Comparing Chicago Law and Columbia University Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Columbia Law School (Columbia University Law) and University of Chicago Law School (Chicago 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 Chicago Law tuition of $77,877.
  • Columbia University Law offers the better financial aid of $30,000 which is 36.90% of tuition amount.
  • Columbia University Law acceptance rate of 12.78% is lower than Chicago Law of 12.23%.
  • Both schools have same LSAT scores of 173 of 173.
  • Chicago Law's GPA of 3.94 is higher than Columbia University Law of 3.90.
  • Columbia University Law with 1,748 students is larger than Chicago Law with 686 students.
  • Chicago Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Columbia University Law.
  • Columbia University Law founded in 1858 is older than Chicago Law founded in 1902.
  • Chicago Law requires more expensive application fees than Columbia University Law.