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J.D. 2025 Entering Class Profile

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 August 20, 2025, and subject to change upon ABA certification process.)

Applications (2024-2025 Application Cycle)

443

Enrolled students

9,476

Applicants

11.9%

Admitted

Enrollment Breakdown

119

Undergraduate colleges and universities represented

18%

Earned at least one graduate or professional degree

79%

Out of college 1+ years

16%

First Generation College Graduates

Enrollment Breakdown (Continued)

173

Median LSAT Score

25th percentile = 169; 75th Percentile = 175
3.92

Median Undergraduate GPA

25th percentile = 3.85; 75th percentile = 3.98

More About the Class*

Age

Age of Students at Time of Matriculation

Geographic Breakdown

35 States + the District of Columbia Represented

*All figures represent percentages, rounded to the nearest whole number, of the entering class of 2025.

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23 countries across 4 continents

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Languages Read/Spoken
Afrikaans, Albanian, American Sign Language, Arabic, Aramaic, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Cape Verdean Creole, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, Fante, Farsi/Persian, Filipino, French, German, Greek (Classical/Ancient and Modern dialects), Gujarati, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Jamaican Patois, Japanese, Kannada, Kipokomo, Kiswahili/Swahili, Kolokwa, Korean, Latin, Lipan Apache, Lithuanian, Malayalam, Mandarin, Marathi, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Scots, Serbian, Serbo-Croatian, Shindzwani, Somali, Spanish, Taiwanese, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Tsou, Turkish, Twi, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Wu, Chinese (Shanghainese), Yiddish, Yoruba

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Members of the Class of 2028 include:

accountant, active-duty military, actors, athletes, consultants, dancers, dietitian, editors, engineer, filmmakers, firefighter, Fulbright Scholars, horticulturalist, investment bankers, legal analysts, musicians, paralegals, Peace Corps participants, reporters, student body presidents, Teach for America participants, teachers, valedictorians, veterans, writers