Cornell Law School

About Cornell Law School

Overview

Established: 1887
Parent School: Cornell University
Dean: Eduardo Peñalver
Location: Ithaca, New York

Website: www.lawschool.cornell.edu
School Type: Private
Campus: Rural
Enrollment: 580

2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: March 1

Application Fee: $80

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Alumni Directory

This alumni directory of 1,130 lawyers who graduated from Cornell Law School is powered by Lawyer Legion. Use the filters to narrow your search for attorneys by graduation year, practice areas or location. Results are limited to 250 per query. The lawyers in this directory all attended or received their Juris Doctor degree from Cornell Law School and are currently practicing law in the United States. The attorneys in this directory are also included in the Lawyer Legion network and provide legal services to consumers in and around their local area. These include lawyers in New York and across the U.S. Browse the alumni directory to find and connect with lawyers who attended Cornell Law School.

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Scott T Ashby (1993)
Pacific Northwest Family Law
Richland, WA
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Jonathan I Nirenberg (1998)
Rabner Baumgart Ben-Asher & Nirenberg, P.C.
Montvale, NJ
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Monte A Willis (1995)
Willis & Toews, PLLC
Walla Walla, WA
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Carolyn S Lee (2000)
Carolyn Lee PLLC
Ithaca, NY
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Francelina Perdomo-Klukosky (2005)
Perdomo Law
New York, NY
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Karen E. Smeda (2018)
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Tampa, FL
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Statistics

Admissions Statistics

	2022	2021	2020
Completed Applications	4,913	5,998	4,261
Total Offers	857	924	811
Acceptance Rate	17.44%	15.41%	19.03%
LSAT Score Median	172	171	168
LSAT Score Low	170	169	164
LSAT Score High	174	173	169
Undergraduate GPA Median	3.87	3.86	3.86
Undergraduate GPA Low	3.76	3.75	3.76
Undergraduate GPA High	3.94	3.95	3.93
Total Graduates	182	192	201

Bar Exam Statistics

	2022	2021	2020
Total First Time Takers	196	193	187
Total Passed	177	178	179
School's Bar Passage Rate	90.31%	92.23%	95.72%
ABA Approved Law Schools Average Bar Passage Rate	80.52%	83.03%	83.48%
School Passage Rate vs. Average Passage Rate	9.79	9.20	12.24

Tuition and Expenses

	2022	2021	2020
Tuition Full Time Resident	$74	$71	$35
Tuition Full Time Non-resident	$74	$71	$35
Tuition Part Time Resident	-	-	-
Tuition Part Time Non-resident	-	-	-
On Campus Living Expenses	$23	$23	$23
Off Campus Living Expenses	$23	$23	$23

Grants and Scholarships

	2022	2021	2020
Total Students Reciving Grants	496	482	496
Total Percentage Receiving Grants	86%	83%	82%
Average Grant Amount - Median	$25.00	-	-
Average Grant Amount - Low	$20.00	-	-
Average Grant Amount - High	$35.00	-	-

Students and Faculty

	2022	2021	2020
Student-to-Faculty Ratio	3	3.2	3.1
Total Students	580	578	603
Total Students Male	294	283	303
Total Students Female	289	296	274
Total Faculty	196	181	197
Total Faculty Male	118	113	133
Total Faculty Female	77	67	63
Total Faculty Minorities	25	32	32

National Comparison Rankings

The national comparison rankings below compare Cornell Law School to other ABA-approved law schools in the United States. The rankings were determined by comparing the statistics reported by each school. You can view the raw data for these law school rankings here.

2021 National Rankings - Cornell Law School

#7 in Median Undergraduate GPA - 3.86
Cornell Law School is tied for #7 regarding the highest median undergraduate GPA (3.86) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#17 in Acceptance Rate - 15.41%
Cornell Law School ranks #17 regarding student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 15.41% among those who applied for admission.

#19 in Student-to-Faculty Ratio - 3.2
Cornell Law School ranks #19 regarding the lowest student-to-faculty ratio with a 3.2 faculty ratio

#3 in Median LSAT - 171
Cornell Law School is tied for #3 regarding the median LSAT score, with a score of 171 among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#31 in Bar Passage Rate - 92.23%
Cornell Law School ranks #31 regarding the highest bar passage rate among first-time test takers.

#2 in Highest Tuition - $71
Cornell Law School ranks #2 regarding the highest tuition among full-time resident (in-state) students.

#77 in Presence of Minority Faculty - 17.68%
Cornell Law School ranks #77 regarding the highest percentage of racial or ethnic minority faculty (17.68%).

#141 in Presence of Female Faculty - 37%
Cornell Law School ranks #141 regarding the highest percentage of faculty who are female (37%).

Contact

Cornell Law School

Ithaca, NY 14850

www.lawschool.cornell.edu

Phone: 607-255-5141