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J.D. 2021 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 September 27, 2021, and subject to change upon ABA certification process.)

 

 

Applications and Enrollment (J.D. 2021 Entering Class as of September 27, 2021)

Applications

9645 Applications Received / 11.3% Accepted

Enrollment Breakdown

479 Enrolled / 45% Students of Color
18%

LGBTQ+

13%

International Students

174

Median LSAT Score

25th percentile = 172; 75th Percentile = 176
3.84

Median Undergraduate GPA

25th percentile = 3.75; 75th percentile = 3.92

Gender

Gender

Demographics (J.D. 2021 Entering Class as of September 27, 2021)

Age

Age of Students at Time of Matriculation

Regional Breakdown

41 States + the District of Columbia + Puerto Rico Represented
159

Undergraduate colleges and universities represented

7%

Earned at least one graduate or professional degree

74%

Out of college 1+ years

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21 Foreign Countries Across Six Continents

Australia, Burkina Faso, Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Russia, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom

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Members of the Class of 2024 include:

Actors, artists, athletes, brand managers, dancers, Eagle Scouts, engineers, entrepreneurs, financial analysts, Girl Scout Gold Awardees, human and civil rights activists, interpreters and translators, investment bankers, journalists, military veterans, musicians, New York Yankees data engineer, nuclear security adviser, paralegals, Peace Corps and Americorps volunteers, political and legislative aides, Presidential Scholars, rabbis, scientists, taxi cab driver, teachers and professors, Teach for America participants, U.S. Supreme Court aide, valedictorians and salutatorians, writers

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Languages Read/Spoken

Afrikaans, American Sign Language, Arabic (multiple dialects), Aramaic (multiple dialects), Azeri, Bahasa Indonesia, Bengali, Burmese, Cantonese, Chinese, Creole, Danish, Dutch, Egyptian, Farsi, French, German, Greek (Ancient), Greek (Modern), Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hebrew (multiple dialects), Hindi, Igbo, Italian, Jamaican Patois, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Malinke, Mandarin, Mauritian Creole, Norwegian, Oshiwambo, Portuguese, Russian, Sanskrit, Shanghainese, Soninke, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Taiwanese, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Wu, Yiddish

Academics

Undergraduate Majors