Cornell Law School Acceptance Rate, Requirements, and Deadlines
23.11% Cornell Law School Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate at Cornell Law School is 23.11% for the 2024-2025 admission. 3,722 students applied and 860 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 210 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 24.42%.
Acceptance Rate Comparison for Cornell Law School
Compared to law schools in U.S., Cornell Law School's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 42%. Compared to law schools in New York, Cornell Law School's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 38%.
Cornell Law School Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
Acceptance Rate
Yield
First-Year Enroll
Total Enroll
Cornell Law School
23.11%
24.42%
210
877
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
Cornell Law School Acceptance Rate Chart
2025 LSAT Scores and GPA
The LSAT score at Cornell Law School is 173 and GPA is 3.89 over 210 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025.
Compared to law schools in U.S., Cornell Law School' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 159. Compared to law schools in New York, Cornell Law School' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 160.
You can compare Cornell 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 3.78.
13 matriculated applicants, 6.19% 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 Cornell Law School is March 1, 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 Cornell Law School' application process page.
The items in following table are the required items to Cornell 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.
