Columbia Law School Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines

The acceptance rate at Columbia Law School is 11.75% for the 2024-2025 admission. 7,671 students applied and 901 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 360 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 39.96%.

Compared to law schools in U.S., Columbia Law School's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 42%. Compared to law schools in New York, Columbia Law School's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 38%.

For 2025 fall term class, the application deadline at Columbia Law School is February 15, 2025 (Regular Decision Deadline). The school may accept application after the deadline, but it may give benefits to early applicants such as high acceptance chance and scholarship opportunity. Check detailed explanation about application time line at Columbia Law School' application process page.

The items in following table are the required items to Columbia Law School applicants. Double-check the requirements by contacting admission office or check the application requirement page. You may want to read the common law school application process and requirements to learn the law school application process.

The LSAT score at Columbia Law School is 173 and GPA is 3.90 over 360 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025.

Compared to law schools in U.S., Columbia Law School' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 159. Compared to law schools in New York, Columbia Law School' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 160.

The 75^th percentile of LSAT score is 175 and the 25^th percentile is 169. The 75^th percentile of GPA is 3.97 and the 25^th percentile is 3.81.

17 matriculated applicants, 4.72% of first-year students, submitted GRE score and you can check the score below by test subject.