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Contacts
Columbia Law School
Office of Admissions
116th St.
New York, NY 10027-7297
Website:
www.law.columbia.edu
Telephone: (212) 854-2670
Email: Admissions@law.columbia.edu
Admission Requirements
General Notes
- Applicants can apply electronically or on paper. No method is preferred.
- Approximately 370 students enroll each year.
- Entire academic record, including SAT scores and GPA, are considered along with the other personal and biographical information.
- Columbia Law offers 3 degree programs: the J.D., a three year post-graduate law degree, the LL.M. (Masters of Law), a one-year program geared toward foreign-trained lawyers, and the J.S.D. (Doctor of the Science of Law), a doctorate degree requiring a prior law degree as well as the submission and oral defense of a dissertation.
Criteria
Required classes
- Must hold or expect to hold a bachelor's degree prior to September of the entry year
GPA
- There are no minimum cut-offs for GPA. However, the entering class of 2011 had a median GPA of 3.71 and a mean GPA of 3.69.
Law School Admission Test (LSAT)
- All applicants must take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).
- There are no minimum cutoff scores for the LSAT.
- The October LSAT score is the last score accepted for the Early Decision Plan.
- The December LSAT score is the last score accepted for Regular Decision applicants.
- An LSAT score is considered valid for no longer than 5 years. Regular decision candidates applying for admission to the 2008 entering class may submit LSAT scores earned on or after the June 2003 administration, but no later than the December 2007 administration.
- If the LSAT is taken more than once, the entire LSAT testing history is evaluated when considering applications for admission.
Check out this link for more information: http://www.law.columbia.edu/jd_applicants/faqs/requirements
Supporting Documents
- Biographical Information Sheet
- Personal Profile Sheet
- Personal Statement/Essay
- Two letters of recommendation
- Resume (required)
- Application fee ($70)
- Applicants can apply through either a paper or an electronic application through LSDAS to Columbia Law School.
- Personal interviews are not included in the selection process.
Check out this link for more information: http://www.law.columbia.edu/jd_applicants/jd_application
Admissions
- Early Decision applicants will be notified in December 2008.
- Regular Decision applicants should be notified by late April 2009.
- Enrollment deposit is due May 1st 2009.
Check out this link for more information regarding admissions: http://www.law.columbia.edu/jd_applicants/admissions/importantdates
Deadlines
- Applicants may start applying to the J.D. program on September 1st.
- Last LSAT date that meets Early Decision plan deadline: October 4th.
- Early Decision Plan application deadline: November 15th.
- Last LSAT date that meets Regular Admission deadline: December 6th.
- Decision letters mailed to Early Decision Plan applicants in December 2008.
- Regular Admission application deadline: February 15th, 2009.
- Notification letters mailed to accepted applicants on a rolling basis from January to April 2008.
Check out this link for more information regarding deadlines: http://www.law.columbia.edu/jd_applicants/admissions/importantdates
Tuition
- Tuition for 2008-2009 is $44,124.
- $1,550 for additional mandatory fees (health services, student activities, and University facilities).
- $1,498 for hospital care insurance and standard medical coverage is required, unless students can show proof of comparable coverage.
- Total estimated budget is $68,000 for a single student.
Check out this link for more information regarding student expenses: http://www.law.columbia.edu/jd_applicants/admissions/tuition
Statistics
- For the entering Class of 2011, 381 JD students matriculated in an application class of 7,988.
- LSAT Median: 172
- LSAT Mean: 171
- LSAT 25/75 Percentile: 170/175
- GPA Median: 3.71
- GPA Mean: 3.69
- GPA 25/75 Percentile: 3.58/3.82
Check out this link for more information regarding student expenses: http://www.law.columbia.edu/jd_applicants/admissions/classprofile
