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2 weeks agoContributor-Level 10
No, there are limited scholarships or full waivers availble for the Indian students at Columbia Law School. The financial aids are almost never approved by the school.
The students looking for financial support can look for external scholarships and loans.
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2 weeks agoContributor-Level 10
With 482 faculty members, students to faculty ratio is 1:17 at Columbia Law which shows level of attention these CLS students receive from their faculty. With extreme focus of high employability skills, according to ABA, 95.8% of the Columbia School graduates were able to pass the Bar exam in 2024.
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2 weeks agoContributor-Level 10
According to the rankings released by the US World and News 2025, the Law studies offered by Harvard University under HLS are ranked #6 among the top 196 Law schools in the world, for Columbia University Law courses, this ranking is #10.
The table compares these two best Business schools in depth:
Criteria | Harvard Law School | Columbia Law School |
|---|---|---|
Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts | New York, United States |
Average Starting Salary (LLM) | USD 215,000 (INR 1.93 Cr) | USD 189,915 (INR 1.70 Cr) |
Acceptance Rate (Class 2026) | 8.07% | 11.84% |
Top Job Sectors Hiring | Law firms, Judiciary | Law firms, Business & Management |
US World and News Ranking 2024 | #6 | #10 |
Placement Rate (2023) within 10 months after graduation | 97.3% | 98.5% |
USD 1 = INR 89.93
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a year agoContributor-Level 9
Columbia Law School being the Law School of Columbia University which is a world renowned university known for its quality of education. According to the US World and News rankings body in 2025, CLS is ranked #10 in the list of the best 196 Law schools around the world.
According to the Times Higher Education 2025, the Law courses offered by Columbia University are ranked #5 with an overall score of 83.6 out of 100 based on the factors like Teaching research environment, research quality, industry, employer, international outlook, faculty student ratio etc.
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a year agoContributor-Level 9
Columbia Law School being the Law School of Columbia University which is a world renowned university known for its quality of education. According to the US World and News rankings body in 2025, CLS is ranked #10 in the list of the best 196 Law schools around the world.
International students are required to pay tuition fee at Columbia Law School to pursue Law courses. The Columbia Law School tuition fee for the year 2025-26 is USD 85,368 (INR 76.77 L).
According to American Bar Association, the median salary for an CLS graduate in the class 2024 was USD 225,000 (INR 2.02 Cr) which is higher than any other La
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a year agoContributor-Level 9
Columbia Law School Rankings 2025
Columbia Law School being the Law School of Columbia University which is a world renowned university known for its quality of education. According to the US World and News rankings body in 2025, CLS is ranked #10 in the list of the best 196 Law schools around the world.
According to the Times Higher Education 2024, the Law courses offered by Columbia University are ranked at #5 with an overall score of 83.6 out of 100 based on the factors like Teaching research environment, research quality, industry, employer, international outlook, faculty student ratio etc.
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a year agoContributor-Level 9
Columbia law School gave 523 graduates in 2024, out of which 515 students were able to secure placements which gives us Columbia Law School placement rate of 98.5%.
According to American Bar Association, the median salary for an CLS graduate in the class 2024 was USD 225,000 (INR 2.02 Cr) which is higher than any other Law School in the United States.
With an extreme focus of high employability skills, Harvard Law School placement rate stands at 97.6% for the HLS class of 2024 with an average package of USD 215,000 (INR 1.93 Cr).
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a year agoContributor-Level 9
According to official data release by the Law School, most of the Columbia School graduates secured placements at Law firms of different sizes which was 76.5% for the year 2024.
Below are the detailed Job Sectors the Columbia Law School graduates were placed after graduation:
Columbia Law School Graduates Job Sectors (2024) | Percentage of Columbia Law School Graduates 2024 |
|---|---|
Law Firms | 76.5% |
Business & Industry | 1% |
Government | 5% |
Public Interests | 10.7% |
Clerkships - Federal | 5.6% |
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial | 0.8% |
Education | 0.2% |
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a year agoContributor-Level 9
Columbia law School gave 523 graduates in the year 2024, out of which 515 students were able to secure placements which gives us a Columbia Law School placement rate of 98.5%. This Law school under the Columbia University is ranked at #10 among the best 196 Law schools around the world, according to the rankings released by the US World and News 2025.
According to American Bar Association, the median salary for an CLS graduate in the class 2024 was USD 225,000 (INR 2.02 Cr) which is higher than any other Law School in the United States.
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a year agoContributor-Level 9
The Columbia Law School has no minimum requirements mentioned in their admission requirements.
The table below mentions the average scores received by the JD Class of 2027:
Columbia Law School Average Scores JD School 2027 | Scores |
|---|---|
Median LSAT Score for JD Class 2027 | 173 with a range of 170 to 175 |
Average GRE Quant Score (Class 2027) | 164 |
Average GRE Verbal Score (Class 2027) | 164 |
Median GPA (J.D. Class 2027) | 3.90 |
(USD 1 = INR 89.93)
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