Columbia University - Best Law Schools

Columbia University

#8 in Best Law Schools

Graduate School (Law) • New York, NY • 

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Graduate School (Law) • New York, NY

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Columbia University Law School Overview

The full-time program application fee at the Law School at Columbia University is $85. Its tuition is full-time: $81,292. The student-faculty ratio is 5.5:1.

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At-a-Glance

Acceptance Rate

12.2%

Tuition & Fees

$81,292

Enrollment

1357

Columbia University 2024 Law Program & Specialties Rankings

Columbia University is ranked No. 8 out of 196 in Best Law Schools. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.
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#8

Best Law Schools

Overall Score

96

Peer assessment score (out of 5)

4.5

Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5)

4.5

Law School Program Rankings

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Columbia University Law School Ranking Scores and Data

Overall Ranking Scores

Overall Score
96
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
4.5
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5)
4.5
GPA (25th-75th percentile)
3.81-3.97
Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants
3.9
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)
169-175
Median LSAT score for all program entrants
173
Acceptance rate
12.2%
Student-faculty ratio
5.5:1
Full-credit outcomes 10 months after graduation
98.3%
% First-time bar passage
93.7%
Average first-time bar passage among states
81.3%
Ultimate Bar Passage rate for 2020 graduating class
95.9%
Student per library staff
69.6

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Law School Program Admissions

N/A

US Application Deadline

Application Fee

$85

Applicants:

Applicants

Accepted

Enrolled

(first-year students)

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Law School Program Cost

$81,292

Tuition Full-Time (in-state)

Tuition Full-Time (Non-LDS Member)

$81,292

Room and board

N/A

Books

N/A

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Law School Program Student Population

1357

Law School Program Total Enrollment

Enrollment (in-state)

N/A

Enrollment (out-state)

N/A

Student Diversity

Gender distribution (full-time)
N/A
Student diversity
N/A

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Law School Program Academics

Programs/courses offered in
N/A
Joint degrees offered
N/A

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Law School Program Library

N/A

Volume equivalent microforms

Net square feet of space assigned for library purposes

N/A

Total seats available for library users

N/A

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Law School Program Careers

93.7%

% First-time bar passage

Total number of graduates

410

Employed at graduation

N/A

Employed 10 months after graduation

96.8%

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Ranking factors are as of April 20, 2023. For all other information, the most recently reported information display.

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