Columbia Law School Acceptance Rate, Requirements, and Deadlines
11.75% Columbia Law School Acceptance Rate
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%.
Acceptance Rate Comparison for Columbia Law School
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%.
Columbia Law School Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
Acceptance Rate
Yield
First-Year Enroll
Total Enroll
Columbia Law School
11.75%
39.96%
360
1,714
All Law Schools
41.58%
31.81%
196
707
Public
40.53%
32.88%
168
632
Private
42.39%
30.98%
217
765
New York Law Schools
38%
28.43%
278
1,016
Public
42.52%
34.59%
174
776
Private
37.37%
27.55%
293
1,050
Columbia Law School Acceptance Rate Chart
2025 LSAT Scores and GPA
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.
You can compare Columbia Law School with law schools that have similar LSAT score over 170
The 75th percentile of LSAT score is 175 and the 25th percentile is 169. The 75th percentile of GPA is 3.97 and the 25th 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.
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.
