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Kanishka Gambhir

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According to the rankings released by the US World and News 2025, the Law studies offered by Harvard University under HLS are ranked #6 among the top 196 Law schools in the world, for Columbia University Law courses, this ranking is #10.  

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 1.93 Cr)

USD 189,915 (INR 1.70 Cr) 

Acceptance Rate (Class 2026) 

8.07% 

11.84% 

Top Job Sectors Hiring 

Law firms, Judiciary 

Law firms, Business & Management 

US World and News Ranking 2024 

#6

#10

Placement Rate (2023) within 10 months after graduation 

97.3% 

98.5%

USD 1 = INR 89.93

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Kanishka Gambhir

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There have been many Indians who studied Law program at HLS. They are successful in various ways in Indian legal system. These successful alumni have made contributions to India's legal, political and judicial systems. 

Some successful alumni of Harvard Law School are mentioned below-

Harvard Law School Notable Alumni   

Professions of the Alumni 

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Shankar Dayal Sharma 

Indian lawyer and politician 

Former President of India 

 

Laxmi Mall Singhvi 

Indian jurist, parliamentarian 

 

Kapil Sibal 

Indian lawyer and politician 

Member of Parliament   

 

Abhishek Singhvi 

Indian advocate and politician 

Member of the Indian National Congress (INC) and the Parliament of India   

 

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Kanishka Gambhir

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Law schools of Harvard University and Yale University are considered among world's best universities in graduate employability as world's top companies desire to hire these graduates. The graduates of these universities engage in the most demanding industries, which further attracts the top universities. 

The table below mentions the top companies of both the universities: 

Harvard Law Graduates in Top Companies  

Yale Law Graduates in Top Companies 

Harvard University (51.55%) 

Yale University (51.50%) 

Harvard Law School (13.49%) 

Yale Law School (15.56%) 

Google (12.52%) 

U.S. Department of Justice (12.94%) 

United Nations (12.04%) 

Latham & Watkins (11.37%) 

Amazon (10.40%) 

Google (8.63%) 

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Kanishka Gambhir

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Both Yale Law School and HLS are known best Law schools in US as well as globally. According to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025, Harvard Law School is ranked #1, while Yale Law School is ranked #4.  

The table below mentions the ranking comparison of both the universities: 

Ranking Bodies 

Harvard Law School Ranking 

Yale Law School Ranking 

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 

#1 

#4 

Shiksha Popularity Ranking in the USA   

#1   

#2 

THE World University Rankings  

#2 

#9 

U.S. News & World Report Law School Rankings 2025 

#6 

#1 

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Rachit Arora

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Harvard Law School has given great alumni over the years; however, one of the most popular alumni is Barack Obama, who was the 44th president of the United States of America. His wife, Michelle Obama, is also a graduate of Harvard Law School. Past presidential candidates who are HLS graduates include Michael Dukakis, Ralph Nader, and Mitt Romney.

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Akash Gaur

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Both Oxford Law & Harvard Law are part of top 2 colleges in UK & USA.

While Oxford ranks #2 in UK, Harvard Law ranks #1 Law School in USA.

Acceptance rate wise, they are very much neck-and-neck, with the Oxford Law acceptance rate of 10%, being marginally lower than that of Harvard Law (11%).

For more detailed comparison between two, check out table below:

Criteria

Oxford Law School

Harvard Law School

Location

St Cross Building St. Cross Rd, Oxford OX1 3UL, United Kingdom

 1585 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, United States

Average Starting Salary

INR 36.2 L

INR 1.47 Cr

Acceptance Rate

10%

11%

Popular Courses & Streams

Criminology, Intellectual Property Law,

Human Rights

Constitutional Law,

Criminal Law & Contracts

Tuition Fees

INR 14 L-INR 54 L

INR 64 L

Shiksha Popularity Ranking

#2 (in UK)

#1 (in US)

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Akash Gaur

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Both Harvard and Oxford are among best law schools globally- Harvard ranks #1 among all Law schools in US, while Oxford ranks #2 in UK.

In tuition fees, Harvard costs more with tuition fees of around INR 64 L, while Oxford fee is around INR 14 L-INR 54 L.

Average starting salary earned by Harvard graduates is INR 1.47 Cr, while that of Oxford Law graduates is INR 36.2 L.

This suggests Harvard gives better ROI than Oxford.

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Lalit Shukla

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Yes, the main Harvard Law School campus has 19 buildings and it is located northwest corner of Harvard Yard, bordered by Massachusetts Avenue and Everett Street in Cambridge. This school is located at Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA. The nearest landmarks to HLS are Harvard Yard, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Divinity School. 

The main buildings include Wasserstein Hall, Langdell Hall (main library), Austin Hall, and Pound Hall. 

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Pallavi Garg

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Yes Barack Obama attended Harvard Law School and graduated in 1991. He enrolled in 1988. He was 1st Black president of Harvard Law ReviewHe earned his Juris Doctor degree magna cum laude.  

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Mamona Dixit

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Barack Obama, Summer Redstone, Cass R. Sunstein and Michelle Obama are some very famous Harvard Law School Graduates. This B-School is very well-renowned for its highly skilled graduates who are contributing significantly to the entire world. The Harvard Law School alumni network is of 40,000 students worldwide.

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