Comparing Harvard Law and Stanford Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Harvard Law School (Harvard 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.
  • Harvard Law tuition of $78,692 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 9.58% is lower than Harvard Law of 7.26%.
  • Harvard Law's LSAT score of 174 is higher than Stanford Law of 173.
  • Stanford Law's GPA of 3.95 is higher than Harvard Law of 3.93.
  • Harvard Law with 2,031 students is larger than Stanford Law with 682 students.
  • Stanford Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Harvard Law.
  • Harvard Law founded in 1817 is older than Stanford Law founded in 1893.
  • Both schools require the same amount of application fee of $85.