Law School Comparisons
Side-by-side comparisons of top law schools. Compare rankings, notable professors, location, and subject strengths to find the right fit for your legal career.
T14 Comparisons
Every possible pairing of the top 14 law schools in the country — 91 matchups.
Stanford Law vs. Yale Law
#2 vs. #1Stanford, California / New Haven, Connecticut
Harvard Law vs. Yale Law
#3 vs. #1Cambridge, Massachusetts / New Haven, Connecticut
UChicago Law vs. Yale Law
#4 vs. #1Chicago, Illinois / New Haven, Connecticut
Columbia Law vs. Yale Law
#5 vs. #1New York, New York / New Haven, Connecticut
NYU Law vs. Yale Law
#6 vs. #1New York, New York / New Haven, Connecticut
Penn Law vs. Yale Law
#7 vs. #1Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / New Haven, Connecticut
UVA Law vs. Yale Law
#8 vs. #1Charlottesville, Virginia / New Haven, Connecticut
Michigan Law vs. Yale Law
#9 vs. #1Ann Arbor, Michigan / New Haven, Connecticut
Northwestern Law vs. Yale Law
#10 vs. #1Chicago, Illinois / New Haven, Connecticut
Berkeley Law vs. Yale Law
#11 vs. #1Berkeley, California / New Haven, Connecticut
Duke Law vs. Yale Law
#12 vs. #1Durham, North Carolina / New Haven, Connecticut
Cornell Law vs. Yale Law
#13 vs. #1Ithaca, New York / New Haven, Connecticut
Georgetown Law vs. Yale Law
#14 vs. #1Washington, District of Columbia / New Haven, Connecticut
Harvard Law vs. Stanford Law
#3 vs. #2Cambridge, Massachusetts / Stanford, California
Stanford Law vs. UChicago Law
#2 vs. #4Stanford, California / Chicago, Illinois
Columbia Law vs. Stanford Law
#5 vs. #2New York, New York / Stanford, California
NYU Law vs. Stanford Law
#6 vs. #2New York, New York / Stanford, California
Penn Law vs. Stanford Law
#7 vs. #2Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Stanford, California
Stanford Law vs. UVA Law
#2 vs. #8Stanford, California / Charlottesville, Virginia
Michigan Law vs. Stanford Law
#9 vs. #2Ann Arbor, Michigan / Stanford, California
Northwestern Law vs. Stanford Law
#10 vs. #2Chicago, Illinois / Stanford, California
Berkeley Law vs. Stanford Law
#11 vs. #2Berkeley, California / Stanford, California
Duke Law vs. Stanford Law
#12 vs. #2Durham, North Carolina / Stanford, California
Cornell Law vs. Stanford Law
#13 vs. #2Ithaca, New York / Stanford, California
Georgetown Law vs. Stanford Law
#14 vs. #2Washington, District of Columbia / Stanford, California
Harvard Law vs. UChicago Law
#3 vs. #4Cambridge, Massachusetts / Chicago, Illinois
Columbia Law vs. Harvard Law
#5 vs. #3New York, New York / Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harvard Law vs. NYU Law
#3 vs. #6Cambridge, Massachusetts / New York, New York
Harvard Law vs. Penn Law
#3 vs. #7Cambridge, Massachusetts / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Harvard Law vs. UVA Law
#3 vs. #8Cambridge, Massachusetts / Charlottesville, Virginia
Harvard Law vs. Michigan Law
#3 vs. #9Cambridge, Massachusetts / Ann Arbor, Michigan
Harvard Law vs. Northwestern Law
#3 vs. #10Cambridge, Massachusetts / Chicago, Illinois
Berkeley Law vs. Harvard Law
#11 vs. #3Berkeley, California / Cambridge, Massachusetts
Duke Law vs. Harvard Law
#12 vs. #3Durham, North Carolina / Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cornell Law vs. Harvard Law
#13 vs. #3Ithaca, New York / Cambridge, Massachusetts
Georgetown Law vs. Harvard Law
#14 vs. #3Washington, District of Columbia / Cambridge, Massachusetts
Columbia Law vs. UChicago Law
#5 vs. #4New York, New York / Chicago, Illinois
NYU Law vs. UChicago Law
#6 vs. #4New York, New York / Chicago, Illinois
Penn Law vs. UChicago Law
#7 vs. #4Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Chicago, Illinois
UChicago Law vs. UVA Law
#4 vs. #8Chicago, Illinois / Charlottesville, Virginia
Michigan Law vs. UChicago Law
#9 vs. #4Ann Arbor, Michigan / Chicago, Illinois
Northwestern Law vs. UChicago Law
#10 vs. #4Chicago, Illinois
Berkeley Law vs. UChicago Law
#11 vs. #4Berkeley, California / Chicago, Illinois
Duke Law vs. UChicago Law
#12 vs. #4Durham, North Carolina / Chicago, Illinois
Cornell Law vs. UChicago Law
#13 vs. #4Ithaca, New York / Chicago, Illinois
Georgetown Law vs. UChicago Law
#14 vs. #4Washington, District of Columbia / Chicago, Illinois
Columbia Law vs. NYU Law
#5 vs. #6New York, New York
Columbia Law vs. Penn Law
#5 vs. #7New York, New York / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Columbia Law vs. UVA Law
#5 vs. #8New York, New York / Charlottesville, Virginia
Columbia Law vs. Michigan Law
#5 vs. #9New York, New York / Ann Arbor, Michigan
Columbia Law vs. Northwestern Law
#5 vs. #10New York, New York / Chicago, Illinois
Berkeley Law vs. Columbia Law
#11 vs. #5Berkeley, California / New York, New York
Columbia Law vs. Duke Law
#5 vs. #12New York, New York / Durham, North Carolina
Columbia Law vs. Cornell Law
#5 vs. #13New York, New York / Ithaca, New York
Columbia Law vs. Georgetown Law
#5 vs. #14New York, New York / Washington, District of Columbia
NYU Law vs. Penn Law
#6 vs. #7New York, New York / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NYU Law vs. UVA Law
#6 vs. #8New York, New York / Charlottesville, Virginia
Michigan Law vs. NYU Law
#9 vs. #6Ann Arbor, Michigan / New York, New York
Northwestern Law vs. NYU Law
#10 vs. #6Chicago, Illinois / New York, New York
Berkeley Law vs. NYU Law
#11 vs. #6Berkeley, California / New York, New York
Duke Law vs. NYU Law
#12 vs. #6Durham, North Carolina / New York, New York
Cornell Law vs. NYU Law
#13 vs. #6Ithaca, New York / New York, New York
Georgetown Law vs. NYU Law
#14 vs. #6Washington, District of Columbia / New York, New York
Penn Law vs. UVA Law
#7 vs. #8Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Charlottesville, Virginia
Michigan Law vs. Penn Law
#9 vs. #7Ann Arbor, Michigan / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Northwestern Law vs. Penn Law
#10 vs. #7Chicago, Illinois / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Berkeley Law vs. Penn Law
#11 vs. #7Berkeley, California / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Duke Law vs. Penn Law
#12 vs. #7Durham, North Carolina / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cornell Law vs. Penn Law
#13 vs. #7Ithaca, New York / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Georgetown Law vs. Penn Law
#14 vs. #7Washington, District of Columbia / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Michigan Law vs. UVA Law
#9 vs. #8Ann Arbor, Michigan / Charlottesville, Virginia
Northwestern Law vs. UVA Law
#10 vs. #8Chicago, Illinois / Charlottesville, Virginia
Berkeley Law vs. UVA Law
#11 vs. #8Berkeley, California / Charlottesville, Virginia
Duke Law vs. UVA Law
#12 vs. #8Durham, North Carolina / Charlottesville, Virginia
Cornell Law vs. UVA Law
#13 vs. #8Ithaca, New York / Charlottesville, Virginia
Georgetown Law vs. UVA Law
#14 vs. #8Washington, District of Columbia / Charlottesville, Virginia
Michigan Law vs. Northwestern Law
#9 vs. #10Ann Arbor, Michigan / Chicago, Illinois
Berkeley Law vs. Michigan Law
#11 vs. #9Berkeley, California / Ann Arbor, Michigan
Duke Law vs. Michigan Law
#12 vs. #9Durham, North Carolina / Ann Arbor, Michigan
Cornell Law vs. Michigan Law
#13 vs. #9Ithaca, New York / Ann Arbor, Michigan
Georgetown Law vs. Michigan Law
#14 vs. #9Washington, District of Columbia / Ann Arbor, Michigan
Berkeley Law vs. Northwestern Law
#11 vs. #10Berkeley, California / Chicago, Illinois
Duke Law vs. Northwestern Law
#12 vs. #10Durham, North Carolina / Chicago, Illinois
Cornell Law vs. Northwestern Law
#13 vs. #10Ithaca, New York / Chicago, Illinois
Georgetown Law vs. Northwestern Law
#14 vs. #10Washington, District of Columbia / Chicago, Illinois
Berkeley Law vs. Duke Law
#11 vs. #12Berkeley, California / Durham, North Carolina
Berkeley Law vs. Cornell Law
#11 vs. #13Berkeley, California / Ithaca, New York
Berkeley Law vs. Georgetown Law
#11 vs. #14Berkeley, California / Washington, District of Columbia
Cornell Law vs. Duke Law
#13 vs. #12Ithaca, New York / Durham, North Carolina
Duke Law vs. Georgetown Law
#12 vs. #14Durham, North Carolina / Washington, District of Columbia
Cornell Law vs. Georgetown Law
#13 vs. #14Ithaca, New York / Washington, District of Columbia
Regional Rivals
Schools in the same state or metro area that prospective students often weigh against each other.
Berkeley Law vs. UCLA Law
#11 vs. #15Berkeley, California / Los Angeles, California
UCLA Law vs. USC Law
#15 vs. #19Los Angeles, California
Berkeley Law vs. USC Law
#11 vs. #19Berkeley, California / Los Angeles, California
Stanford Law vs. UCLA Law
#2 vs. #15Stanford, California / Los Angeles, California
Stanford Law vs. USC Law
#2 vs. #19Stanford, California / Los Angeles, California
Cardozo Law vs. Fordham Law
#44 vs. #40New York, New York
SMU Law vs. Texas Law
#42 vs. #16Dallas, Texas / Austin, Texas
Georgetown Law vs. GW Law
#14 vs. #24Washington, District of Columbia
Penn Law vs. Temple Law
#7 vs. #45Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Illinois Law vs. Northwestern Law
#39 vs. #10Champaign, Illinois / Chicago, Illinois
Illinois Law vs. UChicago Law
#39 vs. #4Champaign, Illinois / Chicago, Illinois
Duke Law vs. UNC Law
#12 vs. #28Durham, North Carolina / Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Duke Law vs. Wake Forest Law
#12 vs. #34Durham, North Carolina / Winston-Salem, North Carolina
UNC Law vs. Wake Forest Law
#28 vs. #34Chapel Hill, North Carolina / Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Emory Law vs. UGA Law
#22 vs. #32Atlanta, Georgia / Athens, Georgia
UVA Law vs. William & Mary Law
#8 vs. #35Charlottesville, Virginia / Williamsburg, Virginia
Indiana Law vs. Notre Dame Law
#31 vs. #23Bloomington, Indiana / Notre Dame, Indiana
Tennessee Law vs. Vanderbilt Law
#63 vs. #17Knoxville, Tennessee / Nashville, Tennessee
UConn Law vs. Yale Law
#41 vs. #1Hartford, Connecticut / New Haven, Connecticut
BU Law vs. Harvard Law
#21 vs. #3Boston, Massachusetts / Cambridge, Massachusetts
Case Western Law vs. Ohio State Law
#76 vs. #29Cleveland, Ohio / Columbus, Ohio
Miami Law vs. UF Law
#62 vs. #30Coral Gables, Florida / Gainesville, Florida
FSU Law vs. UF Law
#71 vs. #30Tallahassee, Florida / Gainesville, Florida
Colorado Law vs. Denver Law
#38 vs. #70Boulder, Colorado / Denver, Colorado
Missouri Law vs. WUSTL Law
#67 vs. #18Columbia, Missouri / St. Louis, Missouri
Marquette Law vs. Wisconsin Law
#84 vs. #27Milwaukee, Wisconsin / Madison, Wisconsin
Michigan Law vs. Wayne State Law
#9 vs. #83Ann Arbor, Michigan / Detroit, Michigan
Minnesota Law vs. St. Thomas MN Law
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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