Cornell Law School

Ithaca, NY

Cornell Law School is located in Ithaca, NY and enrolls approximately 217 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 173 and median GPA is 3.92. In the most recent reporting year, 96.4% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 78.1% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 6.6% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
217
Median LSAT
173
Median GPA
3.92
Bar-Required Jobs
96.4%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 175
50th Percentile 173
25th Percentile 168
75th Percentile 3.97
50th Percentile 3.92
25th Percentile 3.75

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
96.4%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
84.2%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
78.1%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
7.1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
6.6%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
2%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
3.1%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
2%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
1%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0.5%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
96.41%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
84.73%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+11.68%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
195
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 56
Less than ½ tuition 402
Half to full tuition 133
Full tuition 9
More than full tuition 0