The Ivy League is an American collegiate athletic conference. The term Ivy League is typically used to refer to a group of 8 elite colleges beyond the sports context.

Brown, Dartmouth, and Princeton University do not have law schools. You can compare those 8 schools in general academic factors at Ivy League Comparison Page.

Important Statistics of Ivy League Law Schools

The 2025 average tuition & fees of Ivy League Law Schools are $78,176 for the academic year 2024-2025. The average GPA of the schools is 3.92 and the average LAST score is 173. The average acceptance rate is 11.13%.

  • Columbia Law School has the highest tuition & fees of $81,292 and Yale Law School has the lowest tuition & fees of $76,369.
  • Yale Law School has the highest LSAT score of 175 and Cornell Law School has the lowest score of 172.
  • Yale Law School has the highest GPA of 3.96 and Columbia Law School has the lowest GPA of 3.90.
  • Yale Law School has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 5.58% and Cornell Law School has the lowest rate of 18.39%.
  • Harvard Law School has the most law school students of 2,031 and Yale Law School has the least enrolled students of 705.

The following table compares Ivy League Law Schools law schools with important law schools facts.

Ivy League Law Schools Tuition and Admission Comparison Table
School NameTuition & FeesAcceptance RateAverage GPAAverage LSATTotal EnrollmentEnrollment (First-Year Students)Bar Exam Pass Rate*
Columbia Law School
private, New York, NY		 $81,292 12.23% 3.90 173 1,748 363 93.72%
Cornell Law School
private, Ithaca, NY		 $77,593 18.39% 3.90 172 875 187 94.29%
Harvard Law School
private, Cambridge, MA		 $78,692 9.58% 3.93 174 2,031 455 96.10%
University of Pennsylvania Law School
private, Philadelphia, PA		 $76,934 9.88% 3.92 172 1,048 231 96.25%
Yale Law School
private, New Haven, CT		 $76,369 5.58% 3.96 175 705 179 96.79%
*The pass rate is based on the first time bar exam takers.