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a year agoContributor-Level 9
Established in 1858, Columbia Law School is private Ivy League university in New York, US. Columbia Law School is one of oldest Law Schools in USA. It was founded as the Columbia College Law School 167 years ago.
According to the US World and News rankings 2025, Columbia Law School was ranked at #10 among the best 196 Law schools of the world.
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a year agoContributor-Level 9
According to the rankings released by the US World and News 2024, the Law studies offered by Harvard University under HLS are ranked #4 among the top 196 Law schools in the world, for Columbia University Law courses, this ranking is #8.
The table compares these two best Business schools in depth:
Criteria | Harvard Law School | Columbia Law School |
|---|---|---|
Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts | New York, United States |
Average Starting Salary (LLM) | USD 215,000 (INR 1.47 Cr) | USD 280,926 (INR 2.42 Cr) |
Acceptance Rate (Class 2026) | 8.07% | 11.7% |
First-Year Tuition (MBA) | USD 77,100 (INR 74.6 L) | USD 81,888 (INR 70.8 L) |
Top Job Sectors Hiring | Law firms, Judiciary | Law firms, Business & Management |
US World and News Ranking 2024 | #4 | #1 |
Placement Rate (2023) within 10 months after graduation | 97.3% | 97.8% |
(USD 1 = INR 86.47)
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