Your Future Attorney
How to get into Columbia Law School.
Columbia is the classic New York powerhouse and one of the strongest pipelines into elite corporate and big-firm practice.
The numbers you are aiming at
Recent entering classes at Columbia Law School have typically presented LSATs around 172 and GPAs around 3.87. These are medians, not cutoffs, and they shift year to year, so verify the current figures on the school ABA 509 report. To see where your own numbers stand, use our admissions estimator. It sits in one of the country’s densest legal markets; see our LSAT tutoring for that area.
What makes Columbia Law distinctive
Its location is the advantage: deep ties to Wall Street, major firms, and the international legal market.
How to strengthen your application
Columbia wants applicants who fit its professional, big-market orientation. A clear post-graduation direction helps. And because the LSAT is the most improvable part of your file, raising it is usually the fastest way to move from a reach to a target. See how to improve your score by 10 points and what counts as a good score.
Quick answers
What LSAT score do you need for Columbia Law?
Recent classes have typically presented LSATs around 172. Aim at or above that to be competitive, and check the current ABA 509 report.
What GPA do you need for Columbia Law?
A typical GPA is around 3.87, though a strong LSAT can offset a lower GPA. These numbers move year to year.