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Cornell Law School, located in Ithaca, New York, is a graduate school of Cornell University. It is one of the five Ivy League law schools. The school confers three law degrees, hosts an array of programs and institutes, and offers more than 120 courses for its students. Students may supplement their legal studies by availing themselves of the rich academic resources available in other colleges of the university. The law school's faculty is among the most prolific in the nation in terms of scholarly output and is well regarded for its excellence in classroom teaching. The school has a student to faculty ratio of 10.4 to 1, the third lowest of the 184 American Bar Association-accredited law schools in the United States Cornell enjoys an excellent reputation in the legal profession, and its graduates have the sixth highest percentage placement at the top 50 law firms. Additionally, Cornell's first-time pass rate for the New York Bar Examination is consistently among the highest of any law school in the state. It has a residence hall, Hughes Hall, attached to the law school to the east. |
