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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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a year agoContributor-Level 9
Yes Law schools are considered tough as currilculum is generally rigorous and schedules are quite hectic, but students of HLS say that it is less stressful than others.
Students are provided with all kinds of resources such as accommodation, city guides, students' organisations, supportive communities on HLS website.
One-third of the students live on-campus, although off-campus housing is also available within walking distance to Harvard Law School.
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a year agoContributor-Level 9
The table compares these two best Business schools in depth:
Criteria | Harvard Law School | Yale Law School |
|---|---|---|
Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts | New Haven |
Average Starting Salary | USD 215,000 (INR 1.91 Cr) | USD 210,000 (1.87 Cr) |
Acceptance Rate (Class 2026) | 8.07% | 5.25% |
First-Year Tuition (MBA) | USD 80,760 (INR 72.04 L) | USD 76,636 (INR 68.36 L) |
Top Job Sectors Hiring | 65% of all Yale Law graduates in 2023 started their careers at Law firms | 55% of all Yale Law graduates in 2023 started their careers at Law firms |
Ranking (US World and News 2025) | #6 | #1 |
(USD 1 = INR 89.21)
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a year ago
Contributor-Level 10
Choose program among various UG and certificate programs.
Fill application form- Now go to official website and apply for program. Fill required details such as- academic history, essay, standardized test score, English language score, etc.
Pay application fee- Students must pay application fee of USD 85 for JD and LLM programs.
Wait for response- HLS will check application and reply within few weeks to join program.
Attend Interview- HLS conduct interview on invitation basis.
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a year agoContributor-Level 9
Harvard University has 200+ student led organisations, 17 student journals, libraries, museums and theatres, communities, enriching extracurricular activities.
There are on-campus and off-campus housing options available for Harvard Law students.
67% of HLS student body lives off campus
86% of HLS students living off campus live in private off campus housing
14% of HLS students living off campus live in Harvard University Housing
Average monthly rent paid by HLS student in 2015 was USD 1,500
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a year agoContributor-Level 9
More than 1/3 of the HLS students live on-campus making the on-house campus a popular choice. The students can apply for the on-campus housing at Harvard via the official portal.
The HLS has residential building of different styles with variation in the cost:
· Dormitory-Style Residential Rooms: Academic year cost for Dormitory Standard Single room is USD 8,361 (INR 7.06 L).
· Apartment-Style Rooms: Academic year cost for Single Large Studio Apartment is USD 23,148 (INR 19.5 L).
There are other kinds of room and apartment types too, the stude
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a year ago
Contributor-Level 10
While both the universities are considered two of the best in the entire world, Harvard enjoys the location of Cambridge, Massachusetts which has close proximity to Boston where the Law students have better access to internships and clerkships, on the other hand Yale Law School is situated at New Haven which makes it a bit isolated Law School, away from a lot of important Law universities.
Criteria | Harvard Law School | Yale Law School |
|---|---|---|
Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts | New Haven |
Average Salary | USD 215,000 (INR 1.94 Cr) | USD 210,000 (1.89 Cr) |
Acceptance Rate (Class 2026) | 9.2% | 5.2% |
First-Year Tuition (LLM) | USD 80,760 (INR 72.96 L) | USD 76,636 (INR 69.24 L) |
Ranking (US World and News 2025) | #6 | #1 |
(USD 1 = INR 90.35)
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a year agoContributor-Level 9
According to US World and News rankings in 2025, HLS is ranked at #6 in best 196 Law schools around world.
According to QS World ranking 2025, Law courses offered by Harvard University are ranked #1 based on factors like academic reputation, citations per faculty, employment outcomes, employer reputation, faculty student ratio etc.
THE 2025 gave Law Courses of Harvard University ranking of #2.
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a year agoContributor-Level 9
HLS is under Harvard University which is among prestigious group of Ivy League.
According to US World and News rankings in 2025, HLS is ranked #6 in best 196 Law schools around world. It has tied with Duke Law School.
The HLS Placement rate for the class 2024 stands at 97.6% (within 10 months of graduation) with the average median salary of USD 215,000 (INR 1.94 Cr.) at Law firms.
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