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 ($75,008) and Stanford Law School's tuition is the lowest ($73,713).
  • Stanford Law School offers the best financial aid of $35,457 which is 48.10% of tuition amount.
  • Yale Law School has the lowest acceptance rate of 5.72%) and Harvard Law School has the highest rate of 10.06%).
  • Yale Law School has the highest LSAT score of 175 and Stanford Law School has the lowest score of 173.
  • Yale Law School has the highest GPA of 3.94 and Harvard Law School has the lowest GPA of 3.92.
  • Harvard Law School is the largest school with 2,029 enrolled students and Stanford Law School is the smallest school with 690 students.
  • Harvard Law School has the highest bar exam pass rate of 98.46% and Stanford Law School has the lowest rate of 94.41%.
  • 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
    $75,008 tuition & fees
    $24,675 Living Costs
    $5,547 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $30,323 Avg. Amount
    40.43% Tuition Covered
    45.25% Received
    LSAT Scores
    174 Median Score
    176 75th Percentile
    170 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.92 Median Score
    3.99 75th Percentile
    3.82 25th Percentile
    Admission
    10.06% Acceptance Rate
    55.96% Yield
    8170 Applicants
    822 Admitted
    460 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    2,029 Total Enrollment
    1,758 JD Enrollment
    271 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    339 Faculties
    47 Staffs
    6 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    98.46% Pass Rate
    586 Exam Takers
    16 Not Taken
    577 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/
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    Stanford Law School

    Private • Stanford, CAREMOVE
    Founded
    1893
    Tuition & Costs
    $73,713 tuition & fees
    $21,881 Living Costs
    $8,430 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $35,457 Avg. Amount
    48.10% Tuition Covered
    75.04% Received
    LSAT Scores
    173 Median Score
    176 75th Percentile
    170 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.92 Median Score
    3.99 75th Percentile
    3.84 25th Percentile
    Admission
    6.88% Acceptance Rate
    47.32% Yield
    4882 Applicants
    336 Admitted
    159 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    690 Total Enrollment
    577 JD Enrollment
    113 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    182 Faculties
    51 Staffs
    3 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    94.41% Pass Rate
    179 Exam Takers
    23 Not Taken
    169 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/
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    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
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