Cornell Law School

Rank 18 (USNWR 2025)

Applicants for the class of 2024 , matriculating 2021

1585 applicants for the 2020 - 2021 cycle

30 / 212 , 589 rejected, 151 waitlisted, 320 withdrawn

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Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles	25	50	75
LSAT	164	168	169
GPA	3.76	3.86	3.93

Miscellaneous	Count	Percentile
# Applications	4261	89
# Admissions offers	811	-
Class size	175	54
% Accepted	19.0%	95
% Yield	21.3%	13

LSData Percentiles	25	50	75
LSAT	166	169	172
GPA	3.58	3.79	3.91

LSData Averages	Rejected	All	Accepted
LSAT	168	169	172
GPA	3.59	3.72	3.89
Softs	Tier 3.22	Tier 3.29	Tier 3.42
Scholarship	-	-	$110,555

Miscellaneous
Days from sent to decision	82
Days from UR to decision	82
Interview invite rate	21.45%
Interview conversion rate	63.56%
URM LSAT differential	-3.28
URM GPA differential	-0.09

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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
AmbivalentPotato	Accepted				?						2024/02/22
ChronicOverachiever	Accepted, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	4.06	174		5-9 years	$120,000	2019/10/14	2019/10/15		2019/12/18	2020/02/14
proletariatpumpkin	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.67	173		1-4 years				2020/10/27		2023/12/19
ScaryFlippantMeerkat	Accepted, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.97	169		1-4 years	$120,000			2020/10/02	2020/11/20	2021/02/05
Character and fitness issuesLuckythedino	Rejected - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.46	167		1-4 years		2023/02/16	2023/02/17	2023/02/17		2023/04/18
BunBunBun	Rejected	3.54	180		5-9 years		2023/02/02				2020/11/11
EntertainingZestyFoxhound	Accepted, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.85	172		0 years (KJD)	$90,000
HurriedReadyOtter	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.68	175		?						2022/03/17
ObservantDazzlingGrasshopper	Accepted	3.76	174		10+ years
SecretiveSteepCapybara	Waitlisted	4.1	170		?		2021/10/07
LivelyWomanlyWolfHound	Accepted, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.94	163		0 years (KJD)	$75,000	2020/11/23	2020/11/24		2021/01/25	2021/02/23
Hopingforthebest	Accepted	4.0	164		1-4 years
LetsMendVans	Accepted	3.96	172		1-4 years	$165,000	2021/10/17				2022/01/06
CharmedGazelle	WL, Withdrawn	3.98	170		?		2021/11/20	2021/11/22	2021/11/22	2022/01/19	2022/02/07
military serviceNovaLaw	Withdrawn	3.94	161		10+ years		2020/12/15	2020/12/16	2020/12/16
LapsusCalamii	Pending - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	4.0	169		0 years (KJD)		2022/02/26	2022/02/28
voodumommajuju	Accepted	4.15	170		1-4 years
Avi-ation-22	Accepted	3.92			0 years (KJD)
MichiganMan420	Rejected	3.54	171		?
xyz2000	Rejected	3.85	168		0 years (KJD)
HappyEasyBear	Rejected		175		0 years (KJD)
AverageFoolishFlounder	Pending				?
ExpensiveNonchalantCougar	Accepted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.98	176		0 years (KJD)			2021/11/09	2021/11/09	2021/11/17
PeriodicHeavenlyBee	Pending				?
BurgeTown	Rejected	3.23	168		1-4 years
WorkableOddIbis	Pending	3.94	172		?
lawsoup99	Waitlisted - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.95	172		1-4 years		2021/09/15
LonelySoreWasp	Pending	3.8	172		1-4 years		2021/10/15	2021/10/18	2021/10/18	2021/10/28
HonorableImperfectTermite	Pending	3.91	175		0 years (KJD)
fielk	Accepted	3.89	171		1-4 years						2021/11/08
LazyObeseStoat	Rejected	3.52	170		1-4 years		2021/09/01
GrumpyInsidiousHyrax	Accepted, Attending	3.39	174		1-4 years	$60,000					2021/05/11
SomeoneFromTW	Pending	3.79	171		0 years (KJD)
SandiZoey203	Rejected	3.87	164		0 years (KJD)
FunctionalEconomicAkita	Pending	3.64	168		0 years (KJD)
Thehairyrussian	Accepted, Attending	4.14	170		1-4 years	$135,000					2021/02/26
GrotesqueLivelyTortoise	Accepted, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.82	174		1-4 years	$90,000	2020/10/12		2020/10/12		2021/02/17
Smokeyh1	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.87	170		0 years (KJD)	$105,000
Character and fitness issuesGeech42	Accepted, Attending	3.87	179		0 years (KJD)	$105,000	2020/11/16			2021/01/14
BoldlyGoing	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.88	171		10+ years				2020/09/14	2020/11/11	2021/01/19
ScreechingNoiselessSquirrel	Accepted, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	4.0	168		0 years (KJD)	$75,000	2020/11/23	2020/11/24		2021/01/25	2021/02/10
dongately	WL, Rejected - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.3	172		1-4 years		2021/03/20	2021/03/22	2021/03/22		2021/04/09
GatorAlum1996	WL, Accepted, Attending	3.65	175		1-4 years
brogle	WL, Withdrawn - FWFee waiver - applicant received a fee waiver from the school	3.96	168		0 years (KJD)		2021/03/01	2021/03/02	2021/03/02		2021/04/16
JZhangInPhilly	WL, Rejected		173		0 years (KJD)

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School finances

Cornell Law School

$35,180.00

Tuition

99th percentile

$58,722.00

CoA

95th percentile

94.20%

Bar pass rate

87th percentile

$190,000.00

Salary, 25th %

100th percentile

$190,000.00

Salary

100th percentile

$63,522.00

PI Salary

82nd percentile

87.60%

Employment rate

96th percentile

60.40%

Grads with debt

5th percentile

$150,089.00

Average debt

89th percentile

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Total CoA

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Post-grad income

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Default for Cornell University is $190,000

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Calculations assume a 10-year fixed rate loan.

Cornell University Breakdown

In-school

Total cost of attendance$176,166

$58,722 x 3

Total scholarships$75,000

$25,000 x 3

Savings$10,000

Debt after three years$101,422

Assuming 10-year fixed rate loan

Total repaid@5.00%$129,089

Interest paid$37,923

After graduation

Annual breakdown

Post-grad income$190,000

Income taxes$41,627

Living expenses$50,000

Loan repayment$12,909

Annual discretionary income$85,464

Monthly breakdown

Post-grad income$15,833

Income taxes$3,469

Living expenses$4,167

Loan repayment$1,076

Monthly discretionary income$7,122

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Data is sourced from ABA 509 disclosures and USNWR.

Cornell University

Chat for Cornell University

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RedLawbster

18:39

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RedLawbster

18:39

?

NimbleSpikyImpala

9:23

is anyone applying ED?

OddCuteBird

14:22

anyone have a school tracking number pop up?

DoingItForTheCulture

16:04

Anyone else see a PERSON ID &TRACKING NUMBER appear and vanish ?

sadpadresfan

17:41

LFG BIG REDDD

yasspurrslay

11:13

did anyone have their substatus disappear?

BustlingUnwieldyDwarf

15:50

Does Cornell have a true waitlist or is it just reserve?

sadpadresfan

19:13

I believe it’s reserve = waitlist, but the dean said they make around 200 acceptances from reserve so it’s a much better waitlist than others

YoungThugLawyer

12:17

how long after the interview should i expect to wait for a decision

warfart

16:39

crazy that having an II means you probably won't get an R. you've already almost secured an A or WL

StingraySails

15:34

cornell wave today? pls

warfart

16:43

5 people with IIs reported an R, crazy outliers. must be something from the kira

goofy-goober

18:05

@YouthfulRampantPhoenix: pretty sure they want one personal statement. I combined two prompts I wanted to answer into one essay

[] AppropriateTaro0824

21:08

Just got the Reserve from Cornell a few hours ago - idk what to make of it

[] AppropriateTaro0824

21:08

(Had II before, it took about 50 days before the reserve decision)

OlDirtyBtard

23:27

Hey folks, I just got into Cornell and barring an act of God I am seeing you scoundrels in September

SuitsWasAGenerationalMistake

9:41

Just got reserve from Cornell - do they prio their early admission 3+3 candidates or ED?

darthaifos33

14:26

Hi! I heard there was an admitted students discord for Cornell, any way I can join?

OlDirtyBtard

14:51

Seconding this

NewLawRainbow

14:19

Hello! I'm the mod/creator of the discord. Join here

NewLawRainbow

14:19

https://discord.gg/3tx97hnK

NewLawRainbow

14:20

@OlDirtyBtard:

NewLawRainbow

14:20

@darthaifos33:

NuttyTrickyCoyote

20:42

how many more A's do we think Cornell has left to give

bigpackagelittlehands

13:58

what the fuck is a reserve list

NuttyTrickyCoyote

14:09

fancy name for waitlist

NuttyTrickyCoyote

14:09

waitlist from the reserve region of France

SuitsWasAGenerationalMistake

14:18

What do we know about the timeline for reserves being accepted or not?

ParallelAgreeableOrangutan

15:52

Anyone else try to gracefully bow out of the WL, per instructions, by not submitting a LOCI---and then get hit with an R? Cornell is acting like an ex trying to win the breakup

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