Ivy League Law Schools — Elite, long-established law programs at Ivy League universities

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.

Out of the eight universities in the Ivy League, only five have law schools. Brown, Dartmouth, and Princeton University do not have law schools.

Brown University does not have a law school. It offers pre-law programs for students interested in pursuing a legal career.
Dartmouth College does not have a law school. It does not have official major related to law. (UMass law school at UMass Dartmouth is entirely unrelated to Dartmouth College.)
Princeton University does not offer J.D. program, but it offer the Program in Law and Public Policy through the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. (Princeton had a short-lived law school from 1846 to 1852).

You can compare those 8 schools in general academic factors at Ivy League Comparison Page.

Important Statistics of Ivy League Law School

The average tuition & fees of ivy league law school are $87,430 for the academic year 2026-2027.

The average GPA of the schools is 3.94 and the average LAST score is 173. The average acceptance rate is 10.27% with an enrollment rate (yield) of 47.49%.

Columbia Law School has the highest tuition & fees of $92,194 and Yale Law School has the lowest tuition & fees of $81,818.
Harvard Law School has the highest LSAT score of 174 and Columbia Law School has the lowest score of 173.
Harvard Law School has the highest GPA of 3.96 and Columbia Law School has the lowest GPA of 3.92.
Yale Law School has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 4.06% and Cornell Law School has the lowest rate of 18.19%.
Harvard Law School has the most law school students of 2,025 and Yale Law School has the least enrolled students of 676.

The following table compares Ivy League Law School law schools with important law schools facts. The tuition data is for the academic year 2026-2027 and the admission data is for the academic year 2025-2026.

Ivy League Law School Tuition and Admission Comparison Table
School Name	Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Average GPA	Average LSAT	Total Enrollment	Enrollment (First-Year Students)	Bar Exam Pass Rate*
Columbia Law School private, New York, NY	$92,194	11.84%	3.92	173	1,740	412	95.85%
Cornell Law School private, Ithaca, NY	$88,609	18.19%	3.92	173	933	210	96.41%
Harvard Law School private, Cambridge, MA	$86,344	9.20%	3.96	174	2,025	483	97.86%
University of Pennsylvania Law School private, Philadelphia, PA	$88,184	8.05%	3.95	173	1,032	254	96.70%
Yale Law School private, New Haven, CT	$81,818	4.06%	3.96	174	676	175	96.50%

*The pass rate is based on the first time bar exam takers.

**Tuition & fees for the academic year 2026-2027 (Source: Each law school's published tuition data).

***Admission and enrollment data for the academic year 2025-2026 (Source: ABA Standard 509 Reports).