ABA Standard 509 · 2025 cycle · Last synced May 31, 2026
Cornell Law School
New York · Private · School ID: cornell-university
Cornell Law School is a private law school in New York. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 96.4% first-time bar passage rate (state average 84.7%). 99.5% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 63.0% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $84,722 per year; a median grant of $30,000 brings median net tuition to about $54,722. The median LSAT is 173 with a 18.2% 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 Cornell Law School?
Cornell Law School reported a 96.4% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 84.7% state average.
How much does Cornell Law School cost?
Resident tuition at Cornell Law School is $84,722 per year (about $254,166 over three years). The median grant is $30,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $54,722 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Cornell Law School?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Cornell Law School is 173 and the median GPA is 3.92; the acceptance rate is 18.2%.
What are the job outcomes at Cornell Law School?
99.5% of Cornell Law School graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 63.0% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 0.0% were still seeking employment.
Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Cornell 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.