Law school or faculty of law · part of Cornell University
Cornell Law School
Ithaca, New York, United States
Overview
The law school of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, with JD, JSD and an online Master of Science in Legal Studies.
Verified subjects: General law, Compliance & regulation
Verified in official records: American Bar Association; American Bar Association; Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
Programs
Each program is listed with its award, delivery format and published price. Prices, schedules, prerequisites requirements and teaching language belong to the program, not to the school.
JD and professional law degrees
$84,722per year
LLM and master’s degrees
M.S.L.S. (Master of Science in Legal Studies, online)
Master of Science in Legal Studies
General law, Compliance & regulationFully online20 monthsEnglishOnline
$2,332per credit
PhD and research degrees
Price not published
Teaching locations
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Cornell Law School
Ithaca, New York, United States
Recognition
Recognition is described exactly as sourced. There is no single accreditation for law schools, and association membership is not accreditation. Degree-granting institutions are normally accredited or licensed by an authority in their country; many specialist providers of short courses are not, and a school-issued certificate is not an accredited qualification.
Verified in official recordAmerican Bar AssociationAccreditation
Scope: J.D. degree (first degree in law)
Institutional or program accreditation by an accrediting body or authority.
Verified in official recordAmerican Bar AssociationProgram approval
Reference: Listed on the ABA Council-Approved Law Schools list (alphabetical); year in parentheses is the year approved as printed by the ABA
Scope: J.D. program (J.D. degree-granting law school approved by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar)
Approval of a specific law program by a regulator or accreditor, for example for use in a professional pathway. Approval in one jurisdiction does not apply in another.
Verified in official recordMiddle States Commission on Higher EducationAccreditation
Reference: Accredited since 07/01/1921
Scope: Institutional accreditation of the parent institution, Cornell University (IPEDS ID 190415); the law school is part of it
Institutional or program accreditation by an accrediting body or authority.
Sources and verification
How this profile was verified
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Sources (checked 1 November 2026)