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Cornell Law School

Q: What is the first-time bar passage rate at Cornell Law School?

Cornell Law School reported a 96.41% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 84.7% state average.

Q: 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.

Q: 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%.

Q: 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.

New York · Private · School ID: cornell-university

CohortsAdmissions: entering class 2025Employment: class of 2024, ~10 mo. outBar: class of 2024, first-time

Cornell Law School is a private law school in New York. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 96.41% 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.

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Where the 2024 class landed

MegaLaw 500+56.9%

Government8.1%

Public interest8.1%

Small firm (2–100)7.1%

Clerkships6.6%

BigLaw 251–5006.1%

Business4.1%

Mid firm (101–250)2.5%

No placements reported (0%): Solo, Academia, Still seeking. These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.

Bar passage · first-time

This school96.41%

State avg84.7%

first-time +11.7 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 95.31% · class of 2025 first-time 93.68% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.

Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75

LSATmedian 173

168175

uGPAmedian 3.92

3.753.97

Applications → offers → enrolled

Applied4,608

Offered838

Enrolled 1L217

Offer rate 18% · yield 26%.

Grant distribution

No grant 9.3%Under half 67%Half to full 22.2%Full 1.5%

Demographics

Women 50%Men 50%

White	228
Black	27
Hispanic	69
Asian	120
Two or more	18
Other / unreported	149

Cost detail

Resident tuition	$84,722
Non-resident	$84,722
Mandatory fees	$690
Living estimate	$32,952
Median grant	$30,000
Grant 25 / 75	$28,000 / $45,000
Cond. schol. loss	—

Faculty & market

Total faculty	191
Full-time faculty	76
Faculty of color	35
Total JD enrollment	611
Graduates	197
Mean attorney salary · state	$208,480

Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)	168 / 173 / 175
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)	3.75 / 3.92 / 3.97
Acceptance rate	18.2%
Applications received	4,608
Offers extended	838
1L enrollment	217
Total JD enrollment	611
GRE-only takers	6
1L attrition (academic / other)	0 / 0
Transfers in / out	0 / 8

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition	$84,722
Non-resident tuition	$84,722
Mandatory fees	$690
Living-expense estimate	$32,952
Median grant	$30,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile	$28,000 / $45,000
No-grant share	9.3%
< half-tuition grants	67.0%
Half-to-full grants	22.2%
Full-tuition grants	1.5%
Above-full grants (stipend)	0.0%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate	—

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)	96.41%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar	95.31%
State average (same exam)	84.7%
Difference vs. state	+11.7 pts

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.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates	197
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)	99.5%
Bar-required jobs	99.5%
MegaLaw 500+	56.9%
BigLaw 251–500	6.1%
Mid 101–250	2.5%
Small 2–100	7.1%
Solo	0.0%
Clerkships	6.6%
Government	8.1%
Public interest	8.1%
Business / industry	4.1%
Academia	0.0%
Seeking employment	0.0%

Top destination states (2024)

New York, 131 graduates
California, 15 graduates
District Of Columbia, 8 graduates

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment	305 (50.4%)
Female enrollment	300 (49.6%)
White	228
Black	27
Hispanic	69
Asian	120
Two or more races	18
Other / unreported	149

Faculty

Total faculty	191
Full-time	76
Faculty of color	35

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state	$208,480

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at Cornell Law School?

Cornell Law School reported a 96.41% 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.

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Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.