Columbia Law School

Rank 10 (USNWR 2025)

Applicants for the class of 2026 , matriculating 2023

1921 applicants for the 2022 - 2023 cycle

63 / 185 , 351 rejected, 415 waitlisted, 322 withdrawn

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Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles	25	50	75
LSAT	171	173	175
GPA	3.78	3.87	3.95

Miscellaneous	Count	Percentile
# Applications	7972	98
# Admissions offers	951	-
Class size	402	98
% Accepted	11.9%	97
% Yield	34.1%	68

LSData Percentiles	25	50	75
LSAT	165	170	173
GPA	3.66	3.83	3.95

LSData Averages	Rejected	All	Accepted
LSAT	168	169	173
GPA	3.53	3.77	3.89
Softs	Tier 3.13	Tier 3.27	Tier 3.21
Scholarship	-	-	$99,596

Miscellaneous
Days from sent to decision	111
Days from UR to decision	4349
Interview invite rate	2.77%
Interview conversion rate	44.33%
URM LSAT differential	-4.94
URM GPA differential	-0.1

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School applicants

Name Result Last seen GPA LSAT GRE URM WE Scholarship Sent Received Complete UR UR2 Interview invite Decision

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Name	Result	GPA	LSAT	URM	WE	$$$$	Sent	Complete	UR	II	Decision

Name	Result	GPA	LSAT	URM	WE	$$$$	Sent	Complete	UR	II	Decision
udontknead2knowme	Accepted, Attending	3.91	177		?						2025/03/17
Youdeservehappiness	Hold	3.93	176		?
LopsidedBroadAxolotl	Rejected	3.6	164		?						2025/02/13
sophi-a2	Rejected	3.8	165		?			2024/09/17			2025/01/28
ItchyReconditeLlama	Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.33	173		5-9 years		2024/11/04
WalkingAndLooking	Rejected				?		2022/09/20				2023/02/14
TennisTheBall	Hold, Rejected - ED➜RDearly decision deferred to regular decision	3.8	170		?		2022/11/02				2022/12/21
imsoverytired	Accepted, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.95	176		0 years (KJD)		2022/11/14	2022/12/05		2023/02/21	2023/03/06
pdarty	Pending	3.9			?
WarmFlatCyclops	Waitlisted				?
Thplat	WL, Accepted	3.91	176		?		2022/12/13				2023/04/19
brieconfused	WL, Withdrawn	3.7	177		5-9 years
KeepPushing413	Withdrawn	3.76	164		1-4 years		2023/12/03
FrighteningWearySloth	Waitlisted	3.78	169		0 years (KJD)
LameGroovyHedgehog	Rejected	3.68	165		?						2024/04/24
Didacticpoof	Rejected	3.56	171		?		2023/12/15				2024/04/23
RainyInexpensiveWeasel	Waitlisted - ED➜RDearly decision deferred to regular decision	3.85	174		?
EducatedMotionlessOwl	Hold - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.96	171		1-4 years						2024/03/29
aquaq	Waitlisted				?
Whoknows12	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.8	173		?						2024/02/15
IZ3398	Rejected - ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.61	180		1-4 years		2023/12/01	2024/01/17			2024/04/15
FirstEldenLord	Accepted, Attending	3.86	177		0 years (KJD)	$45,000	2022/11/25			2023/01/20	2023/02/06
Character and fitness issuesnovawhova	Rejected - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.81	163		?						2024/02/16
HighlyFlamableScaffolding	Pending	3.84	174		1-4 years
SuddenIrateWalrus	Pending	3.94			?
Deokbokki	Rejected - ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.84	172		1-4 years		2022/11/05	2022/11/22			2023/04/14
TerrificPastBird	Pending	3.8	174		1-4 years
QuizzicalLivelyBanshee	WL, Withdrawn	3.96	172		?		2023/02/01				2023/04/24
Everestly	Waitlisted	3.87	162		1-4 years
CuddlyNormalElf	Accepted	3.86	176		0 years (KJD)
sirentoe	Pending	3.31	172		1-4 years
HospitableVivaciousOwl	Pending				?
greenbean82	Accepted	3.87	180		?						2024/01/30
Pistacchio24	Pending - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	4.0	155		0 years (KJD)		2022/12/13	2023/01/23			2023/04/14
Raepaca	Pending	3.82	166		1-4 years
DustyQuickestBuzzard	Pending	3.75	171		1-4 years
DeadGarrulousAngelfish	Accepted, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.83	175		1-4 years	$0	2022/11/09	2022/11/28			2023/01/23
hc276	Pending				?
IrritatingScaredPanther	Waitlisted	3.72	170		1-4 years		2022/09/01				2023/02/14
ItaloStalion	Hold	3.75	164		1-4 years
GreyWhimsicalOctopus	Pending	3.93	171		1-4 years		2023/11/12
HookCreek	Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.64	167		1-4 years		2023/11/13
kulololvr	Pending	3.85	169		?		2023/12/12
Hippocampus	Pending	3.96	179		?		2023/11/25	2023/12/04
MagicalSkillfulFish	Pending	3.89	177		?		2023/11/02
SpiltMilk	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	4.01	169		1-4 years		2022/11/19	2022/12/15		2023/01/13	2023/04/27
ColinHughes88	Pending	4.0	165		10+ years
ultimate5000	Pending	3.8	174		?
LivelyGlamorousPhoenix	Accepted, Withdrawn	4.0	171		1-4 years	$130,000	2022/11/03			2023/01/27
AttractivePoliteGargoyl	Rejected	4.0	167		1-4 years		2022/12/12	2023/01/21		2023/02/13	2023/10/27
pleasegodhelp	WL, Rejected	3.86	180		0 years (KJD)		2022/12/20				2023/10/25
GiantPastoralSheep	Accepted	3.81	161		0 years (KJD)	$50,000
NutritiousUnarmedKobold	Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.02	177		1-4 years			2022/10/11
Fishbowl	WL, Rejected	3.6	170		?						2023/04/20
samiam	Pending	3.74	170		?
Character and fitness issuesBluerocks99	Rejected	3.7	170		?						2023/10/11
Sufferingseagulls	Accepted	3.88	170		1-4 years		2022/10/21	2022/10/25			2023/03/08
Meastar1	Pending	3.74	154		?
PerfectPoliticalOtter	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	4.0	171		0 years (KJD)		2022/11/07	2022/12/02			2023/03/31
StartledGreyPigeon	WL, Rejected	3.89	169		1-4 years		2022/11/09	2022/11/28			2023/08/29
CHIDCNYC	Waitlisted	3.85	171		?						2023/03/07
Degrassi101	Accepted	3.93	157		?
becomingAnteater	Rejected - ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.1	172		?						2023/05/15
HolisticShakyBongo	Hold, Withdrawn - ED➜RDearly decision deferred to regular decision	3.98	168		0 years (KJD)		2022/11/01	2022/11/02	2022/11/02		2022/12/21
snowliono	Hold, Accepted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.84	173		?		2022/11/10				2023/07/18
BigIronOnMyHip	WL, Rejected	3.3	164		1-4 years						2023/09/07
Suesylvester123	WL, Rejected	3.88	173		0 years (KJD)					2022/12/17	2023/08/25
MonaLisaV	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	4.02	170		0 years (KJD)		2022/11/13	2022/11/30
BoBobbyBob	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.68	175		5-9 years
yephrui	WL, Withdrawn	3.95	172		0 years (KJD)			2023/01/04			2023/04/19
ShadowstrikerNM	WL, Rejected	3.94	167		?						2023/06/07
CumbersomeDispensableGoblin	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	4.0	170		?
exceptionalmango	WL, Rejected - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.91	168		0 years (KJD)		2022/12/27	2023/02/06			2023/04/12
RelievedPermissibleHeron	WL, Rejected - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.48	169		5-9 years		2022/12/17	2023/01/31			2023/04/24
JackMack001	WL, Rejected - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.94	166		1-4 years		2023/02/07	2023/03/09			2023/06/07
AssortedBusyGorgon	Hold - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.6	171		1-4 years		2023/01/05	2023/02/09			2023/04/26
cornkld	Pending	3.54	168		?
PreviousAssortedStoat	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.45	175		1-4 years		2023/02/15	2023/03/24			2023/04/24
ObsceneNicePuma	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.95	170		1-4 years	$60,000	2022/12/06	2023/01/15			2023/03/13
collegen98	Waitlisted	3.91	173		?		2023/02/15	2023/03/23			2023/04/26
InternalizedRoadrunner	WL, Rejected	3.5	178		1-4 years						2023/06/07
movingforward	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.86	169		?
legally-ginger	WL, Withdrawn	4.09	171		0 years (KJD)
ReverseSplitterBigHitter	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	4.0	169		10+ years		2023/03/10	2023/03/23	2023/03/23		2023/04/20
DavidSPumpkinsIII	WL, Withdrawn	3.99	178		1-4 years		2022/11/01	2022/12/20	2022/12/20	2023/02/17	2023/04/19
Cansofsoup	Rejected	2.6	169		5-9 years						2023/08/11
ImSpartacus	Waitlisted	3.71	168		10+ years		2023/02/14	2023/03/14			2023/04/14
BlueKrait	Accepted, Attending	4.28	173		0 years (KJD)			2022/11/14		2023/01/20	2023/01/31
RedBullSugarFree	WL, Withdrawn	4.02	170		1-4 years					2022/11/23
InnateTightfistedMandrill	Waitlisted	3.77			1-4 years
military serviceCharacter and fitness issuesEloquentClover	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	2.67	174		5-9 years		2022/11/18	2023/01/12
cyclebegud	Waitlisted	4.01	169		?		2022/12/12	2023/01/22			2023/04/24
olivecromwell	Waitlisted	3.78	174		?
FluffyGraduate	WL, Rejected - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	4.0	170		1-4 years		2022/11/16	2022/12/10			2023/07/21
bullfrogbully	Rejected - ED➜RDearly decision deferred to regular decision FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.72	178		0 years (KJD)
AddictedTiresomeBarnacle	Waitlisted	3.8	176		?
military serviceMilitaryAbner	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.5	168		5-9 years		2022/12/05				2023/04/15
CruelAutogeneratedUsername	WL, Rejected - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.84	174		1-4 years		2022/09/10				2023/07/21
6544321	WL, Rejected	3.91	172		?		2022/10/12				2023/07/24
cc1997	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.95	167		0 years (KJD)		2023/01/09	2023/02/14	2023/02/14		2023/04/26
TroyDragon	WL, Rejected	3.9	170		0 years (KJD)
toysoldierss	Waitlisted	4.09	170		?
historianne	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.93	169		1-4 years	$0	2022/11/22	2022/12/13			2023/03/13
K3U	Pending				?
MoonLawyer	WL, Rejected	3.87	176		1-4 years		2022/10/30	2022/11/01			2023/03/24
ZestyTarantula	Hold, Withdrawn				?		2022/09/06	2022/09/29
military servicePeterRichardson	WL, Rejected	3.77	169		1-4 years		2022/11/14	2022/12/13			2023/07/21
blackbearyjam	WL, Rejected	3.41	167		10+ years		2022/12/02	2023/01/12			2023/07/21
DirtyCleanCuttlefish	WL, Rejected	4.09	172		?						2023/07/22
SimonTWill	WL, Rejected - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.75	172		0 years (KJD)						2023/07/21
Bb8bossk	WL, Rejected	4.07	173		?
Alanmag91	WL, Rejected - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.76	171		5-9 years		2022/12/02	2023/01/12			2023/06/07
UnbiasedPrivateCoyote	Pending				?
DeterminedDesiLeGal	Pending				?
LightningPudding	WL, Rejected	3.9	164		1-4 years		2022/11/07	2022/11/28			2023/06/07
JustAnotherGecko	Accepted, Attending	3.79	179		1-4 years						2023/03/21
PriceyPicayuneImpala	Rejected - EDearly decision ISIn-state - applicant is an in-state resident	3.0	175		1-4 years
HardScreechingHawk	Waitlisted - ED➜RDearly decision deferred to regular decision	3.7	176		0 years (KJD)		2022/09/30	2022/10/04			2023/04/18
reprobaddie4	Rejected	3.63	170		1-4 years						2023/04/24
RainCityJD	Hold, WL	4.1	177		0 years (KJD)						2023/02/15
jockeyapp234	WL, Rejected	3.64	164		1-4 years						2023/07/15
TabooIrateClam	Accepted	3.9	175		?						2023/07/14
LackadaisicalSquealingUnicorn	WL, Rejected	3.8	165		?						2023/07/13
GMN	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.91	173		1-4 years	$114,000	2022/09/10				2023/01/31
WarmDiscreetCheese	WL, Rejected	3.84	174		?						2023/02/14
ConsciousExcellentGreyhound	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.82	174		1-4 years	$50,000

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School finances

Columbia Law School

$38,714.00

Tuition

99th percentile

$64,463.00

CoA

99th percentile

96.40%

Bar pass rate

90th percentile

$190,000.00

Salary, 25th %

100th percentile

$190,000.00

Salary

100th percentile

$65,000.00

PI Salary

91st percentile

97.40%

Employment rate

100th percentile

65.70%

Grads with debt

22nd percentile

$190,141.00

Average debt

99th percentile

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Total CoA

Annually
Default for Columbia University is $64,463

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Scholarships & grants

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Savings

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Post-grad income

Annually
Default for Columbia University is $190,000

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Post-grad living expenses

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[IMPORTANT] These estimates are for high level planning only. Things like summer jobs, when you spend your savings, and other financial decisions will impact exactly how much you pay.

Calculations assume a 10-year fixed rate loan.

Columbia University Breakdown

In-school

Total cost of attendance$193,389

$64,463 x 3

Total scholarships$75,000

$25,000 x 3

Savings$10,000

Debt after three years$120,583

Assuming 10-year fixed rate loan

Total repaid@5.00%$153,476

Interest paid$45,087

After graduation

Annual breakdown

Post-grad income$190,000

Income taxes$41,627

Living expenses$50,000

Loan repayment$15,348

Annual discretionary income$83,025

Monthly breakdown

Post-grad income$15,833

Income taxes$3,469

Living expenses$4,167

Loan repayment$1,279

Monthly discretionary income$6,919

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Columbia University

Chat for Columbia University

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GreenGoddess222

20:34

i saw someone on reddit got a ii and i haven't been rejected yet

DangerousAllegedElemental

10:24

No idea

alas

2:51

did everyone still on the reserve get the second reserve email? i didnt and wondering if i should expect an r today....

SplitterusClitterus

13:37

it wasn't an email

SplitterusClitterus

13:37

its a new letter update on ur Columbia portal

GreenGoddess222

17:11

what does it say

GreenGoddess222

17:11

i didnt get an email or a second reserve letter on my portal

LivelySimpleOstrich

23:50

I wonder how full they are :(

LegalUsername

18:37

Anyone on the second reserve think there might be something tomorrow?

SplitterusClitterus

15:14

@GreenGoddess222: so sorry didnt see this, its an updated letter and it starts off saying like we've decided to postpone ur final decision bc we are unsure of our numbers or something confirm ur spot on the reserve blah blah

PluckyPreviousTomato

11:08

Just got my waitlist R! I had already accepted this would be the outcome, best of luck to everyone else!

PluckyPreviousTomato

11:08

This was on 07/23/24 btw

DepressedMightyRhino

16:43

Anyone else get the special waitlist (or worded like that) but hasn’t heard back anything yet since being WL?

AnonymousMoose

12:07

i didnt get an email but they completed my application -- will they send a confirmation soon?

WildBellZebra

9:50

Someone on reddit says they got in today... (10/23/24) is that legit? Does Columbia start sending out As this early?

180SupremeWarrior

4:48

im scared guys!!!!!

Let-me-in-please

7:01

did anyone get an email confirming they got your application? lowkey freaking out that I missed ED deadline or something (submitted on the 14th)

DryNineMongoose

14:09

wait ppl got rejected today??

UnarmedActuallyDingo

16:42

accepted

UnarmedActuallyDingo

16:43

wait people are getting rejected too??

killjoyace

23:50

yes, 22 to be exact

killjoyace

23:51

wait no dude i'm ass with these chats wrong one

killjoyace

23:51

this website is confusing ignore me

MajesticMercifulMagpie

17:41

what happened to all the admission decisions

MajesticMercifulMagpie

17:41

nvm

Ineedabadbleep

12:03

zionists b like "its morally ok for israel to bomb the living shit out of gaza bc TheY sENt EVacUAtIon OrdErs guys! yes let me just bomb the shit out of ur house, kill ur kids, and wreak havoc and cause you to be displaced with nowhere to go but hey at least they got flying leaflets right?

FoamyUptightSeahorse

16:54

just got cls r

BitterRebelAnteater

18:56

why haven't they released financial aid yet

BitterRebelAnteater

18:56

ughhh

[] ScandalousForgetfulOgre

23:29

@FoamyUptightSeahorse: when did you apply if you don't mind me asking?

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