Columbia Law School (CLS)

New York City, New York

LSD Rank: #4
LSAT: 169 171 173
GPA: 3.56 3.70 3.80

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Tuition: $67k

Entering class of 2017

2016–2017 application cycle

ABA 509

Applications: 5,829
Admits: 1,188
Acceptance rate: 20.4%
Class size: 389

Source: ABA 509 Report

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Columbia Law School #4

School

17-18

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Columbia Law School Employment Outcomes

Employment and bar passage data from ABA 509 disclosures.

JD Employment Rate

97.2%

Bar Pass Rate

95.85%

Columbia Law School Financial Overview

Cost of Attendance

Annual Tuition

$67,564

79th percentile

Cost of Living

$23,080

66th percentile

3-Year Estimated Total $271,932

Scholarship & Grant Aid

Students Receiving Grants

53%

17th percentile

Median Grant

$22,000

Grant Range (25th–75th)

$12,000 – $31,524

Grant Distribution

35%

12%

< Half Tuition: 35.0%

Half to Full: 12.0%

Full Tuition: 5.0%

Conditional Scholarships

This school reports no conditional scholarships.

Admissions Contact

https://www.law.columbia.edu/admissions admissions@law.columbia.edu 212.854.2674

Application deadline

February 15

Also known as

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY CLS CU

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4.02 / 173 • Columbia University • 1 year ago

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3.95 / 170 • University of Pennsylvania • 1 year ago

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