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Columbia Law School Law School at Columbia University in the City of New York

LSAT 173
GPA 3.87
Tuition & Fees $81,292
Acceptance Rate 11.93 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 93.72 %

Columbia Law School Overview

Columbia Law School, New York, NY
Established in 1858, Columbia Law School is a private (not-for-profit) law school at Columbia University in the City of New York. The 2025 tuition & fees of Columbia Law School is $81,292.
The acceptance rate of the school is 11.93% and yield is 34.07%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 173 and the average GPA is 3.87. Total 1,783 students are attending Columbia Law School and 324 of them is first-year students. Last year 412 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 397 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 93.72%). You may want to check the general academic information of Columbia Law School at Columbia University in the City of New York academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

458 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 173 Columbia Law School. The average undergraduate GPA from 458 submitters is 3.87. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
Columbia Law School 2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
LSAT Scores172174176
Undergraduate GPA3.753.843.92

Columbia Law School 2023 Tuition & Fees

Columbia Law School tuition & fees is $81,292 for the academic year 2022-2023. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Columbia Law School is $69,045. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $56,279
Columbia Law School Tuition & Fees
Columbia Law School$81,292
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$21,578
Books & Supplies$1,500
Personal Expenses$4,800
Average Costs at Columbia University in the City of New York
Undergraduate$69,045
Graduate$56,279

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 9,612 students applied to Columbia Law School and 1,098 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 433 students finally enrolled to Columbia Law School. The acceptance rate is 11.93% and yield (enrollment rate) is 34%. With 46 deferred/pre-admitted students, Columbia Law School has 479 first-year class students for the academic year 2021-2022.
Columbia Law School 2024 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants9,612
Admitted1,098
Enrolled433
Acceptance Rate11.93%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)34.07%
Deferred / Previously Admitted46
Total First Year Class Enrollment479

Law Student Population

Columbia Law School has total 1,783 students for the academic year 2021-2022. Of the total students, 1,293 students enrolled in JD program and 227 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at Columbia Law School
Total Enrollment1,520
JD Enrollment1,293
Non-JD Enrollment227
Columbia Law School has 479 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 240 male and 230 female students. 9 student(s) with other type of gender. By attendance type, All students enrolled as the full-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at Columbia Law School.
First Year Student Enrollment at Columbia Law School
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total479 4790
Men240 2400
Women230 2300
Other9 90

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 427 students have graduated from Columbia Law School. Among them, 412 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 397 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Columbia Law School is 93.72% where the average pass rate of New York is 0%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Columbia Law School
Total Graduates427
First-time Bar Exam Taker412
(409 new graduates, 3 from prior year and 7 Early First Time Takers)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker18 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate397 / 96.36%
Pass Rate at New York0%