Comparing Albany Law and Columbia University Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Columbia Law School (Columbia University Law) and Albany Law School (Albany 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.
  • Columbia University Law tuition of $81,292 is more expensive than Albany Law tuition of $61,136.
  • Albany Law offers the better financial aid of $36,000 which is 58.89% of tuition amount.
  • Columbia University Law acceptance rate of 54.87% is lower than Albany Law of 12.23%.
  • Columbia University Law's LSAT score of 173 is higher than Albany Law of 155.
  • Columbia University Law's GPA of 3.90 is higher than Albany Law of 3.47.
  • Columbia University Law with 1,748 students is larger than Albany Law with 694 students.
  • Columbia University Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Albany Law.
  • Albany Law founded in 1851 is older than Columbia University Law founded in 1858.