Cardozo Law - Tuition, LSAT, and Acceptance Rate

2025 Tuition & Fees

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law's 2025 tuition & fees is $73,440 for its first-year students. The 2025 tuition was increased by 3.95% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $32,645. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is $106,085.

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Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law 2025 Tuition & Fees
	2024	2025	% Changed
Law School Tuition	$70,646	$73,440	3.95%
Living Costs	$31,130	$32,645	4.87%
Room & Board	$22,188	$23,438
Books & Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
Personal Expenses	$7,742	$8,007
COA	$101,776	$106,085	4.23%
Grants / Scholarships	$35,000	$35,000
COA after receiving aid	$66,776	$71,085

Grants and Scholarships

At Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 91.54% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $35,000. 2.82% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 59.76% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
	Amounts / Percentage
Average Grant Amount	$35,000
Number Received	922
Half or Less than Tuition	345 (37.42%)
Half to Full Tuition	551 (59.76%)
Full Tuition	25 (2.85%)
More than Full Tuition	0 (0.00%)

GPA and LSAT Scores

The average GPA of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is 3.79 and the average LSAT score is 164. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 309 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 316 students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Average GPA and LSAT scores
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
GPA	3.55	3.79	3.88
LSAT Scores	160	164	166

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 3,148 students have applied to Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and 1,185 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 311 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 37.64% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 26.24% at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. With 8 pre-admitted students, total 319 first-year students enrolled in Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

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Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
	Number of Students
Applicants	3,148
Admitted	1,185
Enrolled	311
Acceptance Rate	37.64%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	26.24%
Pre-Admitted	8
Total Number of First-Year Students	319 122 men, 189 women, 3 Other 266 full-time, 48 part-time

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 284 students took the bar exam first time at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Among them, 237 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 83.45%. For reference, the average pass rate at New York law schools is 81.75%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

In 2023, 323 students graduated from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Of them, 265 graduates employed where bar passage required and 26 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 289 graduates employed as full-time and 7 employed as part-time status.

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
	Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate	280
First-time Takers	284 11 from prior year, 7 Early Takers
No Exam Takers	6
First-time Bar Exam Passer	237
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate	83.45%
Average Pass Rate at New York Law Schools	81.75%