Self-study
Cornell Law School
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.92
Median LSAT
173
Acceptance rate
18%
Decision dates
Last decision reported Jan 28
Jan 2026
20
Jan 28
Rejected: 2
Jan 26
Accepted: 1
Jan 23
Waitlisted: 1
Accepted: 1
Jan 21
Accepted: 1
Jan 16
Accepted: 1
Jan 14
Accepted: 1
Jan 13
Rejected: 1
Waitlisted: 6
Jan 12
Rejected: 4
Waitlisted: 1
Dec 2025
7
Dec 19
Accepted: 1
Dec 11
Accepted: 1
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
168
173
175
GPA
3.75
3.92
3.97
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
4608
100%
Accepted
838
18%
Matriculated
210
5%
LSAT trend
GPA trend
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
97%
Full-time non-legal
3%
Unemployed
0.5%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
New York
131
California
15
District Of Columbia
8
International
4
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
84%
1-25
3%
26-500
9%
501+
72%
Business & industry
2%
Government
2%
Public interest
3%
Clerkship
7%
Federal
7%
State
0%
Tribal
0%
International
0.5%
Education
0%
Unemployed
0.5%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$81,306
Estimated 3 years: $243,918
Cost of living (off-campus)
$27,216
Estimated 3 years
$81,648
Total cost
$108,632
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$325,896
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$30,000
25th percentile: $25,000
75th percentile: $45,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
69%
50-100%
29%
100%
2%
>100%
0%
Demographics
Out of 600 students in 2024, 47% were women, and 60% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
53%
Women
47%
Other
0.7%
Full-time faculty
Men
55%
Women
45%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
62%
Women
37%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
40%
Black
7%
Asian
14%
Hisp
12%
PI
0%
AI
0.7%
2+
2%
Unk
25%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
50%
Black
6%
Asian
23%
Hisp
5%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
8%
Unk
9%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
75%
PoC
25%
Part-time faculty
White
86%
PoC
14%
Cornell student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
317
-
42
81
Women
279
-
34
49
Other gender
4
-
0
0
White
240
99
57
113
Asian
86
45
-
-
Hispanic
69
9
-
-
Black
40
11
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
4
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
10
15
-
-
Other
151
18
-
-
People of Color
360
98
19
18
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