Comparing Harvard Law and Columbia University Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Columbia Law School (Columbia University Law) and Harvard Law School (Harvard 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 Harvard Law tuition of $78,692.
  • Harvard Law offers the better financial aid of $31,240 which is 39.70% of tuition amount.
  • Harvard Law acceptance rate of 12.23% is lower than Columbia University Law of 9.58%.
  • Harvard Law's LSAT score of 174 is higher than Columbia University Law of 173.
  • Harvard Law's GPA of 3.93 is higher than Columbia University Law of 3.90.
  • Harvard Law with 2,031 students is larger than Columbia University Law with 1,748 students.
  • Harvard Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Columbia University Law.
  • Harvard Law founded in 1817 is older than Columbia University Law founded in 1858.
  • Both schools require the same amount of application fee of $85.