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City University of New York School of Law

LSAT 154
GPA 3.42
Tuition & Fees $26,204
($16,014)
Acceptance Rate 35.27 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 74.56 %

City University of New York School of Law Overview

City University of New York School of Law, Long Island City, NY
Established in 1983, City University of New York School of Law is a public law school located in Long Island City, New York. The 2025 tuition & fees of City University of New York School of Law is $16,014 for New York residents and $26,204 for out-of-state students.
The acceptance rate of the school is 35.27% and yield is 33.12%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 154 and the average GPA is 3.42. Total 698 students are attending City University of New York School of Law and 205 of them is first-year students. Last year 138 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 91 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 74.56%). You may want to check the general academic information of City University of New York School of Law at CUNY School of Law academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

219 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 154 City University of New York School of Law. The average undergraduate GPA from 214 submitters is 3.42. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
City University of New York School of Law 2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
LSAT Scores152150156153160157
Undergraduate GPA3.233.063.483.363.663.6

City University of New York School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees

City University of New York School of Law tuition & fees is $16,014 for New York residents and $26,204 for non-residents for the academic year 2022-2023.
City University of New York School of Law Tuition & Fees
In-StateOut-of-State
City University of New York School of Law$16,014$26,204
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$19,042
Books & Supplies$1,364
Personal Expenses$2,576

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 1,998 students applied to City University of New York School of Law and 592 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 208 students finally enrolled to City University of New York School of Law. The acceptance rate is 35.27% and yield (enrollment rate) is 33%. With 11 deferred/pre-admitted students, City University of New York School of Law has 219 first-year class students for the academic year 2021-2022.
City University of New York School of Law 2024 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants1,998
Admitted592
Enrolled208
Acceptance Rate35.27%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)33.12%
Deferred / Previously Admitted11
Total First Year Class Enrollment219

Law Student Population

City University of New York School of Law has total 698 students for the academic year 2021-2022. Of the total students, 696 students enrolled in JD program and 0 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at City University of New York School of Law
Total Enrollment696
JD Enrollment696
Non-JD Enrollment0
City University of New York School of Law has 219 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 64 male and 153 female students. 4 student(s) with other type of gender. By attendance type, 161 students enrolled as full-time and 60 students as part-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at City University of New York School of Law.
First Year Student Enrollment at City University of New York School of Law
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total219 16160
Men64 4222
Women153 11538
Other4 40

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 147 students have graduated from City University of New York School of Law. Among them, 138 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 91 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at City University of New York School of Law is 74.56% where the average pass rate of New York is 85.74%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at City University of New York School of Law
Total Graduates147
First-time Bar Exam Taker138
(131 new graduates, 7 from prior year and 6 Early First Time Takers)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker16 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate91 / 65.94%
Pass Rate at New York85.74%