Columbia Law School
vs.
Yale Law School

The following statements compares Columbia Law School and Yale Law School with important law school statistics.
  • Both schools are private.
  • Columbia Law School's tuition is more expensive than Yale Law School.
  • Yale Law School offers the better financial aid of $32,236 which is 43.64% of tuition amount.
  • Yale Law School's acceptance rate is lower than Columbia Law School.
  • Yale Law School's LSAT score is higher than Columbia Law School.
  • Yale Law School's GPA is higher than Columbia Law School.
  • Columbia Law School is larger than Yale Law School with more enrolled students.
  • Yale Law School has higher bar exam pass rate than Columbia Law School.
  • Yale Law School is older than Columbia Law School.
  • Both schools require the same amount of application fee, $85.

    Columbia Law School

    Private • New York, NYREMOVE
    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
    Admission Info
    General Admission
    https://www.law.columbia.edu/admissions/jd
    Application Requirements
    https://www.law.columbia.edu/admissions/jd/apply/regular-admission

    Yale Law School

    Private • New Haven, CTREMOVE
    Founded
    1843
    Tuition & Costs
    $73,865 tuition & fees
    $15,570 Living Costs
    $4,780 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $32,236 Avg. Amount
    43.64% Tuition Covered
    73.28% Received
    LSAT Scores
    175 Median Score
    178 75th Percentile
    171 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.94 Median Score
    3.99 75th Percentile
    3.87 25th Percentile
    Admission
    5.72% Acceptance Rate
    71.19% Yield
    4129 Applicants
    236 Admitted
    168 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    736 Total Enrollment
    633 JD Enrollment
    103 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    241 Faculties
    33 Staffs
    3 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    95.77% Pass Rate
    213 Exam Takers
    18 Not Taken
    204 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