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Long Island City, NY 11101-4356
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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#1 in Presence of Female Faculty

CUNY Law is tied for #1 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (64.6%).

#11 in Presence of Minority Faculty

CUNY Law ranks #11 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (36.7%).

#17 in Presence of Minority Students

CUNY Law ranks #17 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (56.4%).

#38 in Acceptance Rate

CUNY Law ranks #38 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 31.9% among those who applied for admission.

#56 in Bar Passage Rate

CUNY Law ranks #56 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (86.2%), and it outperforms by +10.5% the state of New York’s overall bar passage rate of 75.7%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#93 in Public Sector Salary

CUNY Law is tied for #93 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($54,583).

#102 in Median LSAT

CUNY Law is tied for #102 in terms of the median LSAT score (154) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#135 in Private Sector Salary

CUNY Law is tied for #135 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($62,500).

#145 in Median Undergraduate GPA

CUNY Law ranks #145 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.28) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#166 in Student to Faculty Ratio

CUNY Law is tied for #166 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (9.1:1).

#182 in Library Size

CUNY Law ranks #182 in terms of library size with 78,675 volumes or equivalents.

#229 in Highest Tuition (out-of-state)

#272 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
CUNY Law ranks #229 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $25,463, and it ranks #272 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $15,563. We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates. Room and board expenses average $14,823 per year.

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: May 15
Application Fee: $60

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 31.9% 44.8%
LSAT Score (Median) 154 153
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 150-158 150-156
GPA (Median) 3.28 3.34
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.01-3.58 3.09-3.59

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: NY NY
School's bar passage rate: 86.2% 77.4%
State overall bar passage rate: 75.7% 72.7%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +10.5% +4.7%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: N/A N/A
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 71.3% 50.3%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition (In-State): $15,563 N/A
Tuition (Out-of-State): $25,463 N/A
Room and Board: $14,823 $13,669
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 44.3% 57.4%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $8,000 $5,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $68,355 $77,751
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 63.2% 85.6%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 578 310
Men: 38.4% 35.8%
Women: 60.2% 64.2%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 43.6% N/A
Black: 11.4% N/A
Hispanic: 23.2% N/A
Asian: 9.2% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 9.1 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 79 N/A
Male: 35.4% N/A
Female: 64.6% N/A
Minority: 36.7% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $62,500 $50,000
Public Sector (Median): $54,583 $37,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 78,675 230,559