哥伦比亚大学(Columbia University)，是一所位于美国纽约曼哈顿的世界顶级私立研究型大学，为美国大学协会的14个创始院校之一，著名的体育赛事联盟常春藤八盟校成员。
哥大法学院是美国最为声名卓著的一所法学院，多年来一直位居美国法学院排名榜前列。
建立于1858年的哥伦比亚法学院培养了大批杰出校友，其中包括两位美国总统(西奥多 罗斯福和富兰克林 罗斯福)、九位美国最高大法院法官，以及为数众多的美国政府内阁成员、总统顾问、美国国会议员和多个州的州长。位于美国法律和金融之都的纽约，哥伦比亚法学院也为华尔街大型律师事务所和各大投资银行培养了大批的高端法律人才。
学术实力及排名
哥伦比亚法学院各项指标长期排在美国各大法学院前列。2019年根据《美国新闻与世界报导》法学院排行榜，哥伦比亚法学院全美第五。
[1] 《福布斯》法学院最佳职业前景排名中，哥伦比亚法学院排名第一。
[2] 根据美国National Law Journal对各大法学院毕业生大型律师事务所就业率排名，哥伦比亚法学院排名第一。
[3] 根据美国网站Business Insier对法律职业人士的调查，哥伦比亚法学院排名第三。
[4] 此外，根据芝加哥大学法学院教授Brian Leiter对美国法学院教授的调查，哥伦比亚法学院师资力量在商法领域排名第二。
[5] 国际法方面排名第四。
[6] 宪法方面排名第五。
哥大法学院官网：https://www.law.columbia.eu/
哥大JD课程：https://www.law.columbia.eu/amissions/j/learn
哥大JD 课程3年制，建议新学年的JD项目申请者在9月1日后就可以尽快递交申请了。直到所有必要的材料都收到以后，哥大的招生委员会才会开始评估申请，申请会按照完成的先后顺序被评估。
在12月底前完成申请递交的申请者通常会在3月前收到通知。哥大法学院会在4月底前通知所有的申请者，当然前提是申请者的文件提交要在2月15日之前完成，也就是哥大JD项目常规录取的申请截止日。
JD 申请要求及材料
https://www.law.columbia.eu/amissions/j/apply/regular-j
Regular Applicant MaterialsRegular Applicant Checklist
Application for Amission
The 2019 application is now available through LSAC.org. You may use the Preview Copy for preparation purposes.
Payment Certification Letter (.pf)
Please note that the Payment Certification Letter is require only for applicants submitting application fee payments via check or money orer.Application Form
Personal Statement/Essay
Two Letters of Recommenation
Résumé
Dean’s Letter,if applicable
Caniates may be contacte for interviews. Please note that we are unable to consier requests for interviews.
Application Fee ($85)
哥大JD 每年还有大量的转学生申请
哥大招生委员会每年会收到400份转学申请，其中有45至60位学生会最终成功转入哥大法学院。申请者在获得了至少28，至多32个来自全美法学院联盟(American Association of Law Schools)或得到ABA认可的法学院的学分后方可申请转学项目。(少于28个学分或是多于32个学分的申请者，哥大也会考虑，只是这样的情况需要申请者提供一份explanation，在转学之后，经学业辅导主任审查后会决定这些学分中究竟多少为最终获得JD学位的有效学分)。
大多数成功转学的学生在之前的法学院中成绩位于前5%-10%，成功与否基于申请者的整体情况。申请者第一年的成绩至关重要，不过招生委员会也会考虑申请者档案中的其他信息，例如本科时期或是其他研究生时期的成绩、LSAT分数、推荐信、以及申请者寻求转学的动机申明。
注意：哥大法学院是接受LL.M.免考LSAT内转J.D.的。
2018-19学年转学申请时间和截止日期
9月至11月为秋季招生季
5月1日：可以开始递交申请
7月15日：秋季入学申请截止日
2017年被哥大录取的转学生共有46位，来自26所法学院，其中乔治华盛顿大学法学院和康奈尔大学法学院分别向哥大法学院输送了5名和4名学生。
J.D.项目录取学生概况
我们以2017年入学的状况为例，可以看到，5829位申请者中有20.4%最后成功录取，不过真正入读的仅有389位学生，其中51%为女性，41%为有色人种(其中21%亚裔)，11%为来自海外的国际学生。2017级学生的LSAT第25和第75百分位数为169/173，中位数171，平均分为170;本科GPA第25和第75百分位数为3.56/3.81;中位数3.70，平均3.67。学生年龄构成上，21-24岁的占到了近三分之二，79%的学生毕业1年以上。62%学生毕业2年以上。
学生来自各种各样的学术和职业背景，比如工程师，金融分析师，银行从业者，记者，编辑，作家等;本科专业，最大比例申请者(23%)政治科学专业，有13%的申请者STEM (Science,Technology,Engineering an Mathematics) 学科背景，12%的录取学生大学为人文类学科。
哥大的LLM项目
https://www.law.columbia.eu/amissions/grauate-legal-stuies/llm-program
哥大LLM每年约招收200人，其中2018年毕业的中国人为30人左右，人数也显著多于HYS和芝大法学院。
哥大LLM项目录取要求非常高，比较偏爱经验丰富的工作党，因此有志于就读哥大的小伙伴们最好能够积累部分工作经验后再进行申请，录取的几率会提高很多。哥大明确表示出这一项目是为了促进申请者的法律实践而设立的，因此申请者需要表述自己的法律实践和哥大LLM之间的关联，因此需要侧重自己的过往和将来的实务经历和规划。
Amission Stanars
Strong preference is given to applicants who have ha at least one year of full-time work experience after earning their first law egree. only in exceptional circumstances are applications from caniates who are in their final year of their first law egree accepte. Applicants who have not yet grauate must emonstrate in their personal statements that amission to the Program woul enable them to realize an immeiate an specific career objective that woul not otherwise be attainable.
LLM项目录取材料：申请材料除了常规的个人陈述、简历、托福成绩、推荐信(2封)外，第一学位为法律。
Grauates of All Other Law Schools
Applicants from law schools in all other jurisictions must hol a first egree in law to be eligible for amission. A egree in a fiel other than law,even if followe by a master’s egree in law,generally oes not suffice for amission. Applicants who have earne a law egree by corresponence course work or istance learning are not eligible for amission.
International lawyers who inten to resie an practice law in the Unite States permanently shoul apply for the J.D. egree,the first egree in law,rather than the LL.M. Completion of an LL.M. egree at Columbia Law School oes not guarantee amission to the J.D. Program.
对托福要求严格，最低分要求为总分105，阅读和听力部分26，口语和写作部分24，不接受雅思分数。也有过口语分数不足的申请者接到电话面试并且被成功录取的先例，但是最好还是要全部达标。
Do you accept the IELTS test or other English proficiency exams?
No. All applicants who have not complete their first egree in law entirely in English in an English-speaking country must take the TOEFL,aministere by the Eucational Testing Service (ETS). Visit www.toefl.org for more information. IELTS or other English proficiency exams are not accepte.
哥大的学费及生活费，费用昂贵，学费一项便已高达67,532美元/年，一年生活费+学费为97,580美元/年，折合人民币约66万。
https://www.law.columbia.eu/amissions/grauate-legal-stuies/tuition-fees-an-financial-ai
2018年9月10日哥大的LLM项目将开放申请，并提供截至日期为11月1日的Early Review Program供优秀的申请者申请并可在12月提前获得录取结果，Regular Application Dealine是2018年的12月19日，会在2019年的4月前获得录取结果。
哥大J.S.D.项目The Doctor of the Science of Law
https://www.law.columbia.eu/amissions/grauate-legal-stuies/js-program
申请资格
和申请LL.M.类似，申请哥大J.S.D必须要有法律的第一学位，通常仅限于对法律学术生涯表现出兴趣并在本科阶段学术表现优异的申请者，并特别看重申请者进行法律研究和写作的能力。在政府服务部分或法律执业市场有经验的申请者也会被考虑录取，而那些有教学经验的申请者则是哥大法学院J.S.D.项目所偏好的。哥大法学院并不鼓励毕业不久的学生申请这个项目。对于想从事学术这条路的国际申请者来说，一个好消息是，本国生和国际生在入学资质评审中会被同等考虑。
申请材料
与LL.M.项目不同是的，J.S.D项目的申请者还需递交论文提案(Dissertation Proposal)和参考书目。提案长度需在2,500词左右(双倍行距，约10页)，需有一个有意义的暂定标题。除去提案本身，申请者还需递交两页长度(加上提案总共12页)长度的参考书目。
除去提案和参考书目，申请者还需提交一份用英文写成的、学术写作样本(Scholarly Writing Sample，不可以是翻译稿)，文件体积不得超过2MB。
截止日期
2019年2月1日。
附录：以下是USNEWS2019年美国法学院最新排名
| 排名 | 学校 | 中文校名 | 学费 |
|---|
#1Yale University耶鲁大学$62,170 (full-time)
#2Stanfor University斯坦福大学$60,270 (full-time)
#3Harvar University哈佛大学$62,792 (full-time)
#4University of Chicago芝加哥大学$62,865 (full-time)
#5Columbia University哥伦比亚大学$67,564 (full-time)
#6New York University纽约大学$63,986 (full-time)
#7University of Pennsylvania宾夕法尼亚大学$63,364 (full-time)
#8University of Michigan—Ann Arbor密歇根大学安娜堡分校$57,262 (in-state,full-time); $60,508 (out-of-state,full-time)
#9TieUniversity of California—Berkeley加州大学伯克利分校$49,364 (in-state,full-time); $53,315 (out-of-state,full-time)
#9TieUniversity of Virginia弗吉尼亚大学$58,300 (in-state,full-time); $61,300 (out-of-state,full-time)
#11TieDuke University杜克大学$62,247 (full-time)
#11TieNorthwestern University (Pritzker)西北大学$62,084 (full-time)
#13Cornell University康奈尔大学$63,327 (full-time)
#14Georgetown University乔治敦大学$59,850 (full-time)
#15University of Texas—Austin德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校$35,015 (in-state,full-time); $51,995 (out-of-state,full-time)
#16University of California—Los Angeles加州大学洛杉矶分校$45,657 (in-state,full-time); $52,151 (out-of-state,full-time)
#17Vanerbilt University范德堡大学$55,083 (full-time)
#18Washington University in St. Louis圣路易斯华盛顿大学$55,423 (full-time)
#19University of Southern California (Goul)南加州大学$62,711 (full-time)
#20University of Minnesota明尼苏达大学双城分校$44,066 (in-state,full-time); $52,586 (out-of-state,full-time)
#21University of California—Irvine加州大学尔湾分校$45,155 (in-state,full-time); $51,649 (out-of-state,full-time)
#22TieBoston University波士顿大学$53,236 (full-time)
#22TieEmory University艾茉莉大学$55,116 (full-time)
#24TieGeorge Washington University乔治华盛顿大学$58,520 (full-time)
#24TieUniversity of Notre Dame圣母大学$56,292 (full-time)
#26Washington an Lee University华盛顿与李大学$48,375 (full-time)
#27TieArizona State University (O'Connor)亚利桑那州立大学$27,388 (in-state,full-time); $44,888 (out-of-state,full-time)
#27TieBoston College波士顿学院$52,640 (full-time)
#27TieUniversity of Alabama阿拉巴马大学$23,720 (in-state,full-time); $40,670 (out-of-state,full-time)
#27TieUniversity of Iowa爱荷华大学$26,456 (in-state,full-time); $45,916 (out-of-state,full-time)
#27TieUniversity of Wisconsin—Maison威斯康辛大学麦迪逊分校$22,496 (in-state,full-time); $41,192 (out-of-state,full-time)
#32TieIniana University—Bloomington (Maurer)印第安纳大学伯明顿分校$34,073 (in-state,full-time); $54,323 (out-of-state,full-time)
#32TieOhio State University (Moritz)俄亥俄州立大学$30,264 (in-state,full-time); $45,217 (out-of-state,full-time)
#32TieUniversity of Georgia佐治亚艾小$19,696 (in-state,full-time); $38,134 (out-of-state,full-time)
#32TieUniversity of Washington华盛顿大学$34,311 (in-state,full-time); $44,979 (out-of-state,full-time)
#32TieWake Forest University维克森林大学$45,110 (full-time)
#37TieForham University福特汉姆大学$58,196 (full-time)
#37TieUniversity of California—Davis加州大学戴维斯分校$47,763 (in-state,full-time); $57,014 (out-of-state,full-time)
#37TieUniversity of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign伊利诺伊大学香槟分校$38,098 (in-state,full-time); $48,098 (out-of-state,full-time)
#37TieWilliam & Mary Law School威廉玛丽法学院$32,964 (in-state,full-time); $41,964 (out-of-state,full-time)
#41TieBrigham Young University (Clark)杨百翰大学$12,680 (LDS member,full-time); $25,360(Non-LDS member,full-time)
#41TieGeorge Mason University乔治梅森大学$25,351 (in-state,full-time); $40,737 (out-of-state,full-time)
#41TieUniversity of Arizona (Rogers)亚利桑那大学$25,826 (in-state,full-time); $30,326 (out-of-state,full-time)
#41TieUniversity of Floria (Levin)佛罗里达大学$22,299 (in-state,full-time); $38,904 (out-of-state,full-time)
#45University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校$23,889 (in-state,full-time); $40,520 (out-of-state,full-time)
#46University of Colorao—Bouler科罗拉多大学博尔德分校$31,989 (in-state,full-time); $38,775 (out-of-state,full-time)
#47TieFloria State University佛罗里达州立大学$20,683 (in-state,full-time); $40,695 (out-of-state,full-time)
#47TieTemple University (Beasley)天普大学$26,103 (in-state,full-time); $39,793 (out-of-state,full-time)
#49University of Marylan (Carey)马里兰大学$32,492 (in-state,full-time); $47,036 (out-of-state,full-time)
#50TieBaylor University贝勒大学$60,050 (full-time)
#50TieSouthern Methoist University (Deman)南卫理工会大学$52,586 (full-time)
#50TieUniversity of Connecticut康涅狄格大学$29,410 (in-state,full-time); $59,852 (out-of-state,full-time)
#50TieUniversity of Richmon里士满大学$43,000 (full-time)
#54TieTulane University杜兰大学$54,568 (full-time)
#54TieUniversity of Utah (Quinney)犹他大学$26,641 (in-state,full-time); $51,639 (out-of-state,full-time)
#56TieUniversity of Houston休斯顿大学$31,021 (in-state,full-time); $46,056 (out-of-state,full-time)
#56TieYeshiva University (Carozo)叶史瓦大学$58,764 (full-time)
#58University of California (Hastings)加州大学黑斯廷斯法学院$44,326 (in-state,full-time); $50,326 (out-of-state,full-time)
#59TiePennsylvania State University—Carlisle (Dickinson)宾州州立大学卡里斯尔分校$48,686 (in-state,full-time); $48,686 (out-of-state,full-time)
#59TieSeton Hall University薛顿贺尔大学$53,046 (full-time)
#59TieUniversity of Nevaa—Las Vegas内华达大学拉斯维加斯分校$26,973 (in-state,full-time); $38,873 (out-of-state,full-time)
#63TieUniversity of Denver (Sturm)丹佛大学$49,022 (full-time)
#63TieUniversity of Oklahoma俄克拉荷马大学$20,903 (in-state,full-time); $32,288 (out-of-state,full-time)
#65TieCase Western Reserve University凯斯西储大学$50,666 (full-time)
#65TieGeorgia State University佐治亚州立大学$17,050 (in-state,full-time); $36,658 (out-of-state,full-time)
#65TieLoyola Marymount University洛约拉玛丽蒙特大学$55,110 (full-time)
#65TieUniversity of Cincinnati辛辛那提大学$24,010 (in-state,full-time); $29,010 (out-of-state,full-time)
#65TieUniversity of Kentucky肯塔基大学$23,783 (in-state,full-time); $47,343 (out-of-state,full-time)
#65TieUniversity of Miami迈阿密大学$50,578 (full-time)
#65TieUniversity of Missouri密苏里大学$21,407 (in-state,full-time); $39,536 (out-of-state,full-time)
#65TieUniversity of Tennessee—Knoxville田纳西大学诺克维尔分校$19,638 (in-state,full-time); $38,312 (out-of-state,full-time)
#65TieVillanova University维拉诺拉大学$45,195 (full-time)
#74TieLoyola University Chicago芝加哥洛约拉大学$47,564 (full-time)
#74TieNortheastern University东北大学$49,224 (full-time)
#74TiePennsylvania State University—University Park宾州州立大学帕克分校$49,070 (in-state,full-time); $49,070 (out-of-state,full-time)
#74TieRutgers,The State University of New Jersey罗格斯大学$27,492 (in-state,full-time); $40,136(out-of-state,full-time)
#74TieUniversity of Kansas堪萨斯大学$21,996 (in-state,full-time); $37,721(out-of-state,full-time)
#74TieUniversity of Pittsburgh匹斯堡大学$34,048 (in-state,full-time); $42,636(out-of-state,full-time)
#80TieAmerican University (Washington)美利坚大学$54,832 (full-time)
#80TieTexas A&M University德州农工大学$28,504 (in-state,full-time); $34,498(out-of-state,full-time)
#80TieUniversity of Nebraska—Lincoln内布拉斯大学林肯分校$15,645 (in-state,full-time); $34,841(out-of-state,full-time)
#83TieBrooklyn Law School布鲁克林法学院$50,706 (full-time)
#83TieSt. John's University圣约翰大学$57,480 (full-time)
#85TieIllinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent)伊利诺伊理工学院$46,822 (full-time)
#85TieUniversity of New Hampshire School of Law新罕布什尔大学$37,401 (in-state,full-time); $41,401(out-of-state,full-time)
#85TieUniversity of Oregon俄勒冈大学$33,922 (in-state,full-time); $42,166(out-of-state,full-time)
#88TieLouisiana State University—Baton Rouge (Hebert)路易斯安娜州立大学巴吞鲁日分校$23,083 (in-state,full-time); $38,523(out-of-state,full-time)
#88TieMichigan State University密歇根州立大学$43,400 (full-time)
#88TieSaint Louis University圣路易斯大学$41,025 (full-time)
#88TieSyracuse University雪城大学$49,966 (full-time)
#88TieUniversity of Arkansas—Fayetteville阿肯色大学费耶特维尔分校$16,117 (in-state,full-time); $35,017(out-of-state,full-time)
#88TieUniversity of New Mexico新墨西哥大学$17,147 (in-state,full-time); $36,797(out-of-state,full-time)
#88TieUniversity of South Carolina南卡罗莱纳大学$28,858 (in-state,full-time); $53,050(out-of-state,full-time)
#95TieLewis & Clark College (Northwestern)路易斯克拉克分校$44,970 (full-time)
#95TieMarquette University马凯特大学$44,830 (full-time)
#95TieUniversity of San Diego圣地亚哥大学$52,571 (full-time)
#98TieIniana University—Inianapolis (McKinney)印第安纳普渡大学$28,631 (in-state,full-time); $48,711(out-of-state,full-time)
#98TieStetson University史丹森大学$42,646 (full-time)
#98TieWayne State University韦恩州立大学$31,659 (in-state,full-time); $34,552(out-of-state,full-time)
#101TieDrexel University (Kline)德雷克赛尔大学$44,340 (full-time)
#101TieFloria International University佛罗里达国际大学$21,806 (in-state,full-time); $36,050 (out-of-state,full-time)
#101TieUniversity of Hawaii—Manoa (Richarson)夏威夷大学马诺分校$23,164 (in-state,full-time); $46,588 (out-of-state,full-time)
#101TieUniversity of Mississippi密西西比大学$15,882 (in-state,full-time); $35,254 (out-of-state,full-time)
#101TieUniversity of Tulsa塔尔萨大学$25,254 (full-time)
#106TieAlbany Law School阿尔巴尼法学院$46,072 (full-time)
#106TieUniversity at Buffalo—SUNY纽约州立大学水牛城分校$28,016 (in-state,full-time); $32,106 (out-of-state,full-time)
#106TieUniversity of Maine缅因大学$23,640 (in-state,full-time); $34,710 (out-of-state,full-time)
#106TieWest Virginia University西弗吉尼亚大学$22,878 (in-state,full-time); $37,818 (out-of-state,full-time)
#110TieThe Catholic University of America美国天主教大学$49,800 (full-time)
#110TieHofstra University (Deane)霍夫斯特拉大学$57,510 (full-time)
#110TieNew York Law School纽约法学院$50,718 (full-time)
#113TieClevelan State University (Clevelan-Marshall)克里夫兰州立大学$27,360 (in-state,full-time); $37,580 (out-of-state,full-time)
#113TieGonzaga University贡萨加大学$38,715 (full-time)
#113TieSanta Clara University桑塔克拉拉大学$48,916 (full-time)
#113TieTexas Tech University德州理工大学$22,996 (in-state,full-time); $34,546 (out-of-state,full-time)
#113TieUniversity of Louisville (Braneis)路易斯维尔大学$21,392 (in-state,full-time); $39,598 (out-of-state,full-time)
#113TieUniversity of St. Thomas圣托马斯大学$40,247 (full-time)
#119TieDuquesne University迪尤肯大学$42,844 (full-time)
#119TieUniversity of Baltimore巴提摩尔大学$31,084 (in-state,full-time); $45,326 (out-of-state,full-time)
#119TieUniversity of Iaho爱达荷大学$19,748 (in-state,full-time); $36,072 (out-of-state,full-time)
#119TieUniversity of Missouri—Kansas City密苏里大学堪萨斯城分校$19,040 (in-state,full-time); $36,200 (out-of-state,full-time)
#119TieUniversity of Montana蒙大拿大学$12,562 (in-state,full-time); $32,120 (out-of-state,full-time)
#119TieWashburn University华盛本大学$21,588 (in-state,full-time); $33,681 (out-of-state,full-time)
#125TieCreighton University克莱星顿大学$38,744 (full-time)
#125TieCUNY纽约城市大学$15,113 (in-state,full-time); $24,723 (out-of-state,full-time)
#125TiePace University (Haub)佩斯大学$47,210 (full-time)
#128TieDePaul University德保罗大学$47,230 (full-time)
#128TieHowar University霍华德大学$37,534 (full-time)
#128TieMercer University (George)默希大学$37,962 (full-time)
#128TieSeattle University西雅图大学$45,054 (full-time)
#128TieUniversity of South Dakota南达科塔大学$15,668 (in-state,full-time); $33,744(out-of-state,full-time)
#133TieDrake University德雷克大学$40,612 (full-time)
#133TieQuinnipiac University昆尼皮亚克大学$48,805 (full-time)
#133TieUniversity of Wyoming怀俄明大学$16,350 (in-state,full-time); $33,125(out-of-state,full-time)
#133TieVermont Law School佛蒙特法学院$47,998 (full-time)
#137TieUniversity of Memphis (Humphreys)孟菲斯大学$19,197 (in-state,full-time); $26,402(out-of-state,full-time)
#137TieUniversity of Toleo托莱多大学$20,004 (in-state,full-time); $31,552(out-of-state,full-time)
#139TieBelmont University贝尔蒙特大学$43,480 (full-time)
#139TieChapman University (Fowler)查普曼大学$51,681 (full-time)
#141TieUniversity of Arkansas—Little Rock (Bowen)阿肯色大学小石城分校$15,702 (in-state,full-time); $31,646(out-of-state,full-time)
#141TieUniversity of Dayton代顿大学$33,739 (full-time)
#143Wiener University (Commonwealth)威得恩大学$44,548 (full-time)
#144TieNorthern Illinois University北伊利诺伊大学$22,178 (in-state,full-time); $38,433(out-of-state,full-time)
#144TieSuffolk University萨福克大学$46,932 (full-time)
#144TieUniversity of Akron阿克伦大学$24,214 (in-state,full-time); $24,314(out-of-state,full-time)
RNPAppalachian School of Law阿巴拉契亚法学院$31,700 (full-time)
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