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Law (JSD) at Cornell University

Cornell University, United States

Programme overview

The doctor of science of law degree is intended for students who want to become legal scholars and to pursue original investigations into the function, administration, history, and progress of law. The minimum residence requirement is two full terms; the program requires at least four terms. Candidates typically complete the program within six terms.

Faculty: Cornell Graduate School  |  Department: Law  |  Duration: 4 semesters minimum  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Fall  |  Location: Ithaca, NY, United States

What you will study

Concentrations: Law.

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Application information

Entry requirements

All applicants should state, in as much detail as possible, why they want to do advanced graduate work and the particular fields of study they want to pursue.; The J.S.D. program has extremely limited enrollment; approximately one to three students are admitted each year, most following completion of the LL.M. degree at Cornell Law School. Students who wish to continue their studies after the LL.M. degree from Cornell Law School must generally have all honors grades.; Students who meet the requirements for admission but who do not want to become candidates for a degree may, at the discretion of the faculty, be admitted as nondegree students.; Further information on the J.S.D. Application deadline: Fall, May 1

USD 20,800 a year (2026-27). Doctoral tuition per year ($10,400 per semester); the source states $20,800 applies to Ph.D., D.M.A. and J.S.D. programs in endowed and contract colleges; tuition only. Source

Graduate School applications are submitted online through the Graduate School application; the application fee is $105. Each graduate field sets its own deadlines, and many fall between early December and mid-January.

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