There are 16 ABA-accredited law schools in New York as of 2025. By school type, 2 law schools are public and 14 are private.
Columbia Law School ranked first among New York law schools with #5 in overall law school ranking.
The below list summarizes the 2024-2025 important law schools statistics for New York ABA-accredited law schools.
- The average LSAT Score of New York law schools is 160.
- The average GPA is 3.65.
- The average acceptance rate is 38.01%.
- The average yield (i.e. enrollment rate) is 28.43%.
- In public New York law schools, the 2024 average tuition & fees is $22,702 for state residents and $30,447 for out-of-state students.
- In private New York law schools, the 2024 average tuition & fees is $70,052.
- Total 16,250 students have attended New York law schools in 2025 and each school had 1,016 law school students in average.
- A total of 4,451 students have newly enrolled (first-time students) 2025 and , in average, a law school had 278 first-time students last year.
- Total 3,480 faculties have worked for New York law schools.
- The average bar exam pass rate is 79.52%.
List of New York Law Schools and Comparison
The following table lists 16 New York law schools with important statistics including tuition and LSAT scores. You can compare them with the information and sort the table by each column that you want.
The rankings are computed based on a number of factors including the admission scores, number of faculties, bar pass rate, acceptance rate, and employment statistics.
New York Law Schools Comparison Table
| School | Ranking | Founded | Tuition & Fees | Financial Aid | LSAT | GPA | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Bar Pass Rate | Population | Students to Faculty |
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| Columbia Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY | 5 | 1858 | $84,820 | $30,000 | 173 | 3.90 | 11.75% | 39.96% | 95.39% | 1,714 | 4 to 1 |
| New York University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY | 9 | 1835 | $83,152 | $21,000 | 172 | 3.91 | 16.67% | 28.60% | 96.58% | 2,058 | 5 to 1 |
| Cornell Law SchoolPrivateIthaca, NY | 15 | 1887 | $81,416 | $30,000 | 173 | 3.89 | 23.11% | 24.42% | 94.86% | 877 | 4 to 1 |
| Fordham University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY | 29 | 1905 | $75,728 | $35,000 | 167 | 3.76 | 22.15% | 28.15% | 87.78% | 1,733 | 4 to 1 |
| Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawPrivateNew York, NY | 43 | 1976 | $73,440 | $40,000 | 164 | 3.80 | 37.54% | 26.19% | 83.86% | 1,048 | 3 to 1 |
| St. John's University School of LawPrivateQueens, NY | 54 | 1925 | $74,136 | $70,170 | 162 | 3.74 | 30.60% | 23.97% | 87.10% | 807 | 5 to 1 |
| Saint Louis University School of LawPrivateQueens, NY | 94 | 1843 | $52,570 | $24,000 | 156 | 3.64 | 62.04% | 39.01% | 86.74% | 558 | 4 to 1 |
| Brooklyn Law SchoolPrivateBrooklyn, NY | 104 | 1901 | $73,442 | $34,000 | 160 | 3.54 | 54.29% | 18.15% | 78.82% | 1,122 | 5 to 1 |
| Syracuse University College of LawPrivateSyracuse, NY | 108 | 1895 | $64,417 | $23,000 | 158 | 3.62 | 13.08% | 25.57% | 74.59% | 746 | 7 to 1 |
| University at Buffalo Law SchoolPublicBuffalo, NY | 110 | 1887 | $34,690 | $12,000 | 156 | 3.71 | 44.75% | 39.35% | 81.05% | 882 | 6 to 1 |
| Albany Law SchoolPrivateAlbany, NY | 122 | 1851 | $61,186 | $35,000 | 156 | 3.47 | 47.62% | 24.53% | 82.05% | 704 | 8 to 1 |
| New York Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY | 134 | 1891 | $69,038 | $35,000 | 156 | 3.59 | 52.71% | 21.27% | 70.71% | 1,065 | 4 to 1 |
| Hofstra University School of LawPrivateHempstead, NY | 141 | 1970 | $71,586 | $35,000 | 155 | 3.62 | 50.86% | 25.33% | 76.34% | 836 | 5 to 1 |
| City University of New York School of LawPublicLong Island City, NY | 148 | 1983 | $26,203 | $8,000 | 154 | 3.44 | 40.29% | 29.82% | 55.88% | 670 | 6 to 1 |
| Pace University School of LawPrivateWhite Plains, NY | 162 | 1976 | $55,998 | $29,000 | 153 | 3.51 | 52.42% | 28.66% | 65.15% | 873 | 5 to 1 |
| Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law CenterPrivateCentral Islip, NY | 167 | 1980 | $59,800 | $22,000 | 151 | 3.22 | 48.27% | 31.92% | 55.35% | 557 | 6 to 1 |
