ABA Standard 509 · 2025 cycle · Last synced May 31, 2026
Columbia Law School
New York · Private · School ID: columbia-university
Columbia Law School is a private law school in New York. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 95.8% first-time bar passage rate (state average 85.0%). 97.4% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 77.5% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $85,368 per year; a median grant of $32,000 brings median net tuition to about $53,368. The median LSAT is 173 with a 11.8% acceptance rate.
Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.
What is the first-time bar passage rate at Columbia Law School?
Columbia Law School reported a 95.8% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 85.0% state average.
How much does Columbia Law School cost?
Resident tuition at Columbia Law School is $85,368 per year (about $256,104 over three years). The median grant is $32,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $53,368 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Columbia Law School?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Columbia Law School is 173 and the median GPA is 3.92; the acceptance rate is 11.8%.
What are the job outcomes at Columbia Law School?
97.4% of Columbia Law School graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 77.5% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 1.3% were still seeking employment.
Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Columbia University, published by the American Bar Association at abarequireddisclosures.org. State attorney salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS 2024 (occupation code 23-1011). Cost-of-living from U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. Methodology: /methodology.html.