<p>Well, both programs have top law school placement rates. If you really just care about a law degree (which is a pretty cynical perspective) you might want to take rigor and grading into consideration, in which case Swarthmore would be seen as having a much more demanding course load, which might affect your GPA and law school chances.</p>
<p>ILR has a pretty good placement rate into schools like Harvard, Columbia, and NYU. (Every year it seems like there are at least 2 or 3 Harvard law bound ILRies, which isn’t bad out of a graduating class of 200.) I’m certain Swarthmore is similar.</p>