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Cornell Law School

LSAT 172
GPA 3.87
Tuition & Fees $77,593
Acceptance Rate 17.44 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 90.31 %

Cornell Law School Overview

Cornell Law School, Ithaca, NY
Established in 1887, Cornell Law School is a private (not-for-profit) law school located in Ithaca, New York. The 2025 tuition & fees of Cornell Law School is $77,593.
The acceptance rate of the school is 17.44% and yield is 23.57%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 172 and the average GPA is 3.87. Total 964 students are attending Cornell Law School and 202 of them is first-year students. Last year 187 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 179 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 90.31%). You may want to check the general academic information of Cornell Law School at Cornell University academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

182 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 172 Cornell Law School. The average undergraduate GPA from 180 submitters is 3.87. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
Cornell Law School 2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
LSAT Scores169171173
Undergraduate GPA3.753.863.95

Cornell Law School 2023 Tuition & Fees

Cornell Law School tuition & fees is $77,593 for the academic year 2022-2023. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Cornell Law School is $66,014. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $30,085
Cornell Law School Tuition & Fees
Cornell Law School$77,593
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$18,466
Books & Supplies$1,100
Personal Expenses$3,300
Average Costs at Cornell University
Undergraduate$66,014
Graduate$30,085

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 5,998 students applied to Cornell Law School and 924 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 190 students finally enrolled to Cornell Law School. The acceptance rate is 17.44% and yield (enrollment rate) is 24%. With 10 deferred/pre-admitted students, Cornell Law School has 200 first-year class students for the academic year 2021-2022.
Cornell Law School 2024 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants5,998
Admitted924
Enrolled190
Acceptance Rate17.44%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)23.57%
Deferred / Previously Admitted10
Total First Year Class Enrollment200

Law Student Population

Cornell Law School has total 964 students for the academic year 2021-2022. Of the total students, 580 students enrolled in JD program and 157 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at Cornell Law School
Total Enrollment737
JD Enrollment580
Non-JD Enrollment157
Cornell Law School has 200 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 91 male and 109 female students. 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 Cornell Law School.
First Year Student Enrollment at Cornell Law School
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total200 2000
Men91 910
Women109 1090

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 201 students have graduated from Cornell Law School. Among them, 187 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 179 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Cornell Law School is 90.31% where the average pass rate of New York is 83.48%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Cornell Law School
Total Graduates201
First-time Bar Exam Taker187
(181 new graduates, 6 from prior year and 5 Early First Time Takers)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker20 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate179 / 95.72%
Pass Rate at New York83.48%