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Cornell Entering 1L Profile – J.D. Class of 2027
3,746
Applications
23%
Admit Rate
216
Enrolled Students
- Age range: 19 to 42
- Median age: 23
- Men: 54 percent
- Women: 44 percent
- International students: 15 percent
- Number of colleges/universities represented: 143
- Number of undergraduate majors represented: 50
- Number of Cornell undergraduate alumni: 28
Grade Point Averages of Entering Class
3.73
25th percentile GPA
3.89
Median GPA
3.96
75th percentile GPA
LSAT Scores of Entering Class
169
25th Percentile LSAT
173
Median LSAT
175
75th Percentile LSAT
Faculty
5:1
students-to-faculty ratio
76
full-time faculty
131
part-time faculty
With a low student-faculty ratio, you’ll have more opportunities to interact with and get to know your professors than at most top law schools.
Employment/Bar Passage
$
225K
Median private-sector salary
98.9%
employed within 10 months of graduation
96.41%
of graduates from the Class of 2024 passed the bar exam
Upon graduation, Cornell Law students are fully prepared for the challenges of the legal landscape. Plus, they stand out in the employment marketplace.
General LL.M. & J.S.D Students
- Total General LL.M. Enrollment: 128
- LL.M. Applications Received: 1,510
- Number of countries represented: 24
- Entering J.S.D. Students: 2
- Total J.S.D. Enrollment: 6
Courses
260
+
law courses offered at Cornell Law School
76%
of upper division courses had fewer than 25 students
84.62%
of the Class of 2024 took at least one clinical course