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Cornell Law School

Rank 14 (USNWR 2024)
172
Median LSAT
3.9
Median GPA
19.3%
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 14 in 2024 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Cornell Law School is approximately 191.

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 169 172 175
GPA 3.78 3.9 3.97
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 4368 89
# Admissions offers 843 -
Class size 191 61
% Accepted 19.3% 87
% Yield 22.2% 17

During the 2024 application cycle, 4,368 people applied and 843 were offered admission.

Cornell University has a 1L class size of 191, and yield of 22.18%. 187 out of 843 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 22.18% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at Cornell University has a median LSAT of 172. The 25th percentile LSAT is 169 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 175.

The median GPA is 3.9. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.78 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.97.

Cornell Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024

LSD has stats for 1,100 applicants for the 2023-2024 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.

Click on a data point to see that user's profile.

25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class

How much does Cornell Law School cost per year?

$77,508.00
Tuition
100th percentile
$104,724.00
CoA
95th percentile
90.30%
Bar pass rate
65th percentile

*The following data belongs to previous years.

Cost of attending Cornell Law School

In 2024, tuition was $77,508 and the annual cost of attending was $104,724 (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

90.3% of Cornell University graduates pass the bar on their first try.

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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amlaw
10:22
are people getting rejected from the wl already?
14:09
Has someone got off from Cornell wl
BlueAndWhiteGuy
18:39
i wish waitlists didn't exist. Just reject me! i can't take the suspense!
I think they should exist but should be MUCH smaller
like there is absolutely no need to have a huge waitlist
14:41
Has anyone been interviewed off the waitlist and if so how long did it take for you to get the interview invite?
LuckyDog
18:06
Like 2 months
13:45
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13:45
Ok thanks
20:14
schools wanna fill their class, how is that possible without a waitlist?
20:15
Would they rescind rejections or just not give you a decision until their As give them one?
LuckyDog
22:58
Yeah bro I'm also confused
LuckyDog
22:58
Cornell WL movement is very slow this cycle
If anyone is looking for a 1 bd apt in Ithaca, close walking distance to the law school, I have a lease I can transfer to because I have decided to attend a different school
LuckyDog
19:04
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LuckyDog
19:04
I'll contact you if I get off bro
LuckyDog
19:04
Congratulations!
9:45
Does Cornell reject off the waitlist, or will waitlisted folks just not hear back if they do not receive an offer?
15:34
Smiling Buffalo what's rent
16:34
@yathatyeet did you just get Rd off the waitlist? I saw it on the recent decisions
@Vikingr - sorry, but we already rented it out. I am sure you will find something that works well for you.
2:30
Has anyone on the waitlist heard anything?
Hoping for the A soon
16:53
is it me or is the waitlist moving historically slow this year?
15:03
Did anyone get an interview invite today off the waitlist?
16:18
no, did you?
anybody get an email 7/11 about remaining on the waitlist?
19:35
Yes
19:36
It looks like a bunch of people did according to Reddit
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