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Cornell University Acceptance Rate, LSAT & GPA

Cornell Law School Admissions Overview

Key admissions statistics from the 2019 ABA 509 report.

Acceptance Rate

21.33%

Applications

4098

Class Size

198

Median LSAT

168

25th–75th: 165–169

Median GPA

3.81

25th–75th: 3.71–3.91

Cornell Law School Employment Outcomes

Employment and bar passage data from ABA 509 disclosures.

JD Employment Rate

88.7%

Bar Pass Rate

93.65%

Cornell Law School Financial Overview

Scholarship & Grant Aid

Students Receiving Grants

77%

48th percentile

Median Grant

$25,000

Grant Range (25th–75th)

$20,000 – $35,000

Grant Distribution

53%

23%

< Half Tuition: 53.0%

Half to Full: 23.0%

Full Tuition: 1.0%

Conditional Scholarships

This school reports no conditional scholarships.

Admissions Contact

https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/admissions/ jdadmissions@cornell.edu 607.255.5141

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Wisdom from Cornell Law School Admits

OutOfServiceElevator

4.0 / 170 • Cornell University • 11 months ago

Stay in school.

RunwayHousesCityClouds

3.49 / 177 • University of California—Los Angeles • 11 months ago

There is hope for splitters!

blackletterlaw

3.61 / 173 • Stanford University • 11 months ago

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imsoverytired

3.95 / 176 • University of Virginia • 11 months ago

-wrote a Why UVA, I do think that definitely contributed to my fast response from them

HomelyScorpion

3.93 / 172 • Cornell University • 11 months ago

Ask for rec letters ASAP and ask for more than you need! My app materials were all done in...

SpotlessReadyCapybara

3.6 / 177 • University of Virginia • 11 months ago

No extra essays for Columbia and Harvard Wrote a Why X for UChicago, NYU, UVA, Northwestern,...

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