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J.D. 2022 Entering Class Profile

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Columbia Law School students come from all backgrounds and walks of life. Explore facts and stats about our latest J.D. class. (Data as of October 11, 2022, and subject to change upon ABA certification process.)

Applications and Enrollment (J.D. 2022 Entering Class as of October 11, 2022)

Applications

8026 Applications Received / 11.8% Accepted

Enrollment Breakdown

402 Enrolled / 52% Students of Color
18%

LGBTQ+

20%

International Students

173

Median LSAT Score

25th percentile = 171; 75th Percentile = 175
3.87

Median Undergraduate GPA

25th percentile = 3.78; 75th percentile = 3.95

Gender

Gender

Demographics (J.D. 2022 Entering Class as of October 11, 2022)

Age

Age of Students at Time of Matriculation

Regional Breakdown

38 States + the District of Columbia + Puerto Rico Represented
163

Undergraduate colleges and universities represented

13%

Earned at least one graduate or professional degree

73%

Out of college 1+ years

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37 Foreign Countries Across Six Continents

Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, India, Israel, Jamaica, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Romania, Russia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Syria, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom

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Members of the Class of 2025 include:

Actors, athletes, beekeeper, community organizers, consultants, dancers / dance instructors, Eagle Scouts, engineers, entrepreneurs, film/documentary producer, financial analysts, human and civil rights activists, investment bankers, interpreters and translators, journalists, military veterans, musicians, paralegals, Americorps and GreenCorps volunteers, pilot, political and legislative aides, rabbinic assistant, scientist, Teach for America participants, teachers and professors, television producer, valedictorians, published authors

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Languages Read/Spoken

Afrikaans, Albanian, American Sign Language, Arabic (multiple dialects), Aramaic, Armenian, Bahasa, Indonesia, Belarussian, Bengali, Cantonese, Catalan, Chinese, Classical Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Dagbani, Dutch, English, Farsi, Finnish, French, Ga, German, Greek (Classical/Ancient and Modern), Gujarati, Hausa, Hebrew (Biblical and Modern), Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Maya K'iche, Korean, Latin, Malayalam, Malinke, Mandarin, Marathi, Middle English, Neopolitan, Old English, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Sanskrit, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Taiwanese, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tigrinya, Towa,Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yiddish, Yoruba, Zuni

Academics

Undergraduate Majors