. Louis, MOREMOVE
    Founded
    1867
    Tuition & Costs
    $67,744 tuition & fees
    $16,470 Living Costs
    $6,000 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $42,000 Avg. Amount
    62.00% Tuition Covered
    96.54% Received
    LSAT Scores
    172 Median Score
    173 75th Percentile
    164 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.94 Median Score
    4 75th Percentile
    3.43 25th Percentile
    Admission
    17.16% Acceptance Rate
    23.92% Yield
    5511 Applicants
    993 Admitted
    250 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    1,341 Total Enrollment
    780 JD Enrollment
    693 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    231 Faculties
    6 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    91.93% Pass Rate
    222 Exam Takers
    15 Not Taken
    205 Exam Passers
    Employment
    241 Total Graduates
    230 Employed Full-time
    4 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    No Fees
    Application deadline
    2023-09-01 Application Open

    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