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Columbia Law School

New York, NY
Median LSAT
173
No change vs. Class of 2024 (173)
Median GPA
3.92
0.02 vs. Class of 2024 (3.90) · 15-yr high
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
96.7%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
176173171168 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 15-year high

Median LSAT is 173 (unchanged) and median GPA is 3.92 (up 0.02) for the entering class — both among the strongest marks in Atlas Legis's tracked history (2011–2025).

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Most students receive a scholarship

54% of the school's 1353 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the no scholarship tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT169 – 173 – 175
160180
Undergraduate GPA3.85 – 3.92 – 3.98
3.54.0
1L Class Size
444
Annual Tuition
$85,368
App. Deadline
11/15/2025
App. Fee
$85

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
96.7%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
81.4%
Public Interest
6.8%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
5.7%
Government
2.8%
Unemployed, Seeking
1.3%
Business & Industry
0.9%
JD Advantage
0.7%
Education
0%

Share of the total graduating class (ABA denominator).Darker segment = subset already counted in the bar above it.

Scholarship Distribution

1353 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
625
Less than ½ tuition
486
Half to full tuition
173
Full tuition
67
More than full tuition
2

Bars scale to share of all 1353 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School95.85%
ABA Weighted Avg84.98%

Based on 506 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#9
2026 Overall Rank
↑1 spot
2025 · #10
2026 · #9