Founded in 1887, Cornell Law School, also known as Cornell Law, is located in Ithaca, NY. Cornell Law School' tuition & fees is $77,593 for first-year students in the academic year 2023-2024. 87.86% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $30,000. That could cover 38.66% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 18.39% and total of 187 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.90 and the average LSAT score is 172. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 94.29%.
Cornell Law School's 2024 tuition & fees is $77,593 for its first-year students. The 2024 tuition was increased by 4.60% from last year.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $26,716. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Cornell Law School is $104,309.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other law school costs for Cornell Law School.
At Cornell Law School, 87.86% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $30,000. 2.92% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 25.88% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
Grants and Scholarships Statistics
Amounts / Percentage
Average Grant Amount
$30,000
Number Received
514
Half or Less than Tuition
366 (71.21%)
Half to Full Tuition
133 (25.88%)
Full Tuition
15 (2.92%)
More than Full Tuition
0 (0.00%)
GPA and LSAT Scores
The average GPA of Cornell Law School is 3.9 and the average LSAT score is 172. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 174 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 156 students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
For the academic year 2023-2024, total 5,198 students have applied to Cornell Law School and 956 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 187 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 18.39% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 19.56% at Cornell Law School. With 4 pre-admitted students, total 191 first-year students enrolled in Cornell Law School.
Cornell Law School Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
Number of Students
Applicants
5,198
Admitted
956
Enrolled
187
Acceptance Rate
18.39%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)
19.56%
Pre-Admitted
4
Total Number of First-Year Students
191 96 men, 92 women, 1 Other All full-time students
Bar Exam Pass Rate
Last year, total 196 students took the bar exam first time at Cornell Law School. Among them, 177 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 90.31%. For reference, the average pass rate at New York law schools is 80.54%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Cornell Law School.
In 2023, 193 students graduated from Cornell Law School. Of them, 179 graduates employed where bar passage required and 5 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 187 graduates employed as full-time and 0 employed as part-time status.
Cornell Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
