New York, New York · Private Non-Profit
Law at Columbia University in the City of New York
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 252 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2.8% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~252
- Schools with reported signal
- 174
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 4%
- Graduation rate
- 96.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $21,590/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $86,360
- Median debt
- $21,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $102,491/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 174 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($2,206 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($34,232 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 13% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 3.6% reported share · $13,807 net A+ 
Humphreys University Stockton, CA · 7.5% reported share · $5,524 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 2.4% reported share · $13,481 net A+ University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 2.3% reported share · $12,548 net A+ Florida International University Miami, FL · 0.9% reported share · $9,288 net A 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 2.1% reported share · $13,138 net A 
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · 3.3% reported share · $10,974 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Law accounts for 2.8% of reported programs at Columbia University in the City of New York, which is bigger than 42% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 252 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Columbia University in the City of New York's average net price is $21,590 per year, about $86,360 over four years. That is $2,206 below the $23,796 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $102,491 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $34,232 above the $68,259 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Columbia University in the City of New York #22 of 174 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.