Cornell Law School Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines

18.19% Cornell Law School Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Cornell Law School is 18.19% for the 2025-2026 admission. 4,608 students applied and 838 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 210 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 25.06%.
You can check acceptance rate trends with number of applicants at Cornell Law School Admission Trends page.

Acceptance Rate Comparison for Cornell Law School

Compared to law schools in U.S., Cornell Law School's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 36%. Compared to law schools in New York, Cornell Law School's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 33%.
You can compare Cornell Law School with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between 10% and 20%
Cornell Law School Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
Acceptance RateYieldFirst-Year EnrollTotal Enroll
Cornell Law School18.19%25.06%210933
All Law Schools36.09%33.15%213737
Public34.52%34.44%184668
Private37.29%32.17%236791
New York Law Schools33%29.60%2981,046
Public35.51%35.62%188807
Private32.48%28.74%3141,080

Application timeline & Requirements

For 2026 fall term class, the application deadline at Cornell Law School is July 1, 2026 (Regular Decision Deadline). The school may accept application after the deadline, but it may give benefits to early applicants such as high acceptance chance and scholarship opportunity. Especially, to apply scholarship by school or government, the application must be submitted by the priority deadline, July 1, 2026. Check detailed explanation about application time line at Cornell Law School' application process page.
The items in following table are the required items to Cornell Law School applicants. Double-check the requirements by contacting admission office or check the application requirement page. You may want to read the common law school application process and requirements to learn the law school application process.
Early Decision Deadline2026-01-01
Priority Deadline2026-03-01
Regular Decision Deadline2026-07-01
Admission Contact
Phone607-255-5141
Emailjdadmissions@cornell.edu
General Admission Informationhttps://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/admissions/jd-admissions/
Application Requirementshttps://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/admissions/jd-admissions/
CAS Report
  • Applicants need to submit transcripts, GPA, LSAT Scores, LSAT Writing Samples, Letters of Recommendation, and more required items to LSAC.
  • Official CAS Report includes those items and will send to School.
LSAT, GRE, Or GMAP Scores
  • Official LSAT Score, usually no older than 5 years
  • Additional GRE scores may be optional.
Letters Of Recommendation
  • Limit up to 3 or 4 letters, in general
  • May require right of access to recommendations.
Transcripts
    Data Source: https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/admissions/jd-admissions/

    2026 LSAT Scores and GPA

    The LSAT score at Cornell Law School is 173 and GPA is 3.92 over 210 enrolled students for the academic year 2025-2026.
    Compared to law schools in U.S., Cornell Law School' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 160. Compared to law schools in New York, Cornell Law School' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 161.
    You can compare Cornell Law School with law schools that have similar LSAT score over 170
    The 75th percentile of LSAT score is 175 and the 25th percentile is 169. The 75th percentile of GPA is 3.96 and the 25th percentile is 3.73.
    6 matriculated applicants, 2.86% of first-year students, submitted GRE score and you can check the score below by test subject.
    LSAT ScoresGPA
    Cornell Law School1733.92
    All Law Schools1603.65
    Public1603.69
    Private1593.62
    New York Law Schools1613.68
    Public1563.63
    Private1623.69
    25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
    2021164168169
    2022169171173
    2023170172174
    2024169172175
    2025169173175
    2026168173175
    25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
    20213.763.863.93
    20223.753.863.95
    20233.763.873.94
    20243.783.93.97
    20253.733.893.96
    20263.753.923.97
    25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
    Number of Submitters6
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