Comparing Cornell Law and Duke Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Cornell Law School (Cornell Law) and Duke University School of Law (Duke Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2024-2025, except bar passage and employment data for 2023-2024.
  • Both schools are private.
  • Cornell Law tuition of $81,416 is more expensive than Duke Law tuition of $78,774.
  • Duke Law offers the better financial aid of $32,000 which is 40.62% of tuition amount.
  • Duke Law acceptance rate of 23.11% is lower than Cornell Law of 13.88%.
  • Cornell Law's LSAT score of 173 is higher than Duke Law of 170.
  • Both schools have same GPA of 3.89 of 3.89.
  • Cornell Law with 877 students is larger than Duke Law with 846 students.
  • Cornell Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Duke Law.
  • Cornell Law founded in 1887 is older than Duke Law founded in 1904.
  • Both schools require the same amount of application fee of $80.