ABA Standard 509 · 2025 cycle · Last synced May 31, 2026

New York Law School

New York · Private · School ID: new-york-law-school

New York Law School is a private law school in New York. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 81.9% first-time bar passage rate (state average 84.7%). 85.9% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 12.2% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $71,052 per year; a median grant of $40,000 brings median net tuition to about $31,052. The median LSAT is 157 with a 39.7% acceptance rate.

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Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)154 / 157 / 160
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.41 / 3.63 / 3.78
Acceptance rate39.7%
Applications received4,114
Offers extended1,632
1L enrollment409
Total JD enrollment1,107
GRE-only takers0
Transfers in / out0 / 6

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$71,052
Non-resident tuition$71,052
Mandatory fees$2,472
Living-expense estimate$23,759
Median grant$40,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$21,300 / $55,000
No-grant share14.9%
< half-tuition grants29.1%
Half-to-full grants55.8%
Full-tuition grants0.0%
Above-full grants (stipend)0.2%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)81.9%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar89.6%
State average (same exam)84.7%
Difference vs. state-2.8 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 graduates313
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)85.9%
Bar-required jobs74.8%
MegaLaw 500+10.9%
BigLaw 251–5001.3%
Mid 101–2504.2%
Small 2–10025.2%
Solo0.0%
Clerkships7.7%
Government17.9%
Public interest7.3%
Business / industry13.1%
Academia1.9%
Seeking employment6.4%

Top destination states (2024)

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment375 (34.4%)
Female enrollment716 (65.6%)
White658
Black44
Hispanic183
Asian109
Two or more races39
Other / unreported74

Faculty

Total faculty247
Full-time53
Faculty of color50

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$208,480

Frequently asked questions

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

New York Law School reported a 81.9% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 84.7% state average.

How much does New York Law School cost?

Resident tuition at New York Law School is $71,052 per year (about $213,156 over three years). The median grant is $40,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $31,052 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for New York Law School?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at New York Law School is 157 and the median GPA is 3.63; the acceptance rate is 39.7%.

What are the job outcomes at New York Law School?

85.9% of New York Law School graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 12.2% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 6.4% were still seeking employment.

Other law schools in New York

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for New York 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.