Comparing Yale Law and Columbia University Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Columbia Law School (Columbia University Law) and Yale Law School (Yale 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 Yale Law tuition of $76,369.
  • Yale Law offers the better financial aid of $32,852 which is 43.02% of tuition amount.
  • Yale Law acceptance rate of 12.23% is lower than Columbia University Law of 5.58%.
  • Yale Law's LSAT score of 175 is higher than Columbia University Law of 173.
  • Yale Law's GPA of 3.96 is higher than Columbia University Law of 3.90.
  • Columbia University Law with 1,748 students is larger than Yale Law with 705 students.
  • Yale Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Columbia University Law.
  • Yale Law founded in 1843 is older than Columbia University Law founded in 1858.
  • Both schools require the same amount of application fee of $85.