2024 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.

Yale Law School ranked first and Harvard 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. The law schools tuition is for the academic year 2023-2024 and other statistics such as LSAT and acceptance rate is for the academic year 2022-2023.

You can compare all law schools in single table on the law school comparison page.

• The 2024 average law school tuition & fees is $48,679. Columbia Law School has the highest tuition & fees of $78,278 and J. Reuben Clark Law School has the lowest tuition & fees of $14,636.
• The average LSAT score is 158. Yale Law School has the highest LSAT score of 174 and Levin College of Law has the lowest score of 167.
• The average acceptance rate is 40.11%. Yale Law School has the tightest (lowest) rate of 4.12% and J. Reuben Clark Law School has the loosest (highest) rate of 39.92%.
• The average law school population is 707. Georgetown University Law Center has the most students of 2,712 and J. Reuben Clark Law School has the fewest students of 393.
• The average bar exam pass rate (for first-time exam takers) is 80.72%. Yale Law School has the highest rate of 99% and Levin College of Law has the lowest rate of 84%.

Admission StatisticsTuition & fees

Table. Best Law Schools Admission Comparison

Rank	School Name	Location	LSAT Scores	GPA	Acceptance Rate	Population	Population (First-year Students)
1	Yale Law School	New Haven, CT	174	3.94	4.12%	734	150
2	Harvard Law School	Cambridge, MA	174	3.92	6.90%	1,907	370
3	Columbia Law School	New York, NY	174	3.84	11.42%	1,520	433
4	Stanford Law School	Stanford, CA	172	3.91	6.28%	613	161
5	University of Chicago Law School	Chicago, IL	172	3.91	11.91%	669	175
6	New York University School of Law	New York, NY	172	3.86	14.52%	2,430	458
7	University of Virginia School of Law	Charlottesville, VA	171	3.91	9.66%	936	286
8	University of Pennsylvania Law School	Philadelphia, PA	171	3.90	9.39%	1,023	283
9	University of Michigan Law School	Ann Arbor, MI	171	3.84	10.65%	1,012	272
10	Northwestern Pritzker School of Law	Chicago, IL	171	3.86	13.91%	1,181	234
11	Georgetown University Law Center	Washington, DC	171	3.85	12.88%	2,712	517
12	Cornell Law School	Ithaca, NY	171	3.86	15.41%	737	190
13	Washington University School of Law	St. Louis, MO	170	3.93	15.88%	1,511	259
14	Duke University School of Law	Durham, NC	170	3.82	14.45%	848	282
15	Los Angeles School of Law	Los Angeles, CA	170	3.82	15.43%	1,184	347
16	Vanderbilt University Law School	Nashville, TN	169	3.89	14.25%	552	149
17	Berkeley School of Law	Berkeley, CA	169	3.83	13.66%	1,235	343
18	University of Texas School of Law	Austin, TX	169	3.80	15.24%	1,015	399
19	Boston University School of Law	Boston, MA	169	3.77	18.33%	1,061	309
20	Gould School of Law	Los Angeles, CA	168	3.82	12.96%	1,414	203
21	Notre Dame Law School	Notre Dame, IL	168	3.77	17.51%	573	178
22	Levin College of Law	Gainesville, FL	167	3.86	17.43%	805	228
23	The George Washington University Law School	Washington, DC	167	3.83	21.57%	1,898	481
24	J. Reuben Clark Law School	Provo, UT	167	3.85	39.92%	393	133
25	Emory University School of Law	Atlanta, GA	167	3.80	27.31%	899	304
	Average		158	4	40	707	206

Table. 2024 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	Yale Law School	$62,250		$46,900		$71,425
2	Harvard Law School	$57,261		$53,760		$71,734
3	Columbia Law School	$66,139		$54,627		$78,278
4	Stanford Law School	$58,416		$57,210		$68,997
5	University of Chicago Law School	$64,260		$66,492		$73,185
6	New York University School of Law	$58,168		$39,592		$76,290
7	University of Virginia School of Law	$20,342	$55,914	$21,742	$34,832	$68,500	$71,500
8	University of Pennsylvania Law School	$63,452		$44,162		$73,008
9	University of Michigan Law School	$16,736	$55,334	$26,226	$52,456	$66,808	$69,808
10	Northwestern Pritzker School of Law	$63,468		$53,024		$72,212
11	Georgetown University Law Center	$62,052		$57,049		$71,996
12	Cornell Law School	$63,200		$30,019		$74,184
13	Washington University School of Law	$60,590		$60,590		$65,204
14	Duke University School of Law	$62,688		$61,522		$72,632
15	Los Angeles School of Law	$13,401	$43,473	$13,322	$28,424	$53,920	$64,426
16	Vanderbilt University Law School	$60,348		$53,722		$67,396
17	Berkeley School of Law	$14,395	$44,467	$14,476	$29,578	$59,237	$67,781
18	University of Texas School of Law	$11,698	$41,070	$12,036	$22,952	$36,429	$54,096
19	Boston University School of Law	$62,360		$61,924		$62,534
20	Gould School of Law	$64,726		$64,666		$74,173
21	Notre Dame Law School	$60,301		$60,116		$65,936
22	Levin College of Law	$6,381	$28,659	$12,737	$30,130	$21,804	$38,040
23	The George Washington University Law School	$62,200		$33,984		$67,380
24	J. Reuben Clark Law School	$6,304		$7,932		$14,636
25	Emory University School of Law	$57,948		$46,700		$64,504
	Average	$40,718	$55,402	$37,215	$46,095	$43,027	$48,679