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J.D. Admissions

If you’re looking for a place where you can engage deeply with professors and peers, enjoy your time outside of class, and position yourself for a successful career after graduation, you’ll find it at Cornell Law School.
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5:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
216
Approximate size of entering class
98.2%
Employed 10 months after graduation

Forge Your Own Path

We're not like other law schools. And we like it that way. With about 600 J.D. students, Cornell Law is a close-knit, collegial community of learners.
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“The close camaraderie of the student body and the one-on-one attention from professors lends to an individualized and personal education like none I have experienced before.”
Sophia Rogers '25

Application Requirements

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The Right Location

We’ve been named the best college town nationally by various publications. When you visit Ithaca, you’ll see why. The backdrop to the Cornell Law experience is Ithaca, a beautiful and cosmopolitan small city in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. 
waterfall and fall foliage
“The small class size was most important to me, I wanted to feel like I was a part of something wherever I went. The incredible alumni networks also made Cornell Law the right place for me.”
Leslie Ramirez '24

Contact Admissions

J.D. Admissions
Phone:
(607) 255-5141
Financial Aid Office
Phone:
(607) 255-5141
Shane Cooper
Senior Associate Dean of Admissions, Financial Aid and Student Services
Phone:
607-255-5141
Michael Cummings
Assistant Dean for Admissions
Phone:
(607) 255-5141
Kamela Dino
Assistant Director of Admissions
Phone:
607-255-5141
Bryan Vliet
Director of Financial Aid
Phone:
(607) 255-5141
Amy Lucero
Enrollment and Admissions Operations Coordinator
Phone:
(607) 255-5141
Emily Bengtson
JD Financial Aid and Admissions Programs Coordinator
Phone:
607-255-5141
Julie Lucas
Admissions Assistant
Phone:
607-255-5141
From everyone here at Cornell Law School, we wish you a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!🍂🥧 
📸: @oferleshed
The holidays are coming early this year! Our J.D. students for the class of 2028 will soon start receiving their admit packages in the mail! Show off your school spirit by tagging us in a video or picture of your unboxing @cornell.law.school with #CLS2028! 

Music by: https://www.free-stock-music.com.
Enjoying the last couple of weeks of fall here at Cornell Law! What's been your favorite fall activity to partake in this year in the Ithaca area? 
📸: @oferleshed
Debbie Morales ’25, Nate Lo ’25, and Ifrah Qadir ’25 discuss an amicus brief recently filed in the Tenth Circuit by the new Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Clinic. 

The clinic is working with Cornell Law Professor Nelson Tebbe and Professor Lawrence Sager (UT-Austin) on this case, which concerns a challenge to Colorado’s Universal Pre-K program. 

Learn more about this new clinic, led by Gautam Hans, by visiting the link in our bio. 
#CornellLawClinics
We hope all our students are enjoying their fall break, and we can't wait to welcome you back to campus soon!

📸: @oferleshed

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