Fordham University

150 W. 62nd Street
New York, NY 10023-7485
(212) 636-6810

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#1 in Private Sector Salary

Fordham Law is tied for #1 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($180,000).

#20 in Highest Tuition

Fordham Law ranks #20 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($60,406). 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.

#21 in Public Sector Salary

Fordham Law is tied for #21 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($61,250).

#22 in Acceptance Rate

Fordham Law ranks #22 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 25.9% among those who applied for admission.

#24 in Median LSAT

Fordham Law is tied for #24 in terms of the median LSAT score (164) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#27 in Bar Passage Rate

Fordham Law ranks #27 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (92.3%), and it outperforms by +16.6% 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.)

#32 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#101 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
Fordham Law ranks #32 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (61.9%) and #101 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (76.8%).

#51 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Fordham Law ranks #51 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.60) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#67 in Presence of Minority Students

Fordham Law ranks #67 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (37.8%).

#81 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Fordham Law is tied for #81 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (6.6:1).

#86 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Fordham Law ranks #86 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (13.1%).

#90 in Library Size

Fordham Law ranks #90 in terms of library size with 431,024 volumes or equivalents.

#109 in Presence of Female Faculty

Fordham Law is tied for #109 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (38.5%).

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: March 15
Application Fee: $70

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 25.9% 35.1%
LSAT Score (Median) 164 163
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 161-166 160-165
GPA (Median) 3.60 3.52
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.38-3.70 3.35-3.69

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: NY NY
School's bar passage rate: 92.3% 85.8%
State overall bar passage rate: 75.7% 72.7%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +16.6% +13.1%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 61.9% 54.9%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 76.8% 74.3%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $60,406 $54,116
Room and Board: $20,010 $19,618
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 77.5% 64.6%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $21,000 $15,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $146,217 $149,058
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 59.3% 60.2%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 1245 956
Men: 46.6% 52.6%
Women: 53.4% 47.4%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 62.2% N/A
Black: 5.1% N/A
Hispanic: 11.4% N/A
Asian: 9.7% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 6.6 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 358 N/A
Male: 61.5% N/A
Female: 38.5% N/A
Minority: 13.1% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $180,000 $160,000
Public Sector (Median): $61,250 $60,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 431,024 501,663