Is it hard to get admission to Harvard Law School?
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Law courses at Harvard University are ranked at #4 by US World and News. Students from all over the world apply to these courses due to high employability, internships & clerkships provided by the school. HLS acceptance rate is 11% for JD program. Low acceptance rate suggests that out 100 applicants, only 11 students are get offer. It is hard to get Harvard Law School.
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There have been many Indians who have studied Law at HLS and 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 are mentioned below-
Harvard Law School Notable Alumni | Professions of the Alumni | Photos |
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Shankar Dayal Sharma | Indian lawyer and politician Former President of India |
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Laxmi Mall Singhvi | Indian jurist, parliamentarian |
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Kapil Sibal | Indian lawyer and politician Member of Parliament |
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Abhishek Singhvi | Indian advocate and politician Member of the Indian National Congress (INC) and the Parliament of India |
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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 |
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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%) |
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 |
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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 |
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.
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 |
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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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