Compare Law Schools

The following list compares 3 schools with important law school statistics - Harvard Law School, Stanford Law School, and Yale Law School.
  • All 3 schools are private.
  • Harvard Law School's tuition is the most expensive ($71,734) and Stanford Law School's tuition is the lowest ($68,997).
  • Stanford Law School offers the best financial aid of $35,457 which is 51.39% of tuition amount.
  • Yale Law School has the lowest acceptance rate of 4.12%) and Harvard Law School has the highest rate of 6.90%).
  • Harvard Law School has the highest LSAT score of 174 and Stanford Law School has the lowest score of 172.
  • Yale Law School has the highest GPA of 3.94 and Stanford Law School has the lowest GPA of 3.91.
  • Harvard Law School is the largest school with 1,907 enrolled students and Stanford Law School is the smallest school with 613 students.
  • Harvard Law School has the highest bar exam pass rate of 98.91% and Stanford Law School has the lowest rate of 98.22%.
  • Harvard Law School is the oldest school founded in 1817 and Stanford Law School is the most recently founded in 1893.
  • All 3 schools .

    Harvard Law School

    Private • Cambridge, MAREMOVE
    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 75th Percentile
    170 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.92 Median Score
    3.98 75th Percentile
    3.82 25th 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/

    Stanford Law School

    Private • Stanford, CAREMOVE
    Founded
    1893
    Tuition & Costs
    $68,997 tuition & fees
    $34,458 Living Costs
    Financial Aid
    $35,457 Avg. Amount
    51.39% Tuition Covered
    75.04% Received
    LSAT Scores
    172 Median Score
    175 75th Percentile
    170 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.91 Median Score
    3.99 75th Percentile
    3.81 25th Percentile
    Admission
    6.28% Acceptance Rate
    45.10% Yield
    5685 Applicants
    357 Admitted
    161 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    613 Total Enrollment
    577 JD Enrollment
    36 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    182 Faculties
    51 Staffs
    3 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    98.22% Pass Rate
    168 Exam Takers
    24 Not Taken
    165 Exam Passers
    Employment
    184 Total Graduates
    178 Employed Full-time
    0 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    $85
    Application deadline
    2022-09-08 Application Open
    2022-12-06 Priority
    2023-02-15 Regular Decision
    Admission Info
    General Admission
    https://law.stanford.edu/office-of-admissions/
    Application Requirements
    https://law.stanford.edu/apply/how-to-apply/jd-application-process/

    Yale Law School

    Private • New Haven, CTREMOVE
    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 75th Percentile
    171 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.94 Median Score
    3.99 75th Percentile
    3.88 25th 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