| 2015 | School | 2014 Tuition and Fees | 2015 Tuition and Fees | 2014 LSAT Scores | 2015 LSAT Scores | 2014 Accept-ance Rate | 2015 Accept-ance Rate | 2014 GPA | 2015 GPA |
| 1 | Yale University | $53,600 | $54,650 | 170-176 | 170-176 | 8.3% | 9.4% | 3.84-3.98 | 3.82-3.97 |
| 2 | Harvard University | $50,880 | $53,308 | 170-175 | 170-175 | 16.1% | 15.6% | 3.77-3.95 | 3.77-3.95 |
| 2 | Stanford University | $50,802 | $52,530 | 168-173 | 169-173 | 9.7% | 10.3% | 3.76-3.96 | 3.76-3.95 |
| 4 | Columbia University | $55,488 | $57,838 | 170-174 | 169-173 | 18.4% | 21.3% | 3.58-3.82 | 3.54-3.81 |
| 4 | University of Chicago | $50,727 | $53,301 | 167-173 | 166-172 | 20.1% | 19.6% | 3.65-3.96 | 3.67-3.95 |
| 6 | New York University | $51,150 | $54,678 | 169-173 | 168-172 | 27.9% | 31.4% | 3.54-3.84 | 3.57-3.84 |
| 7 | University of Pennsylvania | $53,138 | $54,992 | 164-171 | 165-171 | 15.5% | 17.3% | 3.55-3.94 | 3.55-3.94 |
| 8 | University of Virginia | $51,400 | $52,900 | 164-171 | 164-170 | 15.2% | 17.7% | 3.53-3.93 | 3.52-3.94 |
| 9 | University of California-Berkeley | $52,019 | $52,009 | 163-170 | 163-169 | 11.6% | 17.8% | 3.68-3.91 | 3.66-3.89 |
| 10 | University of Michigan | $51,250 | $52,784 | 166-170 | 165-170 | 24.5% | 27.0% | 3.57-3.83 | 3.52-3.82 |
| 10 | Duke University | $50,750 | $53,596 | 166-170 | 165-170 | 19.1% | 19.0% | 3.58-3.89 | 3.59-3.84 |
| 12 | Northwestern University | $53,468 | $55,064 | 164-171 | 161-171 | 23.7% | 26.3% | 3.38-3.84 | 3.3-3.82 |
| 13 | Cornell University | $55,220 | $57,270 | 166-169 | 165-167 | 29.1% | 29.9% | 3.54-3.77 | 3.52-3.73 |
| 13 | Georgetown University | $48,835 | $50,890 | 165-170 | 163-169 | 28.4% | 31.1% | 3.43-3.82 | 3.49-3.83 |
| 15 | University of Texas-Austin | $48,075 | $49,244 | 163-169 | 163-168 | 27.2% | 30.3% | 3.52-3.82 | 3.43-3.82 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt University | $46,804 | $48,160 | 163-170 | 163-169 | 30.2% | 34.0% | 3.43-3.85 | 3.45-3.85 |
| 16 | UCLA | $51,715 | $51,720 | 164-169 | 162-169 | 23.7% | 28.2% | 3.58-3.89 | 3.51-3.88 |
| 18 | Washington University (MO) | $47,490 | $49,945 | 160-168 | 160-167 | 28.5% | 24.3% | 3.34-3.78 | 3.27-3.77 |
| 19 | Emory University | $46,414 | $48,174 | 161-166 | 157-166 | 31.2% | 32.0% | 3.35-3.82 | 3.39-3.84 |
| 20 | USC | $52,598 | $55,023 | 165-168 | 163-167 | 29.0% | 29.3% | 3.51-3.80 | 3.5-3.79 |
| 20 | University of Minnesota | $45,484 | $47,330 | 158-168 | 156-167 | 23.2% | 30.8% | 3.36-3.89 | 3.43-3.9 |
| 20 | George Washington University | $47,535 | $49,840 | 161-168 | 159-167 | 29.7% | 41.5% | 3.32-3.77 | 3.42-3.82 |
| 23 | University of Alabama | $32,920 | $34,840 | 158-167 | 157-166 | 25.2% | 24.6% | 3.31-3.94 | 3.42-3.94 |
| 24 | University of Washington | $42,918 | $45,024 | 162-166 | 161-165 | 21.8% | 26.1% | 3.50-3.82 | 3.46-3.8 |
| 24 | College of William & Mary | $37,800 | $38,000 | 161-166 | 161-165 | 31.8% | 29.5% | 3.45-3.84 | 3.46-3.88 |
Source: U.S. News and World Report (LSATs and GPAs represent the 25th-75th percentile).
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