Brooklyn Law School is a private law school in New York. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 84.48% first-time bar passage rate (state average 85.7%). 91.6% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 20.0% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $75,496 per year; a median grant of $34,000 brings median net tuition to about $41,496. The median LSAT is 161 with a 44.0% acceptance rate.
No placements reported (0%): Solo. These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.
Bar passage · first-time
This school84.48%
State avg85.7%
first-time -1.2 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 93.45% · class of 2025 first-time 85.47% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 161
158163
uGPAmedian 3.59
3.373.75
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied4,600
Offered2,024
Enrolled 1L414
Offer rate 44% · yield 20%.
Grant distribution
No grant 8.7%Under half 45.2%Half to full 41.8%Full 3.7%Stipend 0.6%
Demographics
Women 62%Men 38%
White
681
Black
52
Hispanic
150
Asian
151
Two or more
37
Other / unreported
55
Cost detail
Resident tuition
$75,496
Non-resident
$75,496
Mandatory fees
$1,450
Living estimate
$36,528
Median grant
$34,000
Grant 25 / 75
$25,000 / $48,000
Cond. schol. loss
—
Faculty & market
Total faculty
231
Full-time faculty
71
Faculty of color
38
Total JD enrollment
1,126
Graduates
356
Mean attorney salary · state
$208,480
Admissions
LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
158 / 161 / 163
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.37 / 3.59 / 3.75
Acceptance rate
44.0%
Applications received
4,600
Offers extended
2,024
1L enrollment
414
Total JD enrollment
1,126
GRE-only takers
9
1L attrition (academic / other)
17 / 8
Transfers in / out
5 / 24
Cost & scholarships
Resident tuition
$75,496
Non-resident tuition
$75,496
Mandatory fees
$1,450
Living-expense estimate
$36,528
Median grant
$34,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile
$25,000 / $48,000
No-grant share
8.7%
< half-tuition grants
45.2%
Half-to-full grants
41.8%
Full-tuition grants
3.7%
Above-full grants (stipend)
0.6%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
—
Part-time JD
Part-time 1L enrollment
34
PT LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
157 / 160 / 162
PT uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.00 / 3.43 / 3.58
Part-time tuition
$75,496
Part-time JD figures, most recent ABA 509 cycle.
Bar passage
First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)
84.48%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar
93.45%
State average (same exam)
85.7%
Difference vs. state
-1.2 pts
Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.
What is the first-time bar passage rate at Brooklyn Law School?
Brooklyn Law School reported a 84.48% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 85.7% state average.
How much does Brooklyn Law School cost?
Resident tuition at Brooklyn Law School is $75,496 per year (about $226,488 over three years). The median grant is $34,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $41,496 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Brooklyn Law School?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Brooklyn Law School is 161 and the median GPA is 3.59; the acceptance rate is 44.0%.
What are the job outcomes at Brooklyn Law School?
91.6% of Brooklyn Law School graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 20.0% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 6.2% were still seeking employment.
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Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.