Cornell Law School (Full ABA)

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New York (Ithaca) -- Cornell Law School -- Accreditation: Full ABA -- Year Founded: 1887

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Re: Cornell Law School (Full ABA) - Rankings & Cost

Cornell Law School is the law school of Cornell University, a private Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York. It is one of the five Ivy League law schools and offers three law degree programs (JD, LL.M., and J.S.D.) along with several dual-degree programs in conjunction with other professional schools at the university.

Cornell Law has the third lowest faculty-to-student ratio (10.4 to 1) of ABA accredited law schools in the United States, and for the Class of 2013, 88.6% of graduates obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.

Reputation

Rankings include 7th in the Law School 100 rankings, 25th in the world by the QS World University Rankings by Subject: Law, 13th in the 2015 U.S. News and World Report, and its master of laws, or LL.M., program ranked 1st in the 2011, 2010, 2008 and 2006 AUAP rankings. In 2011, the National Law Journal reported that Cornell Law graduates had the 2nd highest percent placement at the top 250 law firms.

Costs

The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at Cornell Law School for the 2014-2015 academic year is $79,429. The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $297,190.