Columbia University Law School

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Columbia University Law School
435 W. 116th Street
New York, NY 10027

Admissions Office Phone:
(212) 854-2670
http://www.law.columbia.edu

Student Profile
Full-Time Enrollment: 1,225
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 13.3-1
Women: 49%
Minorities: 17.6%
International: 8%

Top Practice Areas
Clinical training
Intellectual property law
International law
Tax law

Expenses
Tuition: $35,438
Room & Board: $12,920

Financial Aid
Students receiving grants: 47%
Median grant amount: $12,700
Average debt of those who borrowed: $90,408
Proportion who borrowed: 80%

Employment
Employed at graduation: 97%
Median salary (private sector): $125,000
Median salary (public sector): $48,000

Top Three Areas of Employment:
Law firms - 79%
Judicial clerkships - 15%
Business (legal) - 3%

Bar Passage Rate: 94% (New York bar)