Tuition, GPA, LSAT, Bar Exam, and Admission Statistics
Columbia Law School (Columbia University in the City of New York Law School) is located in New York, NY, founded in 1858. Columbia University in the City of New York is four-years, private (not-for-profit) school and offers both undergraduate and graduate programs with a total enrollment of 30,135.
The average tuition & fees are $72,360 in the academic year 2021-2022. The acceptance rate is 11.42% and total of 433 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.84 and the average LSAT score is 174. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 96.36%.
The 2021-2022 tuition & fees at Columbia Law School is $72,360. This cost is different from the costs of other undergraduate and graduate programs. For major programs other than law at Columbia University in the City of New York, the average undergraduate tuition & fees are $63,530. The average graduate program tuition & fees are $52,924. The average living costs including room & board and other living expenses is $17,712 when a student lives on-campus (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartment) and $26,010 when a student lives off-campus. The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School 2022 Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Law School Tuition
$72,360
Undergraduate Program (non-law school)
$63,530
Graduate Program (non-law school)
$52,924
On-Campus Room & Board
$15,450
On-Campus Living Expense
$2,262
Off-Campus Room & Board
$20,565
Off-Campus Living Expense
$5,445
Columbia Law School GPA and LSAT Scores
The average GPA of Columbia Law School is 3.84 and the average LSAT score is 174. The GPA and LSAT scores are the average value of submitted scores from 458 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
Columbia Law School Average GPA and LSAT scores
25th Percentile
50th Percentile
75th Percentile
GPA
3.75
3.84
3.92
LSAT Scores
172
174
176
Columbia Law School Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2021-2022, total 9,612 students have applied to Columbia Law School and 1,098 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 433 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 11.42% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 39.44% at Columbia Law School. With 46 pre-admitted students, total 479 first-year students enrolled in Columbia Law School.
Columbia Law School Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
Number of Students
Applicants
9,612
Admitted
1,098
Enrolled
433
Acceptance Rate
11.42%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)
39.44%
Pre-Admitted
46
Total Number of First-Year Students
479 240 men, 230 women, 9 Other All full-time students
Columbia Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate
Last year, total 412 students took the bar exam first time at Columbia Law School. Among them, 397 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 96.36%. For reference, the average pass rate at New York law schools is 0%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Columbia Law School.
Columbia Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers