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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 1,211 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.

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?

$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 private 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.

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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Immaterialcobweb
14:46
@ToxicAttorney: no problem! waiting is so hard. I am also post-interview and waiting, so I totally know how you feel.
Immaterialcobweb
14:47
@chandelierqueen: its not over until its over! you could still get an interview, im sure they arent done giving them out !
True. Your positivity is much appreciated in this process Cobweb :) Good luck to you!
Immaterialcobweb
14:48
good luck to you as well :)
SilentLongLiger
10:47
Took me exactly a month from Interview received to A
Congrats!
WastefulNervousRat
16:23
should I read into the fact that this years interview conversion rate is so much lower than last years
Immaterialcobweb
16:25
thats worrying me as well
16:34
@WastefulNervousRat: not really - by now most IIs have gone out but plenty of As still to go, it is naturally biased downward and will pick itself back up as they send out more As
Immaterialcobweb
16:35
the voice of reason that I need
Immaterialcobweb
16:36
Im really struggling with this wait because Im below medians and was honestly surprised to even get an interview.
WastefulNervousRat
16:37
@Immaterialcobweb: you and me both lol
WastefulNervousRat
16:37
@Melograno: bless you
Immaterialcobweb
16:38
looks like 2 As went out today
Immaterialcobweb
16:38
but they might be done for the day
WastefulNervousRat
16:38
when did you interview?
Immaterialcobweb
16:38
2/10 invite, interviewed on the 12, received on the 16. you?
WastefulNervousRat
16:40
end of feb invite, completed late last week
WastefulNervousRat
16:40
best of luck to you :)
Immaterialcobweb
16:40
ooh you might have a bit of a wait
WastefulNervousRat
16:40
yup i know
Immaterialcobweb
16:40
stats?
Immaterialcobweb
16:41
and thank you :) best of luck to you as well. Im really hoping that this means that something in my application stood out
Does Cornell do waves on any particular days?
/ what day(s) do you guys think they’ll send out decisions next week
Immaterialcobweb
16:27
Anyone else getting nervous about seeing people who interviewed after them getting accepted …. Ugh
17:01
Hi are the Cornell decisions from today or yesterday
17:01
***for the people inputting it today
11:34
Does Cornell send a few decisions on random days or waves?
ThirstyTalentedPig
18:02
@collegen98: You can see from the decision date vs LSAT graph that they do a mix of both