Who is the most famous Harvard Law School alumni?
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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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There have been many Indians who have studied Law at Harvard Law School and have served successfully in various ways to the Indian legal system. These successful alumni have made significant contributions to India's legal, political, and judicial systems.
Some of the 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 both Harvard University and Yale University are considered among the world's best universities in terms of their graduate employability, as the 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 Harvard Law School are known to be the best Law schools in the 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 |
Both Oxford Law & Harvard Law are part of the top 2 colleges in the UK & USA respectively.
While Oxford ranks #2 in the United Kingdom, Harvard Law attains the crown of being the #1 Law School in the United States.
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 a more detailed comparison between the two, check out the 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) |
Both Harvard & Oxford are among the best law schools globally, with Harvard ranking #1 among all Law schools in the US, while Oxford ranks #2 in the UK.
In terms of tuition fees, Harvard costs more with estimated tuition fees for the 2025.26 session being around INR 64 L, while estimated fees for Oxford stands at INR 14 L-INR 54 L.
Having said that, the 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 a much better Return on Investment (ROI) than Oxford.
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