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City University Of New York School Of Law

City University of New York School of Law

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Founded in 1983, City University of New York School of Law is a Public school located in Long Island City, NY. The next statements briefly introduces City University of New York School of Law. The 2025 tuition data is from the school's financial office and admission and other information is based on American Bar Association (ABA) data.

The average LSAT Score of enrolled students is 153 where the national average LSAT is 159.
The average GPA of enrolled students is 3.45 where the national average GPA is 3.61.
The 2025 law school tuition & fees is $29,042 where the national average law school tuition is $51,002.
The acceptance rate at is 39.9% where the average acceptance rate is 42.3%.
Total 674 law school students have enrolled.
The bar exam pass rate (for first-time exam takers) is 55.9% where the average pass rate of all law schools is 77.2%.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The 2024-2025 law school tuition at City University of New York School of Law is $18,852 for New York residents and $29,042 for out-of-state students. The law school tuition has increased by 10.83% from last year.

The average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $27,716. This amount may not include health insurance fee and exam fees and varies by student's living setting.

City University of New York School of Law 2025 Tuition & Fees
	2023		2024		2025
	New York Residents	Out-of-State	New York Residents	Out-of-State	New York Residents	Out-of-State
Law School Tuition & Fees	$16,014	$26,204	$16,014	$26,204	$18,852	$29,042
Law School Living Expenses	$22,982		$27,122		$27,122

LSAT Scores & GPA

The 2024 average LSAT score for City University of New York School of Law is 153. Compared to the average LSAT of all law schools, City University of New York School of Law's LSAT score is average (the average is 159).

The average GPA is 3.45, which is the lower of other law schools (average is 3.61).

City University of New York School of Law 2024 LSAT and GPA
	2022	2023	2024
LSAT
75^th Percentile	160	158	157
50^th Percentile	155	154	153
25^th Percentile	151	151	150
GPA
75^th Percentile	3.66	3.64	3.73
50^th Percentile	3.46	3.42	3.45
25^th Percentile	3.19	3.16	3.12

Acceptance Rate & Yield

The 2024 acceptance rate at City University of New York School of Law is 39.9% where 1,572 applicants have applied to and 627 students have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate at City University of New York School of Law is average compared to other law schools in united states (the average acceptance rate is 42.3%).

The Yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 33.0% where 207 students finally enrolled out of 627 admitted students. The yield City University of New York School of Law is average compared to other law schools (the average yield is 42.3%).

City University of New York School of Law 2024 Acceptance Rate and Yield
	2022	2023	2024
Applicants	1,998	1,755	1,572
Admitted	592	619	627
Enrolled	208	205	207
Acceptance Rate	29.6%	35.3%	39.9%
Yield	35.1%	33.1%	33.0%

Law School Enrollment

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 674 law school students have enrolled to City University of New York School of Law. All students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor Degree) program .

213 first-time students have enrolled in City University of New York School of Law. By gender, 53 male , 126 female, and 14 other/unknown gender first-time students newly enrolled in City University of New York School of Law. With 6 pre-admitted students, there are 213 first-time law school Students at City University of New York School of Law.

2024 Student Population at City University of New York School of Law
	2022	2023	2024
Total Enrollment	696	698	674
JD Enrollment	696	698	674
Non-JD Enrollment	0	0	0
Non-JD Enrollment (Online)	-	-	-

2024 First-year Student Population City University of New York School of Law
	2023			2024
	Total	Full time	Part time	Total	Full time	Part time
Total	218	128	51	213	126	53
Men	81	45	15	70	35	18
Women	119	83	36	126	91	35
Other	18	13	5	14	11	3

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers at City University of New York School of Law, the bar exam pass rate is 74.56% - 169 students have taken and 126 students have passed the exam. The pass rate is lower than New York average bar exam pass rate (81.81%).

2023 Bar Exam Pass Rate at City University of New York School of Law
	2021	2022	2023
Number of Graduates	147	188	188
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	138	192	169
New Graduates	125	176	165
Prior Year Graduates	7	11	4
Early Exam Takers	6	5	0
No Exam Takers	16	7	23
Exam Passer	91	141	126
Exam Pass Rate	65.94%	73.44%	74.56%
New York Pass Rate	85.74%	84.96%	81.81%