Law schools in Middle Atlantic

Name: Law schools in Middle Atlantic — ABA Standard 509 data
Creator: American Bar Association
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The 26 ABA-accredited law schools in Middle Atlantic report a median first-time bar passage of 86%, above the national median of 82.9%.

Median LSAT median 159.5 (national 159)
First-time bar passage median 86% (national 82.9%)
Full-time, long-term JD employment median 91.05% (national 90.8%)
Resident tuition median $62,497 (national $45,200)

States in this region

New Jersey · New York · Pennsylvania

Schools, ranked by first-time bar passage

#	Law school	State	Median LSAT	First-time bar passage	Full-time, long-term JD employment	Resident tuition
1	University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School	Pennsylvania	173	96.7%	99.6%	$78,348
2	New York University School of Law	New York	172	96.7%	99.3%	$83,952
3	Cornell Law School	New York	173	96.4%	99.5%	$84,722
4	Columbia Law School	New York	173	95.8%	97.4%	$85,368
5	Fordham University School of Law	New York	168	93%	91.2%	$78,078
6	Villanova University School of Law	Pennsylvania	164	91.3%	96.2%	$59,800
7	Temple University School of Law	Pennsylvania	165	90.3%	95.4%	$32,588
8	Duquesne University School of Law	Pennsylvania	157	88.7%	90.1%	$58,898
9	Cardozo, Yeshiva University School of Law	New York	165	88.5%	90.8%	$74,438
10	St. John's University School of Law	New York	164	87.7%	92.8%	$75,170
11	Seton Hall University School of Law	New Jersey	161	87.2%	95.7%	$69,660
12	Penn State Dickinson Law	Pennsylvania	159	87%	87%	$60,048
13	University of Pittsburgh School of Law	Pennsylvania	160	86.3%	89.3%	$39,936
14	University at Buffalo School of Law	New York	157	85.7%	94.9%	$26,430
15	Drexel University School of Law	Pennsylvania	160	85%	89.5%	$57,000
16	Brooklyn Law School	New York	161	84.5%	91.6%	$75,496
17	Syracuse University School of Law	New York	158	82.9%	90.9%	$64,650
18	New York Law School	New York	157	81.9%	85.9%	$71,052
19	Hofstra University School of Law	New York	157	78.9%	90.1%	$73,344
20	Albany Law School	New York	158	74.3%	91.6%	$63,994
21	Rutgers University School of Law	New Jersey	158	72.8%	92.9%	$31,577
22	Pace University School of Law	New York	154	68.5%	88.9%	$56,648
23	Widener University Delaware Law School	Pennsylvania	152	66.3%	90.8%	$56,550
24	City University of New York School of Law	New York	155	65.7%	80.7%	$15,450
25	Touro University School of Law	New York	153	61.7%	84.8%	$61,000
26	Widener University Commonwealth Law School	Pennsylvania	150	54%	84.8%	$54,375

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosures, most recent reported cycle. Last updated June 8, 2026.