Columbia Law School

Columbia Law School Overview

Established in 1858, Columbia Law School is a private (not-for-profit) law school at Columbia University in the City of New York. The 2026 tuition & fees of Columbia Law School is $88,390.

The acceptance rate of the school is 11.75% and yield is 39.96%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 173 and the average GPA is 3.90. Total 1,714 students are attending Columbia Law School and 360 of them is first-year students. Last year 412 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 393 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 95.39%). 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

393 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 173 Columbia Law School. The average undergraduate GPA from 387 submitters is 3.90. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentile.

Columbia Law School 2025 LSAT Scores and GPA
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
LSAT Scores	169	173	175
Undergraduate GPA	3.81	3.9	3.97

Columbia Law School 2026 Tuition & Fees

Columbia Law School tuition & fees is $88,390 for the academic year 2025-2026. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Columbia Law School is $70,517. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $57,973

Columbia Law School Tuition & Fees
Average Living Costs
Columbia Law School	$88,390
Living Costs	$25,797
Books & Supplies	$1,577
Personal Expenses	$5,045
Average Costs at Columbia University in the City of New York
Undergraduate	$70,517
Graduate	$57,973

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 7,754 students applied to Columbia Law School and 948 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 363 students finally enrolled to Columbia Law School. The acceptance rate is 11.75% and yield (enrollment rate) is 40%. With 52 deferred/pre-admitted students, Columbia Law School has 415 first-year class students for the academic year 2023-2024.

Columbia Law School 2025 Admission Statistics
	Number of Students
Applicants	7,754
Admitted	948
Enrolled	363
Acceptance Rate	11.75%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	39.96%
Deferred / Previously Admitted	52
Total First Year Class Enrollment	415

Law Student Population

Columbia Law School has total 1,714 students for the academic year 2023-2024. Of the total students, 1,410 students enrolled in JD program and 338 enrolled in non-JD programs.

Total Enrollment at Columbia Law School
Total Enrollment	1,748
JD Enrollment	1,410
Non-JD Enrollment	338

Columbia Law School has 415 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 189 male and 205 female students. 7 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
	Total	Full-time
Total	415	401
Men	189	189
Women	205	205
Other	7	7

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 426 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 393 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Columbia Law School is 95.39% where the average pass rate of New York is 81.62%.

First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Columbia Law School
Total Graduates	426
First-time Bar Exam Taker	412 (403 new graduates, 9 from prior year and 12 Early First Time Takers)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker	23 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate	393 / 93.72%
Pass Rate at New York	81.62%