Best Law Schools LSAT, GPA, and Tuition Comparison

Here, we introduce and compare the best law schools with Law School Admission Test (LSAT) , GPA, admission, and tuition & fees. We only consider law schools that are accredited by American Bar Association (ABA) and exclude law schools accredited by the state government/council.

Harvard Law School ranked first and Yale Law School ranked second in law school rankings.

Below statements summarize the average statistics including LSAT score, GPA, acceptance rate, and law school tuition for the best law schools. You can compare all law schools in single table on the law school comparison page.

• The 2022 average law school tuition & fees is $43,399. Columbia Law School (Columbia University in the City of New York) has the highest tuition & fees of $72,360 and University of Texas School of Law has the lowest tuition & fees of $51,774.
• The average LSAT score is 156. Harvard Law School has the highest LSAT score of 173 and Emory University has the lowest score of 165.
• The average acceptance rate is 45.03%. Yale Law School has the tightest (lowest) rate of 8.22% and University of Minnesota Law School has the loosest (highest) rate of 39.13%.
• The average law school population is 664. Georgetown University Law Center has the most students of 2,795 and Irvine School of Law (University of California-Irvine) has the fewest students of 532.
• The average bar exam pass rate (for first-time exam takers) is 77.64%. Harvard Law School has the highest rate of 99% and Irvine School of Law (University of California-Irvine) has the lowest rate of 81%.

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Table. Best Law Schools Admission Comparison

Rank	School Name	Location	LSAT Scores	GPA	Acceptance Rate	Population	Population (First-year Students)
1	Harvard Law School	Cambridge, MA	173	3.89	12.49%	1,993	494
2	Yale Law School	New Haven, CT	173	3.93	8.22%	724	184
3	Columbia Law School (Columbia University in the City of New York)	New York, NY	172	3.8	15.86%	1,571	329
4	Stanford Law School	Stanford, CA	171	3.91	9.72%	668	157
5	University of Chicago Law School	Chicago, IL	170	3.9	18.61%	711	192
6	University of Pennsylvania Law School	Philadelphia, PA	170	3.89	14.51%	973	235
7	University of Virginia School of Law	Charlottesville, VA	170	3.9	14.69%	1,012	303
8	New York University School of Law	New York, NY	170	3.8	21.60%	2,190	416
9	Northwestern University School of Law	Evanston, IL	169	3.85	18.01%	1,148	234
10	Duke University School of Law	Durham, NC	169	3.78	18.91%	898	214
11	Washington University School of Law	Saint Louis, MO	169	3.83	24.82%	1,383	221
12	University of Michigan Law School	Ann Arbor, MI	169	3.81	16.63%	1,080	294
13	Cornell Law School	Ithaca, NY	168	3.81	21.33%	753	193
14	Berkeley School of Law (University of California-Berkeley)	Berkeley, CA	168	3.81	19.68%	1,280	307
15	Los Angeles School of Law (University of California-Los Angeles)	Los Angeles, CA	168	3.79	22.41%	1,181	298
16	Georgetown University Law Center	Washington, DC	168	3.78	19.54%	2,795	551
17	University of Texas School of Law	Austin, TX	168	3.72	17.53%	1,025	280
18	Vanderbilt University Law School	Nashville, TN	167	3.8	21.91%	615	168
19	Gould School of Law (University of Southern California)	Los Angeles, CA	166	3.8	17.69%	1,295	200
20	Boston University School of Law	Boston, MA	166	3.78	23.14%	1,122	223
21	The George Washington University Law School	Washington, DC	166	3.73	31.03%	1,809	489
22	Emory University	Atlanta, GA	165	3.8	31.00%	1,055	240
23	Notre Dame Law School	Notre Dame, IN	165	3.74	24.05%	638	211
24	University of Minnesota Law School	Minneapolis, MN	165	3.75	39.13%	725	236
25	Irvine School of Law (University of California-Irvine)	Irvine, CA	165	3.59	20.81%	532	152
	Average		156	3	45	664	186

Table. 2022 Best Law Schools Tuition Comparison

Rank	School Name	In-State Tuition & Fees			Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
		Law School	Undergraduate	Graduate	Law School	Under-graduate	Graduate
1	Harvard Law School	$55,587		$52,170		$67,081
2	Yale Law School	$59,950		$45,700		$66,128
3	Columbia Law School (Columbia University in the City of New York)	$63,530		$52,924		$72,360
4	Stanford Law School	$56,169		$55,011		$62,847
5	University of Chicago Law School	$62,241		$63,936		$67,899
6	University of Pennsylvania Law School	$61,710		$42,932		$68,606
7	University of Virginia School of Law	$19,244	$53,626	$20,906	$33,520	$63,200	$66,200
8	New York University School of Law	$56,500		$38,206		$68,712
9	Northwestern University School of Law	$60,768		$56,567		$66,806
10	Duke University School of Law	$60,244		$59,141		$67,318
11	Washington University School of Law	$58,866		$58,288		$59,300
12	University of Michigan Law School	$16,178	$53,232	$25,230	$50,464	$61,854	$64,854
13	Cornell Law School	$61,015		$30,006		$68,270
14	Berkeley School of Law (University of California-Berkeley)	$14,226	$43,980	$14,160	$29,262	$51,987	$55,316
15	Los Angeles School of Law (University of California-Los Angeles)	$13,258	$43,012	$13,036	$28,138	$47,089	$53,152
16	Georgetown University Law Center	$59,957		$55,128		$64,548
17	University of Texas School of Law	$11,752	$40,996	$12,050	$22,944	$34,868	$51,774
18	Vanderbilt University Law School	$56,966		$52,162		$60,050
19	Gould School of Law (University of Southern California)	$61,503		$61,396		$67,191
20	Boston University School of Law	$59,816		$59,418		$56,982
21	The George Washington University Law School	$59,870		$32,904		$63,205
22	Emory University	$55,468		$45,684		$58,842
23	Notre Dame Law School	$58,843		$58,662		$60,730
24	University of Minnesota Law School	$15,254	$33,818	$19,494	$29,262	$45,808	$54,664
25	Irvine School of Law (University of California-Irvine)	$13,775	$43,529	$13,356	$28,458	$47,485	$53,548
	Average	$27,807	$38,059	$22,251	$29,235	$38,126	$43,399