Comparing Columbia University Law and Stanford Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Columbia Law School (Columbia University Law) and Stanford Law School (Stanford 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 Stanford Law tuition of $73,713.
  • Stanford Law offers the better financial aid of $34,199 which is 46.39% of tuition amount.
  • Stanford Law acceptance rate of 12.23% is lower than Columbia University Law of 7.26%.
  • Both schools have same LSAT scores of 173 of 173.
  • Stanford Law's GPA of 3.95 is higher than Columbia University Law of 3.90.
  • Columbia University Law with 1,748 students is larger than Stanford Law with 682 students.
  • Stanford Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Columbia University Law.
  • Columbia University Law founded in 1858 is older than Stanford Law founded in 1893.
  • Both schools require the same amount of application fee of $85.