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Columbia Law School
New York City, New York
172
LSAT
3.70
GPA
20.83%
Admit Rate
25th, 50th, 75th lines show admitted class %iles
JD Admissions & Requirements
Data from 2016 admissions cycle
172
LSAT
3.70
GPA
20.83%
Admit Rate
Columbia Law School is a prestigious JD program located in New York City, New York. For the 2016 admissions cycle, Columbia Law School has an entering 1L class size of approximately 391 with an acceptance rate of 20.83%, positioning it among the competitive law schools for JD applicants.
Also known as
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
CLS CU
Law School Applications
5877
JD application volume in 2016 cycle
JD Acceptance Rate
20.83%
JD Program Size
391
JD Tuition Cost
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Wisdom from Columbia Law School Admits
4.02 / 173 • Columbia University • 5 months ago
Wrote why Xs/supplements for all schools except for HLS and Chicago; wrote a 4-page PS for...
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3.95 / 176 • University of Virginia • 5 months ago
-wrote a Why UVA, I do think that definitely contributed to my fast response from them
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3.86 / 177 • Columbia University • 5 months ago
If you want to go to a T14, apply broadly and apply early. Consider getting some work...
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3.95 / 170 • University of Pennsylvania • 5 months ago
Supplementary Statements - Stanford: Optional Essay, Optional Short Essays (2) Yale: Optional...
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3.9 / 175 • University of Pennsylvania • 5 months ago
making my profile public to help anyone who has the same stats at me! i stopped recording...
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4.15 / 180 • Stanford University • 5 months ago
Make sure you have specific* *- and meaningful reasons for wanting to go to law school and that...
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Columbia Law School Law School Admissions Data & Statistics
2016-2017 Cycle Overview
2 applicants
Accepted
0
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0
Waitlisted
0
Rejected
0
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Withdrawn
2
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Admissions Graphs
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25th, 50th, 75th lines show admitted class %iles
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LSAT Score: Law School Admission Test score (120-180 scale)
GPA: Undergraduate Grade Point Average (0.0-4.3+ scale)
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Selectivity & Competitiveness Trends
How to interpret this chart:
- LSAT (blue): Shows the 25th/50th/75th percentiles as a shaded band with median line. Hover to see exact values in format: 165/170/175
- GPA (green): Shows the 25th/50th/75th percentiles as a shaded band with median line. Hover to see exact values in format: 3.45/3.65/3.85
- Acceptance Rate (orange): Percentage of applicants who received offers (lower = more selective)
- Applications (purple dashed): Total number of applications received each year
Rising LSAT/GPA medians, narrowing bands, or falling acceptance rates indicate increasing competitiveness. Click legend items to show/hide metrics.
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Application Status Data
Columbia Law School Application Status Data
Application statuses submitted by LSData users
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Columbia Law School Law School Employment Outcomes
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