If you’re looking for a place where you can engage deeply with professors and peers, enjoy your time outside of class, and position yourself for a successful career after graduation, you’ll find it at Cornell Law School.
Connect with Cornell Law Admissions Student-to-faculty ratio Approximate size of entering class Employed 10 months after graduationWe're not like other law schools. And we like it that way. With about 600 J.D. students, Cornell Law is a close-knit, collegial community of learners.
“The close camaraderie of the student body and the one-on-one attention from professors lends to an individualized and personal education like none I have experienced before.”
Sophia Rogers '25
Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university (or the international equivalent) and must take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), Graduate Record Examination (GRE), or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). If you have questions about your eligibility, please contact the Admissions Office.
Complete accuracy is required in all statements made on any portion of the application. To ensure that decisions are based on factual information, we audit some applications at random each year.
In addition, you are required to update us about any changes that take place after submission of the application (enrolled students must submit any updates to the character and fitness portion of the application by October 1 of the 1L (first year) of law school). Inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading statements, or failure to update, can result in withdrawal of admission offers, honor code proceedings, dismissal from Cornell Law School, rescission or cancellation of any degrees you may have received from Cornell Law School, or other disciplinary sanctions.
Note: In addition to a bar examination, there are character, fitness, and other qualifications for admission to the bar in every U.S. jurisdiction. Applicants are encouraged to determine the requirements for any jurisdiction in which they intend to seek admission by contacting the jurisdiction. Addresses for all relevant agencies are available through the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
Note: Binding early decision applicants admitted without an LSAT score who subsequently take the LSAT will be subject to admission reconsideration. In the event admission is rescinded, any seat deposits paid will be refunded.
Please check your Online Status Page to monitor your application status.You will receive an email from our Admissions Office acknowledging receipt of your application, along with a link to the Online Status Page. Simply use your lsac.org account and credentials to log in. Contact information, such as primary email or phone numbers, can be updated using an edit feature within this status page, but please notify our office at jdadmissions@cornell.edu for major changes during the cycle. Your Online Status Page will reflect your current status, along with a message providing more detail about your application. Refer to this status page for the most up-to-date information throughout the application cycle.
