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Brooklyn Law School

New York · Private · School ID: brooklyn-law-school

Brooklyn Law School is a private law school in New York. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 84.5% 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.

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Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)158 / 161 / 163
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.37 / 3.59 / 3.75
Acceptance rate44.0%
Applications received4,600
Offers extended2,024
1L enrollment414
Total JD enrollment1,126
GRE-only takers9
Transfers in / out5 / 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 share8.7%
< half-tuition grants45.2%
Half-to-full grants41.8%
Full-tuition grants3.7%
Above-full grants (stipend)0.6%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)84.5%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar90.6%
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.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates356
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)91.6%
Bar-required jobs84.6%
MegaLaw 500+18.3%
BigLaw 251–5001.7%
Mid 101–2505.3%
Small 2–10028.4%
Solo0.0%
Clerkships5.6%
Government12.1%
Public interest10.4%
Business / industry9.3%
Academia0.6%
Seeking employment6.2%

Top destination states (2024)

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment419 (38.1%)
Female enrollment681 (61.9%)
White681
Black52
Hispanic150
Asian151
Two or more races37
Other / unreported55

Faculty

Total faculty231
Full-time71
Faculty of color38

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$208,480

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at Brooklyn Law School?

Brooklyn Law School reported a 84.5% 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.

Other law schools in New York

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Brooklyn Law School, published by the American Bar Association at abarequireddisclosures.org. State attorney salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS 2024 (occupation code 23-1011). Cost-of-living from U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. Methodology: /methodology.html.