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#1 in Private Sector Salary
NYU Law is tied for #1 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($180,000).
#2 in Highest Tuition
NYU Law ranks #2 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($66,422). We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates.
#6 in Median LSAT
NYU Law is tied for #6 in terms of the median LSAT score (170) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.
#7 in Bar Passage Rate
NYU Law ranks #7 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (97.5%), and it outperforms by +21.8% the state of New York’s overall bar passage rate of 75.7%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)
#8 in Employment Rate at Graduation
#12 in Employment Rate at 10 MonthsNYU Law ranks #8 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (89.7%) and #12 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (90.9%).
#13 in Library Size
NYU Law ranks #13 in terms of library size with 1,059,572 volumes or equivalents.
#16 in Median Undergraduate GPA
NYU Law ranks #16 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.79) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.
#17 in Acceptance Rate
NYU Law ranks #17 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 23.6% among those who applied for admission.
#25 in Student to Faculty Ratio
NYU Law is tied for #25 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (5.3:1).
#34 in Public Sector Salary
NYU Law is tied for #34 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($60,000).
#51 in Presence of Minority Students
NYU Law ranks #51 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (41.6%).
#75 in Presence of Minority Faculty
NYU Law ranks #75 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (14.3%).
#169 in Presence of Female Faculty
NYU Law is tied for #169 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (31.8%).
Fall 2020 Application Information |
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Application Deadline: | February 15 | |
Application Fee: | $85 |
Admissions Statistics |
2020 | 2017 |
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Acceptance Rate | 23.6% | 33.1% |
LSAT Score (Median) | 170 | 169 |
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) | 167-172 | 166-171 |
GPA (Median) | 3.79 | 3.74 |
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) | 3.61-3.90 | 3.61-3.87 |
Bar Exam Statistics |
2020 | 2017 |
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State in which most graduates took bar exam: | NY | NY |
School's bar passage rate: | 97.5% | 95.7% |
State overall bar passage rate: | 75.7% | 72.7% |
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: | +21.8% | +23.0% |
Employment Statistics |
2020 | 2017 |
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Graduates employed at graduation: | 89.7% | 96.5% |
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: | 90.9% | 96.7% |
Tuition and Expenses |
2020 | 2017 |
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Tuition: | $66,422 | $59,330 |
Room and Board: | $24,400 | $23,000 |
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: | 48.8% | 38.8% |
Median grant amount among full-time students: | $25,000 | $20,000 |
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: | $167,441 | $166,022 |
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: | 59.4% | 69.1% |
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Students & Faculty |
2020 | 2017 |
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Total Students: | 1380 | N/A |
Men: | 46.4% | 50.3% |
Women: | 53.4% | 49.7% |
Student Racial Demographics: |
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White: | 58.4% | N/A |
Black: | 5.6% | N/A |
Hispanic: | 9.5% | N/A |
Asian: | 9.9% | N/A |
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: | 5.3 : 1 | N/A |
Total Faculty: | 453 | N/A |
Male: | 68.2% | N/A |
Female: | 31.8% | N/A |
Minority: | 14.3% | N/A |
Full-Time Starting Salaries |
2020 | 2017 |
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Private Sector (Median): | $180,000 | $160,000 |
Public Sector (Median): | $60,000 | $55,839 |
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Library Resources |
2020 | 2017 |
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Volumes and equivalents: | 1,059,572 | 1,064,472 |