Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Overview

Established in 1976, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is a private (not-for-profit) law school at Yeshiva University. The 2026 tuition & fees of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is $79,644.

The acceptance rate of the school is 29.56% and yield is 28.16%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 165 and the average GPA is 3.78. Total 1,042 students are attending Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and 319 of them is first-year students. Last year 321 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 284 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 88.47%). You may want to check the general academic information of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

321 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 165 at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and the average undergraduate GPA is 3.78. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentile.

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law 2026 LSAT Scores and GPA
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
LSAT Scores	162	165	167
Undergraduate GPA	3.56	3.78	3.87

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law 2027 Tuition & Fees

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law tuition & fees is $79,644 for the academic year 2026-2027. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is $51,800. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $32,630

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Tuition & Fees
Average Living Costs
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law	$79,644
Living Costs	$25,760
Books & Supplies	$1,200
Personal Expenses	$9,154
Average Costs at Yeshiva University
Undergraduate	$51,800
Graduate	$32,630

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 3,833 students applied to Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and 1,133 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 319 students finally enrolled to Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. The acceptance rate is 29.56% and yield (enrollment rate) is 28%. With 7 deferred/pre-admitted students, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law has 326 first-year class students for the academic year 2025-2026.

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law 2026 Admission Statistics
	Number of Students
Applicants	3,833
Admitted	1,133
Enrolled	319
Acceptance Rate	29.56%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	28.16%
Deferred / Previously Admitted	7
Total First Year Class Enrollment	326

Law Student Population

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law has total 1,042 students for the academic year 2025-2026. Of the total students, 946 students enrolled in JD program and 96 enrolled in non-JD programs.

Total Enrollment at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Total Enrollment	1,042
JD Enrollment	946
Non-JD Enrollment	96

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law has 326 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 126 male and 194 female students. By attendance type, All students enrolled as the full-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

First Year Student Enrollment at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
	Total	Full-time
Total	326	320
Men	126	126
Women	194	194

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 308 students have graduated from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Among them, 321 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 284 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is 88.47% where the average pass rate of New York is 85.16%.

First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Total Graduates	308
First-time Bar Exam Taker	321 (302 new graduates, 19 from prior year and 9 Early First Time Takers)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker	6 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate	284 / 88.47%
Pass Rate at New York	85.16%