City University of New York School of Law
vs.
Columbia Law School

The following statements compares Columbia Law School and City University of New York School of Law with important law school statistics.
  • Columbia Law School's tuition is more expensive than City University of New York School of Law.
  • City University of New York School of Law offers the better financial aid of $6,000 which is 22.90% of tuition amount.
  • Columbia Law School's acceptance rate is lower than City University of New York School of Law.
  • Columbia Law School's LSAT score is higher than City University of New York School of Law.
  • Columbia Law School's GPA is higher than City University of New York School of Law.
  • Columbia Law School is larger than City University of New York School of Law with more enrolled students.
  • Columbia Law School has higher bar exam pass rate than City University of New York School of Law.
  • Columbia Law School is older than City University of New York School of Law.
  • Columbia Law School requires more expensive application fees than City University of New York School of Law.

    City University of New York School of Law

    Public • Long Island City, NYREMOVE
    Founded
    1983
    Tuition & Costs
    $26,204 ($16,014 in-state)
    $22,976 Living Costs
    $2,646 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $6,000 Avg. Amount
    22.90% Tuition Covered
    49.67% Received
    LSAT Scores
    154 Median Score
    158 75th Percentile
    151 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.42 Median Score
    3.64 75th Percentile
    3.16 25th Percentile
    Admission
    35.27% Acceptance Rate
    33.12% Yield
    1755 Applicants
    619 Admitted
    205 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    698 Total Enrollment
    698 JD Enrollment
    0 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    96 Faculties
    28 Staffs
    7 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    74.56% Pass Rate
    169 Exam Takers
    23 Not Taken
    126 Exam Passers
    Employment
    188 Total Graduates
    143 Employed Full-time
    15 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    $60
    Application deadline
    2023-01-01 Early Decision
    2023-05-15 Regular Decision
    Admission Info
    General Admission
    https://www.law.cuny.edu/admissions/
    Application Requirements
    https://www.law.cuny.edu/admissions/forms/

    Columbia Law School

    Private • New York, NYREMOVE
    Founded
    1858
    Tuition & Costs
    $81,292 tuition & fees
    $25,797 Living Costs
    $5,045 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $15,000 Avg. Amount
    18.45% Tuition Covered
    84.67% Received
    LSAT Scores
    173 Median Score
    175 75th Percentile
    171 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.87 Median Score
    3.95 75th Percentile
    3.78 25th Percentile
    Admission
    11.93% Acceptance Rate
    34.07% Yield
    7972 Applicants
    951 Admitted
    324 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    1,783 Total Enrollment
    1,357 JD Enrollment
    426 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    367 Faculties
    60 Staffs
    4 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    93.72% Pass Rate
    397 Exam Takers
    17 Not Taken
    372 Exam Passers
    Employment
    460 Total Graduates
    451 Employed Full-time
    0 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    $85
    Application deadline
    2022-09-01 Application Open
    2022-11-15 Early Decision
    2023-02-15 Regular Decision
    Admission Info
    General Admission
    https://www.law.columbia.edu/admissions/jd
    Application Requirements
    https://www.law.columbia.edu/admissions/jd/apply/regular-admission