Columbia Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Columbia University, a member of the Ivy League, in New York City, New York, United States. It offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in law. Founded in 1858, Columbia has educated more Supreme Court Justices than any other institution except Yale and Harvard and has more alumni in the Forbes 400 than any other law school. Admission to Columbia Law is among the most selective in the U.S., with only 12% of applicants being accepted in 2010. Notably, the law school ranked 2 in the 2011 U.S. News report of "Law Schools that... Receive the Most Applications." Columbia is historically the highest ranked law school in its home state of New York and holds the highest average pass rate for the New York bar . Columbia has produced a large number of distinguished alumni including, among others: two Presidents of the United States ; nine Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States ; numerous U.S. Cabinet members and Presidential advisers; U.S.
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| Location: | New York City, New York
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| Founded: | 1858 |
| School type: | Private university, Private school |
| Total enrollment: | 1,267 |