Compare Law Schools Side by Side

316 pairings from the 2025 ABA 509 data — acceptance, cost, aid and outcomes in one table.

316

Comparisons

196

Schools involved

Cities with multiple schools

T14 pairings

How these pairings are chosen

Comparing all 196 schools pairwise would produce 19,110 pages, and almost all of them would be near-duplicates with nothing to decide. The ABA 509 contains no applicant-level data, so we cannot verify which schools people actually apply to together. Instead every pairing here satisfies one of four rules that reflect a real substitution:

Rule	Pairings	Why these are real alternatives
Same city	117	Same labour market, same housing costs, same geography — the most direct substitutes available
Both T14	91	All 91 possible pairings among the 14 schools; applicant pools overlap heavily
Same state, similar selectivity	87	Median LSAT within 3 points, one pairing per school. Schools this far apart in selectivity never appear on the same application list
Closest selectivity match	41	A fallback so that every school on this site can be compared with at least one other. 29 are in the same state at a similar selectivity level; 12 cross state lines because the school is the only one in its state, and there is no local alternative to compare it against

A pairing matching two rules appears once and is listed under both. Every pairing was verified to differ on at least five of the eight core measures, so no two pages carry near-identical content.

Most compared cities

Cities with the largest number of schools competing in the same market.

New York City

28 pairs

Washington

15 pairs

Chicago

15 pairs

Boston

10 pairs

Los Angeles

10 pairs

Philadelphia

6 pairs

Atlanta

3 pairs

Miami

3 pairs

T14 pairings

Every possible comparison among the 14 most selective schools.

School	Compare against
Columbia University	New York University, California-Los Angeles, Chicago, Cornell University, Duke University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Michigan, Northwestern University, Pennsylvania, Stanford University, Virginia, Yale University
Chicago	Northwestern University, California-Los Angeles, Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Michigan, New York University, Pennsylvania, Stanford University, Virginia, Yale University
California-Los Angeles	Chicago, Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Michigan, New York University, Northwestern University, Pennsylvania, Stanford University, Virginia, Yale University
Cornell University	California-Los Angeles, Chicago, Columbia University, Duke University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Michigan, New York University, Northwestern University, Pennsylvania, Stanford University, Virginia, Yale University
Duke University	California-Los Angeles, Chicago, Columbia University, Cornell University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Michigan, New York University, Northwestern University, Pennsylvania, Stanford University, Virginia, Yale University
Georgetown University	California-Los Angeles, Chicago, Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Harvard University, Michigan, New York University, Northwestern University, Pennsylvania, Stanford University, Virginia, Yale University
Harvard University	California-Los Angeles, Chicago, Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Georgetown University, Michigan, New York University, Northwestern University, Pennsylvania, Stanford University, Virginia, Yale University
Michigan	California-Los Angeles, Chicago, Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, New York University, Northwestern University, Pennsylvania, Stanford University, Virginia, Yale University
New York University	Columbia University, California-Los Angeles, Chicago, Cornell University, Duke University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Michigan, Northwestern University, Pennsylvania, Stanford University, Virginia, Yale University
Northwestern University	Chicago, California-Los Angeles, Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Michigan, New York University, Pennsylvania, Stanford University, Virginia, Yale University
Pennsylvania	California-Los Angeles, Chicago, Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Michigan, New York University, Northwestern University, Stanford University, Virginia, Yale University
Stanford University	California-Los Angeles, Chicago, Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Michigan, New York University, Northwestern University, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Yale University
Virginia	California-Los Angeles, Chicago, Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Michigan, New York University, Northwestern University, Pennsylvania, Stanford University, Yale University
Yale University	California-Los Angeles, Chicago, Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Michigan, New York University, Northwestern University, Pennsylvania, Stanford University, Virginia

Same-state comparisons

Schools in the same state with median LSAT within 3 points — the pairings where choosing between them is a genuine question.

State	Comparison	Why paired
District of Columbia	American University vs Catholic University of America, The	median LSAT 162 vs 161
District of Columbia	George Washington University, The vs Georgetown University	median LSAT 168 vs 171
Massachusetts	Boston College vs Boston University	median LSAT 168 vs 170
Massachusetts	New England Law/Boston vs Suffolk University	median LSAT 153 vs 155
New York	Brooklyn Law School vs St. John's University	median LSAT 161 vs 164
New York	Cardozo School of Law (Yeshiva University) vs Fordham University	median LSAT 165 vs 168
New York	Cardozo School of Law (Yeshiva University) vs St. John's University	median LSAT 165 vs 164
New York	City University of New York (CUNY) vs New York Law School	median LSAT 155 vs 157
Illinois	Chicago vs Northwestern University	median LSAT 174 vs 173
Illinois	Chicago-Kent College of Law (IIT) vs Loyola University-Chicago	median LSAT 161 vs 161
Illinois	DePaul University vs Loyola University-Chicago	median LSAT 158 vs 161
Pennsylvania	Temple University vs Villanova University	median LSAT 165 vs 164
Florida	Florida International University vs Miami	median LSAT 161 vs 164
New Jersey	Rutgers University vs Seton Hall University	median LSAT 158 vs 161
Delaware	Widener University Delaware Law School vs Wilmington University School of Law	median LSAT 152 vs 149
California	California-Los Angeles vs Stanford University	median LSAT 171 vs 173
New York	Columbia University vs Cornell University	median LSAT 173 vs 173
New York	Cornell University vs New York University	median LSAT 173 vs 172
Ohio	Case Western Reserve University vs Cincinnati	median LSAT 162 vs 159
Ohio	Cincinnati vs Dayton	median LSAT 159 vs 157
Ohio	Dayton vs Cleveland State University	median LSAT 157 vs 155
Ohio	Cleveland State University vs Akron	median LSAT 155 vs 154
Ohio	Akron vs Toledo	median LSAT 154 vs 153
Ohio	Toledo vs Capital University Law School	median LSAT 153 vs 151
Ohio	Capital University Law School vs Ohio Northern University	median LSAT 151 vs 149
New York	Brooklyn Law School vs Albany Law School	median LSAT 161 vs 158
New York	Albany Law School vs Syracuse University	median LSAT 158 vs 158
New York	Syracuse University vs University at Buffalo	median LSAT 158 vs 157
New York	University at Buffalo vs Hofstra University	median LSAT 157 vs 157
New York	Hofstra University vs New York Law School	median LSAT 157 vs 157
New York	City University of New York (CUNY) vs Pace University	median LSAT 155 vs 154
New York	Pace University vs Touro University	median LSAT 154 vs 153
Virginia	George Mason University vs Washington and Lee University	median LSAT 169 vs 167
Virginia	Washington and Lee University vs William & Mary Law School	median LSAT 167 vs 166
Virginia	William & Mary Law School vs Richmond	median LSAT 166 vs 164
Arizona	Arizona State University vs Arizona	median LSAT 165 vs 163
Georgia	Georgia vs Emory University	median LSAT 169 vs 166
Georgia	Georgia State University vs Mercer University	median LSAT 160 vs 157
Florida	Florida vs Florida State University	median LSAT 169 vs 166
Florida	Florida State University vs Miami	median LSAT 166 vs 164
Florida	Florida International University vs Stetson University	median LSAT 161 vs 159
Florida	Stetson University vs Jacksonville University	median LSAT 159 vs 156
Florida	Jacksonville University vs Ave Maria School of Law	median LSAT 156 vs 155
Florida	Ave Maria School of Law vs Nova Southeastern University	median LSAT 155 vs 155
Florida	Nova Southeastern University vs Florida A&M University	median LSAT 155 vs 152
Florida	Florida A&M University vs St. Thomas University (Florida)	median LSAT 152 vs 152
Florida	St. Thomas University (Florida) vs Barry University	median LSAT 152 vs 150
Texas	Texas vs Texas A&M University	median LSAT 172 vs 169
Texas	Texas A&M University vs Southern Methodist University	median LSAT 169 vs 167
Texas	Southern Methodist University vs Baylor University	median LSAT 167 vs 164
Texas	Baylor University vs Houston	median LSAT 164 vs 163
Texas	South Texas College of Law Houston vs North Texas at Dallas	median LSAT 155 vs 153
Texas	North Texas at Dallas vs St. Mary's University	median LSAT 153 vs 153
Texas	St. Mary's University vs Texas Southern University	median LSAT 153 vs 150
Tennessee	Tennessee vs Belmont University	median LSAT 164 vs 161
Tennessee	Memphis vs Lincoln Memorial University	median LSAT 155 vs 153
Massachusetts	New England Law/Boston vs Western New England University	median LSAT 153 vs 153
Massachusetts	Western New England University vs Massachusetts Dartmouth	median LSAT 153 vs 152
California	California-Los Angeles vs California-Berkeley	median LSAT 171 vs 170
California	California-Berkeley vs California-Irvine	median LSAT 170 vs 169
California	California-Irvine vs Southern California	median LSAT 169 vs 169
California	California-Davis vs Pepperdine University	median LSAT 165 vs 164
California	Pepperdine University vs Chapman University	median LSAT 164 vs 163
California	Chapman University vs Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles	median LSAT 163 vs 163
California	Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles vs San Diego	median LSAT 163 vs 163
California	San Diego vs California College of the Law, San Francisco	median LSAT 163 vs 161
California	California College of the Law, San Francisco vs Santa Clara University	median LSAT 161 vs 159
California	Santa Clara University vs Southwestern Law School	median LSAT 159 vs 157
California	Southwestern Law School vs the Pacific (McGeorge)	median LSAT 157 vs 156
California	the Pacific (McGeorge) vs California Western School of Law	median LSAT 156 vs 155
California	California Western School of Law vs San Francisco	median LSAT 155 vs 155
California	San Francisco vs Western State College of Law (Westcliff University)	median LSAT 155 vs 152
North Carolina	Duke University vs North Carolina	median LSAT 171 vs 168
North Carolina	North Carolina vs Wake Forest University	median LSAT 168 vs 166
North Carolina	Campbell University vs Elon University	median LSAT 156 vs 154
North Carolina	Elon University vs North Carolina Central University	median LSAT 154 vs 151
Illinois	Illinois-Chicago vs Northern Illinois University	median LSAT 153 vs 150
Illinois	Northern Illinois University vs Southern Illinois University	median LSAT 150 vs 149
Michigan	Wayne State University vs Michigan State University	median LSAT 164 vs 162
Pennsylvania	Drexel University vs Pittsburgh	median LSAT 160 vs 160
Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh vs Penn State Dickinson Law	median LSAT 160 vs 159
Pennsylvania	Penn State Dickinson Law vs Duquesne University	median LSAT 159 vs 157
Kentucky	Kentucky vs Louisville	median LSAT 159 vs 157
Kentucky	Louisville vs Northern Kentucky University	median LSAT 157 vs 154
Oregon	Lewis & Clark Law School vs Oregon	median LSAT 161 vs 160
Louisiana	Louisiana State University vs Loyola University-New Orleans	median LSAT 157 vs 154
Missouri	Saint Louis University vs Missouri-Kansas City	median LSAT 157 vs 156

Every comparison on this site

All 316 pairings, listed in full. Every school on this site appears here, so you can compare any two of them — this list is the complete index rather than a selection.

Pairings are grouped by rule: same city, both T14, same state at a similar selectivity level, and closest selectivity match. The last group exists so that schools which the geographic rules leave out — including the only law school in some states — can still be compared against something.

Comparison	Why this pairing exists
Akron vs Toledo	same state, similar selectivity
Alabama vs Samford University	closest selectivity match
Albany Law School vs Syracuse University	same state, similar selectivity
American University vs Catholic University of America, The	same city · same state, similar selectivity
American University vs District of Columbia	same city
American University vs George Washington University, The	same city
American University vs Georgetown University	same city
American University vs Howard University	same city
Appalachian School of Law vs Liberty University	closest selectivity match
Arizona State University vs Arizona	same state, similar selectivity
Arkansas at Little Rock vs Arkansas	closest selectivity match
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School vs Emory University	same city
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School vs Georgia State University	same city
Ave Maria School of Law vs Nova Southeastern University	same state, similar selectivity
Baltimore vs Maryland	same city
Barry University vs Florida A&M University	same city
Baylor University vs Houston	same state, similar selectivity
Belmont University vs Vanderbilt University	same city
Boston College vs Boston University	same city · same state, similar selectivity
Boston College vs New England Law/Boston	same city
Boston College vs Northeastern University	same city
Boston College vs Suffolk University	same city
Boston University vs New England Law/Boston	same city
Boston University vs Northeastern University	same city
Boston University vs Suffolk University	same city
Brigham Young University vs Utah	closest selectivity match
Brooklyn Law School vs Cardozo School of Law (Yeshiva University)	same city
Brooklyn Law School vs City University of New York (CUNY)	same city
Brooklyn Law School vs Columbia University	same city
Brooklyn Law School vs Fordham University	same city
Brooklyn Law School vs New York Law School	same city
Brooklyn Law School vs New York University	same city
Brooklyn Law School vs St. John's University	same city · same state, similar selectivity
Brooklyn Law School vs Albany Law School	same state, similar selectivity
California College of the Law, San Francisco vs San Francisco	same city
California College of the Law, San Francisco vs Santa Clara University	same state, similar selectivity
California Western School of Law vs San Diego	same city
California Western School of Law vs San Francisco	same state, similar selectivity
California-Berkeley vs California-Irvine	same state, similar selectivity
California-Davis vs Pepperdine University	same state, similar selectivity
California-Irvine vs Western State College of Law (Westcliff University)	same city
California-Irvine vs Southern California	same state, similar selectivity
California-Los Angeles vs Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles	same city
California-Los Angeles vs Pepperdine University	same city
California-Los Angeles vs Southern California	same city
California-Los Angeles vs Southwestern Law School	same city
California-Los Angeles vs Chicago	both T14
California-Los Angeles vs Columbia University	both T14
California-Los Angeles vs Cornell University	both T14
California-Los Angeles vs Duke University	both T14
California-Los Angeles vs Georgetown University	both T14
California-Los Angeles vs Harvard University	both T14
California-Los Angeles vs Michigan	both T14
California-Los Angeles vs New York University	both T14
California-Los Angeles vs Northwestern University	both T14
California-Los Angeles vs Pennsylvania	both T14
California-Los Angeles vs Stanford University	both T14 · same state, similar selectivity
California-Los Angeles vs Virginia	both T14
California-Los Angeles vs Yale University	both T14
California-Los Angeles vs California-Berkeley	same state, similar selectivity
Campbell University vs Elon University	same state, similar selectivity
Capital University Law School vs The Ohio State University	same city
Capital University Law School vs Ohio Northern University	same state, similar selectivity
Cardozo School of Law (Yeshiva University) vs City University of New York (CUNY)	same city
Cardozo School of Law (Yeshiva University) vs Columbia University	same city
Cardozo School of Law (Yeshiva University) vs Fordham University	same city · same state, similar selectivity
Cardozo School of Law (Yeshiva University) vs New York Law School	same city
Cardozo School of Law (Yeshiva University) vs New York University	same city
Cardozo School of Law (Yeshiva University) vs St. John's University	same city · same state, similar selectivity
Case Western Reserve University vs Cleveland State University	same city
Case Western Reserve University vs Cincinnati	same state, similar selectivity
Catholic University of America, The vs District of Columbia	same city
Catholic University of America, The vs George Washington University, The	same city
Catholic University of America, The vs Georgetown University	same city
Catholic University of America, The vs Howard University	same city
Chapman University vs Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles	same state, similar selectivity
Charleston School of Law vs South Carolina	closest selectivity match
Chicago vs Chicago-Kent College of Law (IIT)	same city
Chicago vs DePaul University	same city
Chicago vs Illinois-Chicago	same city
Chicago vs Loyola University-Chicago	same city
Chicago vs Northwestern University	same city · both T14 · same state, similar selectivity
Chicago vs Columbia University	both T14
Chicago vs Cornell University	both T14
Chicago vs Duke University	both T14
Chicago vs Georgetown University	both T14
Chicago vs Harvard University	both T14
Chicago vs Michigan	both T14
Chicago vs New York University	both T14
Chicago vs Pennsylvania	both T14
Chicago vs Stanford University	both T14
Chicago vs Virginia	both T14
Chicago vs Yale University	both T14
Chicago-Kent College of Law (IIT) vs DePaul University	same city
Chicago-Kent College of Law (IIT) vs Illinois-Chicago	same city
Chicago-Kent College of Law (IIT) vs Loyola University-Chicago	same city · same state, similar selectivity
Chicago-Kent College of Law (IIT) vs Northwestern University	same city
Cincinnati vs Dayton	same state, similar selectivity
City University of New York (CUNY) vs Columbia University	same city
City University of New York (CUNY) vs Fordham University	same city
City University of New York (CUNY) vs New York Law School	same city · same state, similar selectivity
City University of New York (CUNY) vs New York University	same city
City University of New York (CUNY) vs St. John's University	same city
City University of New York (CUNY) vs Pace University	same state, similar selectivity
Cleveland State University vs Akron	same state, similar selectivity
Colorado vs Denver	closest selectivity match
Columbia University vs Fordham University	same city
Columbia University vs New York Law School	same city
Columbia University vs New York University	same city · both T14
Columbia University vs St. John's University	same city
Columbia University vs Cornell University	both T14 · same state, similar selectivity
Columbia University vs Duke University	both T14
Columbia University vs Georgetown University	both T14
Columbia University vs Harvard University	both T14
Columbia University vs Michigan	both T14
Columbia University vs Northwestern University	both T14
Columbia University vs Pennsylvania	both T14
Columbia University vs Stanford University	both T14
Columbia University vs Virginia	both T14
Columbia University vs Yale University	both T14
Connecticut vs Quinnipiac University	closest selectivity match
Cooley Law School vs Detroit Mercy	closest selectivity match
Cornell University vs Duke University	both T14
Cornell University vs Georgetown University	both T14
Cornell University vs Harvard University	both T14
Cornell University vs Michigan	both T14
Cornell University vs New York University	both T14 · same state, similar selectivity
Cornell University vs Northwestern University	both T14
Cornell University vs Pennsylvania	both T14
Cornell University vs Stanford University	both T14
Cornell University vs Virginia	both T14
Cornell University vs Yale University	both T14
Creighton University vs Nebraska	closest selectivity match
Dayton vs Cleveland State University	same state, similar selectivity
DePaul University vs Illinois-Chicago	same city
DePaul University vs Loyola University-Chicago	same city · same state, similar selectivity
DePaul University vs Northwestern University	same city
Detroit Mercy vs Wayne State University	same city
District of Columbia vs George Washington University, The	same city
District of Columbia vs Georgetown University	same city
District of Columbia vs Howard University	same city
Drake University vs Iowa	closest selectivity match
Drexel University vs Pennsylvania	same city
Drexel University vs Temple University	same city
Drexel University vs Villanova University	same city
Drexel University vs Pittsburgh	same state, similar selectivity
Duke University vs North Carolina Central University	same city
Duke University vs Georgetown University	both T14
Duke University vs Harvard University	both T14
Duke University vs Michigan	both T14
Duke University vs New York University	both T14
Duke University vs Northwestern University	both T14
Duke University vs Pennsylvania	both T14
Duke University vs Stanford University	both T14
Duke University vs Virginia	both T14
Duke University vs Yale University	both T14
Duke University vs North Carolina	same state, similar selectivity
Duquesne University vs Pittsburgh	same city
Elon University vs North Carolina Central University	same state, similar selectivity
Emory University vs Georgia State University	same city
Faulkner University vs Samford University	closest selectivity match
Florida vs Florida State University	same state, similar selectivity
Florida A&M University vs St. Thomas University (Florida)	same state, similar selectivity
Florida International University vs Miami	same city · same state, similar selectivity
Florida International University vs St. Thomas University (Florida)	same city
Florida International University vs Stetson University	same state, similar selectivity
Florida State University vs Miami	same state, similar selectivity
Fordham University vs New York Law School	same city
Fordham University vs New York University	same city
Fordham University vs St. John's University	same city
George Mason University vs Washington and Lee University	same state, similar selectivity
George Washington University, The vs Georgetown University	same city · same state, similar selectivity
George Washington University, The vs Howard University	same city
Georgetown University vs Howard University	same city
Georgetown University vs Harvard University	both T14
Georgetown University vs Michigan	both T14
Georgetown University vs New York University	both T14
Georgetown University vs Northwestern University	both T14
Georgetown University vs Pennsylvania	both T14
Georgetown University vs Stanford University	both T14
Georgetown University vs Virginia	both T14
Georgetown University vs Yale University	both T14
Georgia vs Emory University	same state, similar selectivity
Georgia State University vs Mercer University	same state, similar selectivity
Gonzaga University vs Seattle University	closest selectivity match
Harvard University vs Michigan	both T14
Harvard University vs New York University	both T14
Harvard University vs Northwestern University	both T14
Harvard University vs Pennsylvania	both T14
Harvard University vs Stanford University	both T14
Harvard University vs Virginia	both T14
Harvard University vs Yale University	both T14
Hawaii vs Albany Law School	closest selectivity match
Hofstra University vs New York Law School	same state, similar selectivity
Houston vs South Texas College of Law Houston	same city
Houston vs Texas Southern University	same city
Idaho vs Arkansas at Little Rock	closest selectivity match
Illinois vs Chicago-Kent College of Law (IIT)	closest selectivity match
Illinois-Chicago vs Loyola University-Chicago	same city
Illinois-Chicago vs Northwestern University	same city
Illinois-Chicago vs Northern Illinois University	same state, similar selectivity
Indiana University-Bloomington vs Notre Dame	closest selectivity match
Indiana University-Indianapolis vs Indiana University-Bloomington	closest selectivity match
Inter American University of Puerto Rico vs Puerto Rico	same city
Jacksonville University vs Ave Maria School of Law	same state, similar selectivity
Kansas vs Washburn University	closest selectivity match
Kentucky vs Washington and Lee University	same city
Kentucky vs Louisville	same state, similar selectivity
Lewis & Clark Law School vs Maine	same city
Lewis & Clark Law School vs Oregon	same state, similar selectivity
Liberty University vs Regent University	closest selectivity match
Lincoln Memorial University vs Tennessee	same city
Louisiana State University vs Southern University	same city
Louisiana State University vs Loyola University-New Orleans	same state, similar selectivity
Louisville vs Northern Kentucky University	same state, similar selectivity
Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles vs Pepperdine University	same city
Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles vs Southern California	same city
Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles vs Southwestern Law School	same city
Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles vs San Diego	same state, similar selectivity
Loyola University-Chicago vs Northwestern University	same city
Loyola University-New Orleans vs Tulane University	same city
Marquette University vs Wisconsin	closest selectivity match
Memphis vs Lincoln Memorial University	same state, similar selectivity
Miami vs St. Thomas University (Florida)	same city
Michigan vs New York University	both T14
Michigan vs Northwestern University	both T14
Michigan vs Pennsylvania	both T14
Michigan vs Stanford University	both T14
Michigan vs Virginia	both T14
Michigan vs Yale University	both T14
Minnesota vs St. Thomas (Minnesota)	same city
Mississippi Christian University School of Law (MC Law) vs Mississippi	closest selectivity match
Missouri vs South Carolina	same city
Mitchell/Hamline School of Law vs St. Thomas (Minnesota)	closest selectivity match
Montana vs Campbell University	closest selectivity match
Nevada-Las Vegas vs Denver	closest selectivity match
New England Law/Boston vs Northeastern University	same city
New England Law/Boston vs Suffolk University	same city · same state, similar selectivity
New England Law/Boston vs Western New England University	same state, similar selectivity
New Hampshire vs Ave Maria School of Law	closest selectivity match
New Mexico vs University at Buffalo	closest selectivity match
New York Law School vs New York University	same city
New York Law School vs St. John's University	same city
New York University vs St. John's University	same city
New York University vs Northwestern University	both T14
New York University vs Pennsylvania	both T14
New York University vs Stanford University	both T14
New York University vs Virginia	both T14
New York University vs Yale University	both T14
North Carolina vs Wake Forest University	same state, similar selectivity
North Dakota vs Capital University Law School	closest selectivity match
North Texas at Dallas vs Southern Methodist University	same city
North Texas at Dallas vs St. Mary's University	same state, similar selectivity
Northeastern University vs Suffolk University	same city
Northern Illinois University vs Southern Illinois University	same state, similar selectivity
Northwestern University vs Pennsylvania	both T14
Northwestern University vs Stanford University	both T14
Northwestern University vs Virginia	both T14
Northwestern University vs Yale University	both T14
Notre Dame vs Indiana University-Indianapolis	closest selectivity match
Nova Southeastern University vs Florida A&M University	same state, similar selectivity
Oklahoma vs Tulsa	closest selectivity match
Oklahoma City University vs Tulsa	closest selectivity match
Pace University vs Touro University	same state, similar selectivity
Penn State Dickinson Law vs Duquesne University	same state, similar selectivity
Pennsylvania vs Temple University	same city
Pennsylvania vs Villanova University	same city
Pennsylvania vs Stanford University	both T14
Pennsylvania vs Virginia	both T14
Pennsylvania vs Yale University	both T14
Pepperdine University vs Southern California	same city
Pepperdine University vs Southwestern Law School	same city
Pepperdine University vs Chapman University	same state, similar selectivity
Pittsburgh vs Penn State Dickinson Law	same state, similar selectivity
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico vs Inter American University of Puerto Rico	closest selectivity match
Quinnipiac University vs Yale University	closest selectivity match
Regent University vs Richmond	closest selectivity match
Roger Williams University vs Barry University	closest selectivity match
Rutgers University vs Seton Hall University	same city · same state, similar selectivity
Saint Louis University vs Washington University (St. Louis)	same city
Saint Louis University vs Missouri-Kansas City	same state, similar selectivity
San Diego vs California College of the Law, San Francisco	same state, similar selectivity
San Francisco vs Western State College of Law (Westcliff University)	same state, similar selectivity
Santa Clara University vs Southwestern Law School	same state, similar selectivity
Seattle University vs Washington	same city
South Dakota vs Atlanta's John Marshall Law School	closest selectivity match
South Texas College of Law Houston vs Texas Southern University	same city
South Texas College of Law Houston vs North Texas at Dallas	same state, similar selectivity
Southern California vs Southwestern Law School	same city
Southern Methodist University vs Baylor University	same state, similar selectivity
Southwestern Law School vs the Pacific (McGeorge)	same state, similar selectivity
St. Mary's University vs Texas Southern University	same state, similar selectivity
St. Thomas University (Florida) vs Barry University	same state, similar selectivity
Stanford University vs Virginia	both T14
Stanford University vs Yale University	both T14
Stetson University vs Jacksonville University	same state, similar selectivity
Syracuse University vs University at Buffalo	same state, similar selectivity
Temple University vs Villanova University	same city · same state, similar selectivity
Tennessee vs Belmont University	same state, similar selectivity
Texas vs Texas A&M University	same state, similar selectivity
Texas A&M University vs Southern Methodist University	same state, similar selectivity
Texas Tech University vs Houston	closest selectivity match
the Pacific (McGeorge) vs California Western School of Law	same state, similar selectivity
Toledo vs Capital University Law School	same state, similar selectivity
University at Buffalo vs Hofstra University	same state, similar selectivity
Vermont Law School vs Atlanta's John Marshall Law School	closest selectivity match
Virginia vs Yale University	both T14
Washington and Lee University vs William & Mary Law School	same state, similar selectivity
Wayne State University vs Michigan State University	same state, similar selectivity
West Virginia University vs Ave Maria School of Law	closest selectivity match
Western New England University vs Massachusetts Dartmouth	same state, similar selectivity
Widener University Commonwealth Law School vs Duquesne University	closest selectivity match
Widener University Delaware Law School vs Wilmington University School of Law	same city · same state, similar selectivity
Willamette University vs Oregon	closest selectivity match
William & Mary Law School vs Richmond	same state, similar selectivity
Wyoming vs Campbell University	closest selectivity match

What a comparison page does and does not tell you

No overall verdict. Bold marks the stronger figure only where a direction exists. Higher median LSAT is not bolded, because it is not better for any given applicant.
Cohort averages, not your outcome. Two schools with similar bar passage rates admit very different populations. Where your own numbers fall against a school's admitted range matters more than the published median.
Cost is the most decision-relevant column. Three-year totals include tuition, mandatory fees and disclosed living costs — the comparison that tuition-only rankings cannot make.
Grant figures are history. Median awards describe past cohorts, not what you would be offered.

Common questions about comparing law schools

Which law schools should I compare?

This site generates 316 comparisons across four rules: schools in the same city (117 pairings), any two T14 schools (91), same-state schools with close selectivity (87), and closest selectivity match (41). The first three are situations where one school is a realistic alternative to another — the ABA 509 contains no applicant-level data, so actual applicant overlap cannot be verified. The fourth is a fallback that makes sure every school on this site can be compared with at least one other.

Why are there not 19,110 comparisons?

Comparing all 196 schools pairwise would produce 19,110 pages, most of them near-duplicates with no decision value. Every pairing here was checked to differ on at least five of the eight core measures. Pairings between schools with very different selectivity or location are excluded because they would not appear on the same application list.

Can I compare any two law schools on this site?

Yes. All 316 pairings are listed in full on this page, and every one of the 196 schools appears in at least one. The closest-selectivity-match pairings are there for schools the geographic rules leave out — including the only law school in some states, where there is no local alternative to compare against.

Does this site recommend one school over another?

No. The bold figures mark whichever is stronger on a measure where a direction exists — lower cost, higher grant aid — but there is no overall verdict. A higher median LSAT is not bolded because it is not better for a given applicant, and cohort averages cannot predict an individual outcome.

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosures, 2025 reporting cycle. Pairings are generated from geographic and selectivity relationships in the published data, not from applicant behaviour. Not financial advice and not a recommendation of any school.