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Welcome Class of 2028
Future Lawyers in the Best Sense
4,641
Applicants
218
Enrolled J.D. Students
108
Colleges Represented
Forging Their Own Paths
When you become a student at Cornell Law, you join a close-knit collegial community of learners and leaders.
Cornell Law is pleased to welcome the Class of 2028. Our incoming students hail from 108 colleges and universities, 35 states and the District of Columbia, and 8 countries.
Geographic Representation
Students come from 35 states and the District of Columbia. The J.D. candidates also include citizens of 8 countries: Canada, China, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Singapore and South Korea. The following states are represented by five or more students:
| State | Students | State | Students |
| New York | 41 | Pennsylvania | 7 |
| California | 32 | Texas | 7 |
| New Jersey | 20 | Virginia | 6 |
| Florida | 14 | Georgia | 5 |
| Massachusetts | 10 | Washington | 5 |
| Illinois | 9 |
Academic Information:
173
Median LSAT
3.92
Median GPA
35
States represented
25%–75% LSAT: 168-175 I 25%–75% GPA: 3.75-3.97
They Made The Right Choice
Members of the Class of 2028 hail from a rich variety of backgrounds and experiences, but all of them decided that Cornell Law was the Right Choice for them.
50.5%
Female
49.5%
Male
62%
Prior work or postgraduate experience
15%
First-generation college students
4%
Veterans or military reservists
19-37
Age Range (average age 24, median age 23)
Where They Went to College
Members of the Class of 2028 come from 108 undergraduate schools. Schools with three or more students represented include:
| College | Students | College | Students |
| Cornell University | 26 | Ithaca College | 3 |
| NYU | 10 | Georgetown University | 3 |
| Columbia | 6 | Washington University | 3 |
| UC Berkeley | 5 | UC Santa Barbara | 3 |
| UCLA | 5 | UC Irvine | 3 |
| University of Illinois | 5 | McMaster University | 3 |
| University of Texas | 4 | University of Florida | 3 |
| University of Miami | 4 | University of Maryland | 3 |
| University of Western Ontario | 4 | University of Rochester | 3 |
| SUNY Stonybrook | 4 | Northeastern University | 3 |
| University of Toronto | 3 | Boston College | 3 |
| Stanford University | 3 |
Other Schools with 2 students:
| College | College |
| Arizona State University | University of British Columbia |
| Brigham Young University | University of Georgia |
| California Polytechnic State University | University of Michigan |
| City University of New York | University of Notre Dame |
| Florida International University | University of Pittsburgh |
| George Mason University | University of Southern California |
| George Washington University | University of Washington |
| Hamilton College | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| McGill University | University of St. Andrews |
| Middlebury College | University of California, San Diego |
| Northwestern University | |
| Princeton University |