Master of Laws (LL.M.) 

at Harvard University, Cambridge

Admission into the Harvard LLM programme is quite competitive. It is one of the most popular courses opted by international students. Each year, around 1,600 applicants compete for around 180 seats. While evaluating the applications, the Admissions Committee considers the following:

• Grades in their previous law or other studies
• LOR
• Extracurriculars (professional or personal)
• Occupational interests

Yes, Harvard Law School offers nned-based scholarships to international LLM aspirants. In the academic year 2024-25, everyone who demonstrated financial need received some form of aid, whether as grant, grant and loan, or loan only. Below are the details of the rewards:

• Median grant - USD 35,000 (INR 30 L)
• Median loan - USD 27,000 (INR 23 L)

Conversion Rate: 1 USD = INR 86.53

Listed below are some important facts:

• 52% of candidates received need-based aid (grant and/or loan) from or through Harvard Law School
• 35% of students received grants from other sources within Harvard University (eg: Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships and Jorge Paulo Lemann Fellowships) or non-Harvard sources (eg: Fulbright scholarships)

The duration of Harvard LLM is one-year. Harvard's LLM course tuition fee is USD 80,760 for the 2025-26 academic year. The fee details are given as follows:

To pursue an LLM from Harvard, the applicants are required to meet the entry requirements given below:

• A J.D. (Juris Doctor) from an ABA-approved US law school or a first law degree (J.D., LLB or the equivalent) from a law school
• If the applicants are in the final year of law studies, then they must complete the degree no later than June of the year in which they are intended to enroll
• Usually, to study LLM from Harvard, no work experience or further study beyond law school is needed. However, the applicants with two or more years of work experience have a better sense of what they hope to accomplish during the LLM program
• TOEFL test score

A year in Harvard Law School LLM course is expensive. In INR, The tuition fee for the 2023-24 academic year is USD 73,600. Apart from the tuition fees, other fees that are included are health insurance and health services fees and activities fees. Besides the tuition & fees, students are required to pay the living expenses too and the estimated budget is given below:

Also Read: Cost of Living in USA for International Students 

Both NUS and Harvard are popular universities and are known for different areas. There is neither better  or bad. Students who are looking for better global reputation, rankings should choose Harvard, where student who are focusing on career in Asian markets should choose NUS.

There is no better between Oxford and Harvard. Both universities are popular with global identity. It depends on the students' choice when choosing between the two. Students who want to study programs like Humanities and Science should choose oxford, where programs like Law, Business, and Tech are better in Harvard.

The final answer to selecting a place to study MBA programme at INSEAD or Harvard depends on the students’ preference or the target location for career. However, according to the alumni of INSEAD Singapore, here are some of the few points that make INSEAD Singapore a great school:

• If students are looking for a career worldwide, then the applicants can choose INSEAD Singapore as it truly provides with a global network
• Also, students at INSEAD are quite diverse
• A lot of students’ friends who have passed from INSEAD have now positions like CEOs, major directors of NGOs, etc. In all, INSEAD’s alumni network is quite global

International students can apply for Harvard University admissions 2025 to graduate programs through the official website. The deadlines for the MS program at Harvard University are given below:

MS (John A. Paulson School of Engineering): Dec 1

MS (Harvard Kennedy School): Dec 1

Yes, Trinity College Dublin is very well known as the Harvard University of Ireland. It is like this because of the rankings, stature historic reputation and world class education offered. It was started in 1592 and known for strong programs in humanities, sciences along with high quality teaching. By Shiksha popularity rankings, it is ranked at #97.