Columbia Law School

The law school of Columbia University in the City of New York, known as Columbia Law School, is a Private, 4 years school in New York, NY. The law school tuition & fees at Columbia Law School is $81,292.Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 173 and the average GPA is 3.87. Total 1,783 students are attending the law school and 324 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 173
2024 Tuition & Fees (JD): $81,292
LLM Tuition & Fees: $81,292
Acceptance Rate: 11.93%
Student Population: 1,783
First-Year Student: 324

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2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Columbia Law School is $81,292 for law school students. The tuition increased by 3.85% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $21,578 including costs for room & boards, transportation, and other personal expenses. The living costs does not include the fees for health insurance.

The average tuition & fees of law schools in New York is $59,515 for New York residents and $60,517 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,101 for State residents and $47,510 for out-of-state students.

The tuition & fees of Columbia Law School is more expensive than the average tuition & fees of New York law schools, as well as costs of all law schools in United States.

The next table shows the Columbia Law School tuition & fees and compare it to the New York law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2024 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.

Columbia Law School 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2022	2023	2024
Columbia Law School	$76,088	$78,278	$81,292
New York Law Schools	$58,953	$60,517	-
All U.S. Law Schools	$46,359	$47,510	-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 173 and the average GPA is 3.87 at Columbia Law School.

The LSAT score of Columbia Law School is higher than the average LSAT score of New York law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The undergraduate GPA of Columbia Law School is higher than the average LSAT score of New York law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25^th/50^th/75^th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.

LSAT Scores
GPA

Columbia Law School LSAT scores distribution
	Columbia Law School	New York Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	171	157	155
50^th percentile	173	160	158
75^th percentile	175	162	161

Columbia Law SchoolGPA distribution
	Columbia Law School	New York Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	3.78	3.34	3.29
50^th percentile	3.87	3.58	3.58
75^th percentile	3.95	3.75	3.76

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 7,972 students have applied to Columbia Law School. Among them, 951 students have accepted to admit and 324 have enrolled into Columbia Law SchoolThe acceptance rate is 11.93% and the yield is 34%.

The acceptance rate of Columbia Law School is lower than the acceptance rate of New York law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at Columbia Law School.

Columbia Law School Admission Statistics
	Columbia Law School	New York Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	7,972	53,117	427,103
Admitted	951	15,264	128,500
Enrolled	324	4,112	36,795
Acceptance Rate	11.93%	36.78%	40.93%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	34.07%	28.12%	31.46%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,783 students enrolled to Columbia Law School. Among them 1,357 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 426 students enrolled in Non-JD program.

For the first class, 324 students newly joined to to Columbia Law School. By gender, there are 193 men , 200 women, and 5 other/unknown gender first-time students at Columbia Law School. All students enrolled as full-time status at Columbia Law School.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

Columbia Law School Student Population
	2022	2023
Total Enrollment	1,520	1,783
JD Enrollment	1,293	1,357
Non-JD Enrollment	227	426

First-year Student Population
	2022	2023
Total	433	324
Men	240	193
Women	230	200
Other	9	5

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 93.72% where 397 students took the exam and 372 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of New York law schools (81.24%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2022	2023
Number of Graduates	461	400
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	460	397
New Graduates	431	381
Prior Year Graduates	18	4
Early Takers	11	12
No Exam Takers	18	17
Exam Passer	444	372
Exam Pass Rate	96.52%	93.72%
New York Pass Rate	84.22%	81.24%