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Cornell Law School

Rank 13 (USNWR 2023)
172
Median LSAT
3.87
Median GPA
17.4%
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 13 in 2023 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Cornell Law School is approximately 210.

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 170 172 174
GPA 3.76 3.87 3.94
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 4913 89
# Admissions offers 857 -
Class size 210 68
% Accepted 17.4% 89
% Yield 23.6% 17

During the 2023 application cycle, 4,913 people applied and 857 were offered admission.

Cornell University has a 1L class size of 210, and yield of 23.57%. 202 out of 857 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 23.57% 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 170 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 174.

The median GPA is 3.87. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.76 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.94.

Cornell Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2022-2023

LSD has stats for 1,144 applicants for the 2022-2023 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?

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Cost of attending Cornell Law School

In 2023, tuition was $74,183 and the annual cost of attending was $97,703 (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

92.2% 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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soulabee
16:32
and i interviewed about two weeks ago
soulabee
16:32
is this a bad sign :(
amlaw
17:23
@soulabee: did you get a decision?
goodluckgirl
3:55
same here
goodluckgirl
3:55
interviewed two weeks ago and it moved to the top
goodluckgirl
3:56
i don't think it is necessarily a bad sign :/
amlaw
9:15
i hope so
amlaw
9:16
@goodluckgirl: what does the paragraph at the top say for you
soulabee
12:39
i didn't get a decision yet
soulabee
12:39
:')
amlaw
12:48
what does your top paragraph say?
soulabee
13:46
it used to say interview received i think but now it's Your application is in the review process. Please continue to check your email and status online as your application moves through the process.
amlaw
13:51
same
soulabee
16:58
put on reserve today :(
do we think any decisions will be sent out today?
who else got ii around 2/18 and is still waiting?
i got ii 2/16 and am still waiting as well
what are your stats (approx)?
ThickYellowPickle
16:14
just moved to top and had substatus disappear
me too
stats ?
ThickYellowPickle
16:36
4.x, 16high
same based on others in past it means we might be heading to WL in a few hours or tmr
OhComely
16:49
massive L
apparently someone that got accepted had this happen tho
so you're probably right but theres a chance we don't get the dong
best of luck to us!
Has anybody who was interviewed off the waitlist heard anything back?
ThickYellowPickle
13:21
i havent heard anything after the regular interview
ThickYellowPickle
13:21
and its been 6 weeks
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