Compare Law Schools

Compare Law Schools

The following list compares 3 schools with important law school statistics - Yale Law School, Harvard Law School, Stanford Law School.
  • All 3 schools are private.
  • Harvard Law School's tuition is the most expensive ($86,344) and Yale Law School's tuition is the lowest ($81,818).
  • Stanford Law School offers the best financial aid of $52,797 which is 64.29% of tuition amount.
  • Yale Law School has the lowest acceptance rate of 4.06%) and Harvard Law School has the highest rate of 9.20%).
  • Yale Law School has the highest LSAT score of 174 and Stanford Law School has the lowest score of 173.
  • All3 schools have same GPA of 3.96.
  • Harvard Law School is the largest school with 2,025 enrolled students and Stanford Law School is the smallest school with 670 students.
  • Harvard Law School has the highest bar exam pass rate of 97.86% and Yale Law School has the lowest rate of 96.50%.
  • Harvard Law School is the oldest school founded in 1817 and Stanford Law School is the most recently founded in 1893.
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    Yale Law School

    Yale Law School

    Private • New Haven, CTREMOVE
    Founded
    1843
    Tuition & Costs
    $81,818 tuition & fees
    Financial Aid
    $34,747 Avg. Amount
    42.47% Tuition Covered
    63.09% Received
    LSAT Scores
    174 Median Score
    177 75th Percentile
    170 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.96 Median Score
    4 75th Percentile
    3.91 25th Percentile
    Admission
    4.06% Acceptance Rate
    77.43% Yield
    4359 Applicants
    230 Admitted
    175 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    676 Total Enrollment
    615 JD Enrollment
    0 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    266 Faculties
    3 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    96.50% Pass Rate
    218 Exam Takers
    23 Not Taken
    211 Exam Passers
    Employment
    218 Total Graduates
    208 Employed Full-time
    0 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    $85
    Application deadline
    2026-02-15 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
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    Harvard Law School

    Harvard Law School

    Private • Cambridge, MAREMOVE
    Founded
    1817
    Tuition & Costs
    $86,344 tuition & fees
    Financial Aid
    $27,510 Avg. Amount
    31.86% Tuition Covered
    37.87% Received
    LSAT Scores
    174 Median Score
    176 75th Percentile
    171 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.95 Median Score
    4 75th Percentile
    3.89 25th Percentile
    Admission
    9.20% Acceptance Rate
    59.19% Yield
    7231 Applicants
    793 Admitted
    461 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    2,025 Total Enrollment
    1,769 JD Enrollment
    234 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    365 Faculties
    6 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    97.86% Pass Rate
    564 Exam Takers
    17 Not Taken
    542 Exam Passers
    Employment
    594 Total Graduates
    572 Employed Full-time
    2 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    $85
    Application deadline
    2026-02-15 Regular Decision
    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/
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    Stanford Law School

    Stanford Law School

    Private • Stanford, CAREMOVE
    Founded
    1893
    Tuition & Costs
    $82,122 tuition & fees
    Financial Aid
    $52,797 Avg. Amount
    64.29% Tuition Covered
    50.44% Received
    LSAT Scores
    173 Median Score
    175 75th Percentile
    169 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.92 Median Score
    4 75th Percentile
    3.78 25th Percentile
    Admission
    6.10% Acceptance Rate
    51.34% Yield
    4270 Applicants
    378 Admitted
    171 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    670 Total Enrollment
    565 JD Enrollment
    101 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    226 Faculties
    3 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    96.50% Pass Rate
    182 Exam Takers
    13 Not Taken
    176 Exam Passers
    Employment
    184 Total Graduates
    178 Employed Full-time
    0 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    $85
    Application deadline
    2026-02-14 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/
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