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Cornell Law School

Ithaca, NY
Median LSAT
173
No change vs. Class of 2024 (173) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.92
0.03 vs. Class of 2024 (3.89) · 15-yr high
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
95.4%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
176172168164 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 0.03) 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

91% of the school's 600 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the less than ½ tuition tier.

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Admissions Range

Preliminary — not ABA 509 data. These Fall 2026 percentiles were reported by the school itself and have not been verified against an ABA 509 disclosure, which is not expected until next year. See Sources for details, or switch to the 2025 tab for official figures.
LSAT167 – 173 – 175
155180
Undergraduate GPA3.77 – 3.94 – 4.00
3.44.0
2025 figures. 1L class size is from the school's ABA 509 report; tuition and application details reflect the current cycle. The toggle above does not change these; only the LSAT and GPA percentiles have preliminary Fall 2026 values.
1L Class Size
217
Annual Tuition
$84,722
App. Deadline
January 1
App. Fee
$80

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
95.4%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
72.6%
Government
8.1%
Public Interest
8.1%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
6.6%
Business & Industry
4.1%
Education
0%
JD Advantage
0%
Unemployed, Seeking
0%

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

Scholarship Distribution

600 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
56
Less than ½ tuition
402
Half to full tuition
133
Full tuition
9
More than full tuition
0

Bars scale to share of all 600 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School96.41%
ABA Weighted Avg84.73%

Based on 195 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#13
2026 Overall Rank
↑5 spots
2025 · #18
2026 · #13