Founded: 1835 in New York City
Dean: Trevor Morrison
Academic Year Calendar: Semester
Degree Programs Offered: J.D, LL.M., J.S.D.
J.D. Application Early Decision Deadline: November 15
J.D. Scholarships and Academic Scholars Program Deadline: January 1
J.D. Application Regular Decision Deadline: February 15
Student to Faculty Ratio: 9.0 to 1
Centers and Institutes: 29
Student-run Publications: 10
Student Organizations: 81
J.D. Student Body
- J.D. students: 1,471
- J.D. degrees awarded in 2012: 482
- Male/female ratio: 58%/42%
- Students of color: 26%
- International: 4%
Fall 2013 Entering J.D. Class Profile
- 440 full-time day students (no part-time or evening)
- LSAT 75th%/25th%: 172/168
- Undergraduate GPA 75th%/25th%: 3.85/3.57
- 39 states represented
- 33% students of color
- 72% out of college at least one year
- 12% out of college five or more years
- 9% hold advanced or professional degrees
Costs, Financial Aid and Scholarships (2011-12)
- Tuition and fees: $48,950
- Room and board: $21,354
- Average scholarship or grant award: $21,831*
- Percentage of students receiving grants: 35.66%
*Scholarship recipients are required to maintain satisfactory academic progress in order to retain their scholarships. The Law School’s current scholarship retention rate is 100%.
Public Interest Funding
Loan Repayment Assistance Program for students pursuing careers in public service 15% of graduating students were funded in 2011, when 480 active participants received nearly $5 million in benefits. Public Interest summer funding grants
1Ls receive $4,500 and 2Ls receive $6,500. In summer 2012, 283 1Ls and 145 2Ls received grants to work in the U.S. and more than 40 other countries.
Careers
During 2011-2012, 549 private law firms, public interest organizations, government agencies, corporations, and public accounting firms visited NYU School of Law to interview students. The interviewers came from 25 states and 8 foreign countries; 45% were from outside New York.
Median overall salary of the Class of 2012: $160,000
For more information, see Employment Data for Recent Graduates.
Bar Pass Rate
More than 75 % of J.D. graduates take the New York State Bar Exam. The bar pass rate on this exam for 2011 was 95.54%.
