Pace University School of Law is a private law school in New York. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 68.55% first-time bar passage rate (state average 84.4%). 88.9% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 6.9% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $56,648 per year; a median grant of $29,000 brings median net tuition to about $27,648. The median LSAT is 154 with a 44.1% acceptance rate.
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 school68.55%
State avg84.4%
first-time -15.8 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 78.22% · class of 2025 first-time 65.18% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 154
151157
uGPAmedian 3.54
3.313.74
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied2,293
Offered1,012
Enrolled 1L324
Offer rate 44% · yield 32%.
Grant distribution
No grant 6.6%Under half 46.9%Half to full 41.5%Full 4.9%Stipend 0.1%
Demographics
Women 64%Men 36%
White
566
Black
55
Hispanic
95
Asian
59
Two or more
78
Other / unreported
20
Cost detail
Resident tuition
$56,648
Non-resident
$56,648
Mandatory fees
$1,108
Living estimate
$33,422
Median grant
$29,000
Grant 25 / 75
$20,000 / $38,500
Cond. schol. loss
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Faculty & market
Total faculty
151
Full-time faculty
43
Faculty of color
22
Total JD enrollment
873
Graduates
261
Mean attorney salary · state
$208,480
Admissions
LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
151 / 154 / 157
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.31 / 3.54 / 3.74
Acceptance rate
44.1%
Applications received
2,293
Offers extended
1,012
1L enrollment
324
Total JD enrollment
873
GRE-only takers
4
1L attrition (academic / other)
16 / 3
Transfers in / out
2 / 5
Cost & scholarships
Resident tuition
$56,648
Non-resident tuition
$56,648
Mandatory fees
$1,108
Living-expense estimate
$33,422
Median grant
$29,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile
$20,000 / $38,500
No-grant share
6.6%
< half-tuition grants
46.9%
Half-to-full grants
41.5%
Full-tuition grants
4.9%
Above-full grants (stipend)
0.1%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
—
Part-time JD
Part-time 1L enrollment
77
PT LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
151 / 152 / 155
PT uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.01 / 3.37 / 3.57
Part-time tuition
$42,508
Part-time JD figures, most recent ABA 509 cycle.
Bar passage
First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)
68.55%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar
78.22%
State average (same exam)
84.4%
Difference vs. state
-15.8 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.
What is the first-time bar passage rate at Pace University School of Law?
Pace University School of Law reported a 68.55% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 84.4% state average.
How much does Pace University School of Law cost?
Resident tuition at Pace University School of Law is $56,648 per year (about $169,944 over three years). The median grant is $29,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $27,648 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Pace University School of Law?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Pace University School of Law is 154 and the median GPA is 3.54; the acceptance rate is 44.1%.
What are the job outcomes at Pace University School of Law?
88.9% of Pace University School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 6.9% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 5.0% 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.