Columbia Law School
vs.
Cornell Law School

The following statements compares Columbia Law School and Cornell Law School with important law school statistics.
  • Both schools are private.
  • Columbia Law School's tuition is more expensive than Cornell Law School.
  • Cornell Law School offers the better financial aid of $20,000 which is 25.78% of tuition amount.
  • Columbia Law School's acceptance rate is lower than Cornell Law School.
  • Columbia Law School's LSAT score is higher than Cornell Law School.
  • Both schools have same GPA of 3.87.
  • Columbia Law School is larger than Cornell Law School with more enrolled students.
  • Columbia Law School has higher bar exam pass rate than Cornell Law School.
  • Columbia Law School is older than Cornell Law School.
  • Columbia Law School requires more expensive application fees than Columbia Law School.

    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

    Cornell Law School

    Private • Ithaca, NYREMOVE
    Founded
    1887
    Tuition & Costs
    $77,593 tuition & fees
    $21,596 Living Costs
    $2,420 Personal Expenses
    Financial Aid
    $20,000 Avg. Amount
    25.78% Tuition Covered
    83.39% Received
    LSAT Scores
    172 Median Score
    174 75th Percentile
    170 25th Percentile
    GPA
    3.87 Median Score
    3.94 75th Percentile
    3.76 25th Percentile
    Admission
    17.44% Acceptance Rate
    23.57% Yield
    4913 Applicants
    857 Admitted
    202 Enrolled
    Enrollment
    964 Total Enrollment
    585 JD Enrollment
    379 Non-JD Enrollment
    Faculties & Staffs
    181 Faculties
    39 Staffs
    4 to 1 Students to Faculty
    Bar Exam
    90.31% Pass Rate
    196 Exam Takers
    4 Not Taken
    177 Exam Passers
    Employment
    193 Total Graduates
    187 Employed Full-time
    0 Employed Part-time
    Application Fees
    $80
    Application deadline
    2022-11-01 Early Decision I
    2023-01-08 Early Decision II
    2023-03-01 Regular Decision
    Admission Info
    General Admission
    https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/admissions/jd-admissions/
    Application Requirements
    https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/admissions/jd-admissions/