Columbia University

Ranked #10
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #9 in Above the Law 2025
New York, New York

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.9
Median LSAT
173
Acceptance rate
12%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
170
173
175
GPA
3.81
3.9
3.96
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
7671
100%
Accepted
901
12%
Matriculated
360
5%

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
95%
Full-time non-legal
4%
Unemployed
1.0%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
New York
362
District Of Columbia
44
California
34
International
11
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
75%
1-25
0.8%
26-500
9%
501+
65%
Business & industry
1.0%
Government
5%
Public interest
11%
Clerkship
7%
Federal
6%
State
0.8%
Tribal
0%
International
0.2%
Education
0.2%
Unemployed
1.0%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$81,888
Estimated 3 years: $245,664
Cost of living (off-campus)
$30,117
Estimated 3 years
$90,351
Total cost
$114,937
Estimated 3 years
$344,811
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$30,000
25th percentile: $19,000
75th percentile: $50,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
61%
50-100%
30%
100%
8%
>100%
0.9%

Demographics

Out of 1353 students in 2024, 51% were women, and 59% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
45%
Women
51%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
57%
Women
42%
Other
2%
Part-time faculty
Men
63%
Women
37%
Other
0.3%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
41%
Black
11%
Asian
29%
Hisp
10%
PI
0%
AI
0.2%
2+
1%
Unk
7%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
57%
Black
11%
Asian
21%
Hisp
7%
PI
0%
AI
0.2%
2+
0%
Unk
5%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
78%
PoC
23%
Part-time faculty
White
79%
PoC
21%
Columbia University student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
608
-
68
211
Women
694
-
50
123
Other gender
0
-
2
1
White
552
302
93
263
Asian
393
110
-
-
Hispanic
141
37
-
-
Black
147
59
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
3
1
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
16
0
-
-
Other
101
24
-
-
People of Color
801
231
27
72

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