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Cornell Law School

Rank 12 (USNWR 2022)
171
Median LSAT
3.86
Median GPA
15.6%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • Cornell Law School
  • Cornell University
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Cornell Law School is a law school located in Ithaca, New York. The school was ranked 12 in 2022 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Cornell Law School is approximately 200.

Admissions website: https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/admissions/

Admissions email: jdadmissions@cornell.edu

Admissions phone: 607.255.5141

Can I get into Cornell Law School with aGPA andLSAT?

Cornell Law School Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 169 171 173
GPA 3.75 3.86 3.95
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 5998 90
# Admissions offers 924 -
Class size 200 55
% Accepted 15.4% 92
% Yield 20.6% 8

During the 2022 application cycle, 5,998 people applied and 924 were offered admission.

Cornell University has a 1L class size of 200, and yield of 20.56%. 190 out of 924 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 20.56% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at Cornell University has a median LSAT of 171. The 25th percentile LSAT is 169 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 173.

The median GPA is 3.86. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.74 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.95.

Cornell Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2021-2022

LSD has stats for 1,210 applicants for the 2021-2022 application cycle.

The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.

Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.

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25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
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How much does Cornell Law School cost per year?

$71,608.00
Tuition
100th percentile
$95,114.00
CoA
95th percentile
61.50%
Grads with debt
8th percentile
$162,830.00
Average debt
91st percentile
$190,000.00
Salary, 25th %
100th percentile
$190,000.00
Salary
100th percentile
$71,000.00
PI Salary
100th percentile
90.30%
Employment rate
97th percentile
95.70%
Bar pass rate
78th percentile

Cost of attending Cornell Law School

In 2022, tuition was $71,608 and the annual cost of attending was $95,114 (tuition plus living expenses).

Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.

Cornell Law School employment outcomes

JD graduates from Cornell University make $190,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $71,000.

79.9% of law graduates from Cornell University go directly to work for law firms, while 6.9% clerk for a judge. 4.2% of graduates go into public interest.

95.7% of Cornell University graduates pass the bar on their first try.

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Some interesting facts about Cornell Law School

Cornell University is an international center of academia located in Ithaca, New York. Ithaca is known as the heart of the Finger Lakes region in Upstate New York. The Law School’s small classes, broad curriculum, and distinguished faculty make it ideal for those who value both depth and breadth in their legal studies. Cornell students find Ithaca to be a safe, supportive, and culturally rich environment in which to pursue legal studies.

Since the 1970s, clinical courses at Cornell Law School have been a mainstay and have helped students move into the world of practice. Numerous courses provide students with opportunities to assume the role of advocate on behalf of clients with real legal problems. This experiential learning is done under the supervision and mentoring of experienced faculty, who work with students to help make them into ethical professionals.

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ReverseSplitterBigHitter
13:31
Waiting patiently for my rejection. My first choice, and they didn't even grant me an interview. :(
21:10
Has anyone gotten into Cornell without an interview?
jacksonnnn
12:34
anyone has good apartment recommendations??
ThirstyTalentedPig
21:20
The Ithacan/City Center
ThirstyTalentedPig
21:20
Expensive tho
FrequentPossibleCrow
13:25
Any people apply in October still not hear anything yet? Very confused.
CaesarTacitus
18:04
November person with no communication since application completion
lololawschool
9:15
Still waiting on a decision but submitted my application late in the cycle in February
WilliamNot
13:10
same, which i'd be more fine with if they weren't letting people in off the WL already
SimonTWill
14:01
yea no communication since my Nov app... theyre letting people in off the waitlist? I havent even had an initial decision
i got my cornell A this morning!
12:18
congrats
14:02
does cornell have anything to check for in the status checker? cause like what's up
14:52
im going to call today
15:48
let us know, i just want em to do it, pull the trigger
15:56
whoa i just got an interview invite
15:56
that was spooky
woah they sending out interview invites
AggressiveChiefBunny
11:21
Still haven’t gotten a decision lol
15:46
i'm free
AnxiousExistence
17:47
Cornell's email: "We are sure that our action is a disappointment to you" umm not really bc I'm pretty sure most applicants have moved on from Cornell at this point?? I certainly have
20:30
haha^ MOOD.
SimonTWill
11:43
ok so am I the only one that hasnt heard anything like at all? I applied in Nov, Ive called them and they say that there are no updates for me
SimonTWill
11:44
Is this normal? Or am I like in the severe minority of people getting ignored
AggressiveChiefBunny
11:53
@SimonTWill: I’m in the same boat. I don’t think this is normal - no school should be waiting to release RD until the summer
SimonTWill
18:50
Anybody else get a status checker update in the last couple of days? Idk how many people have yet to hear back in the first place..
AggressiveChiefBunny
14:04
@SimonTWill: I got a "new" portal for checking my status yesterday, and just got the lsac/lawhub notif that I had change with one of my schools - cornell has finally given me a decision after 4 months (reserve)
SimonTWill
18:47
yea I got the waitlist too, I withdrew (applied mid Nov)
not applying to cornell so i guess i can say this, but how hard is it to read an application and make a decision? yall are going THROUGH it
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