New York Law Tuition, LSAT, and Admission

New York Law School is located in New York, NY, founded in 1891. New York Law School' tuition & fees is $78,304 for first-year students in the academic year 2026-2027. 85.95% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $45,714. That could cover 58.38% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 39.67% and total of 405 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.63 and the average LSAT score is 157. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 81.90%.

2026-2027 Tuition & Fees

New York Law School's 2027 tuition & fees is $78,304 for its prospective students. The law school tuition is increased by 6.50% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $23,544. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of New York Law School is $101,848.

The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for New York Law School.

New York Law School 2027 Tuition & Fees
20262027
Law School Tuition $73,524$78,304
6.50%
Living Costs$23,759$23,544
-0.90%
COA$97,283$101,848
4.69%
Grants / Scholarships$40,000**$45,714
COA after receiving aid$57,283$56,134
**The law school has not released its 2027 financial aid data yet. The amount is an estimate based on last year change rate of average amount of financial aid received.

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LSAT Scores and GPA for 2026 Admission

The average GPA is 3.63 and the average LSAT score is 157 for 2027 New York Law School admission.

The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 398 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 409 students including both full-time and part-time status.

The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.

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New York Law School Average GPA and LSAT scores
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
GPA3.413.633.78
Full-Time3.433.633.78
Part-Time3.273.63.75
LSAT Scores154157160
Full-Time154157160
Part-Time151155159

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2025-2026, total 4,114 students have applied to New York Law School and 1,632 students have accepted to get into the school.

Among the admitted students, 405 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 39.67% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 24.51% at New York Law School. With 4 pre-admitted students, total 409 first-year students enrolled in New York Law School.

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New York Law School Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
Number of Students
Acceptance Rate39.67%
Applicants4,114
Admitted1,632
Yield (Enrollment Rate)24.51%
Enrolled405
Pre-Admitted4
Total Number of First-Year Students409
Male121
Female281
Another Gender3
Full-time353
Part-time52

Grants and Scholarships

At New York Law School, 85.95% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $45,714. 0.22% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 65.56% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

You can view more detailed financial aid statistics at New York Law School costs and financial aid page.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
Amounts / Percentage
Full-time
Number Received783
Half or Less than Tuition33.33%
Half to Full Tuition66.54%
Full Tuition0.00%
More than Full Tuition0.13%
Part-time
Number Received117
Half or Less than Tuition40.17%
Half to Full Tuition58.97%
Full Tuition0.00%
More than Full Tuition0.85%

First-Year Enrollment Statistics by Gender and Race/Ethnicity

New York Law School enrolled 408 first-year students in total. Among them, 91.18% identified their race/ethnicity. By race and ethnicity, 229 White, 43 Asian, 11 Black or African American, 76 Hispanic students enrolled. By gender, 115 male and 251 female students enrolled at New York Law School.

By race and ethnicity, White has the most enrollment share at 56.13%, followed by Hispanics with 18.63%.

2026 Enrollment by Gender

2026 Enrollment by Race

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New York Law School First-Year Enrollment Statistics by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomenAnotherUnknown
American Indian or Alaska Native1 (0.25%)1000
Asian43 (10.54%)73600
Black or African American11 (2.70%)6500
Hispanics76 (18.63%)225400
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0 (0%)0000
Multiracial13 (3.19%)21100
White229 (56.13%)7814533
Unknown36 (8.82%)53001

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 342 students took the bar exam first time at New York Law School. Among them, 248 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 72.51%. For reference, the average pass rate at New York law schools is 81.54%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at New York Law School.

In 2025, 287 students graduated from New York Law School. Of them, 230 graduates employed where bar passage required and 33 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 266 graduates employed as full-time and 7 employed as part-time status. Check more employment statistics at New York Law School employement summary page.

New York Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate366
First-time Takers342
16 from prior year
No Exam Takers0
First-time Bar Exam Passer248
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate72.51%
Average Pass Rate at New York Law Schools81.54%

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