City University of New York School of Law, part of CUNY School of Law, is located in Long Island City, NY, founded in 1983. City University of New York School of Law' tuition & fees is $16,014 for New York residents and $26,204 for out-of-state students in the academic year 2023-2024. 86.29% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $946. That could cover 3.61% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 39.89% and total of 207 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.45 and the average LSAT score is 153. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 74.56%.
City University of New York School of Law's 2024 tuition & fees is $16,014 for New York residents and $26,204 for others. The law school tuition is not increased and stayed same last year.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $27,122. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of City University of New York School of Law is $53,326.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for City University of New York School of Law.
City University of New York School of Law 2024 Tuition & Fees
2023
2024
New York Residents
Out-of-State
New York Residents
Out-of-State
Law School Tuition
$16,014
$26,204
$16,014
$26,204
Living Costs
$22,982
$27,122 18.01%
Room & Board
$19,042
$22,976
Books & Supplies
$1,364
$1,500
Personal Expenses
$2,576
$2,646
COA
$38,996
$49,186
$43,136 10.62%
$53,326 8.42%
Grants / Scholarships
$946
$946
COA after receiving aid
$38,050
$52,380
Grants and Scholarships
At City University of New York School of Law, 86.29% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $946. 2.14% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 12.63% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
The average GPA of City University of New York School of Law is 3.45 and the average LSAT score is 153. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 209 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 213 students including both full-time and part-time status. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
City University of New York School of Law Average GPA and LSAT scores
25th Percentile
50th Percentile
75th Percentile
GPA
3.12
3.45
3.73
Full-Time
3.2
3.51
3.78
Part-Time
2.96
3.22
3.59
LSAT Scores
150
153
157
Full-Time
151
153
158
Part-Time
149
153
157
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,572 students have applied to City University of New York School of Law and 627 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 207 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 39.89% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 33.01% at City University of New York School of Law. With 6 pre-admitted students, total 213 first-year students enrolled in City University of New York School of Law.
Last year, total 169 students took the bar exam first time at City University of New York School of Law. Among them, 126 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 74.56%. For reference, the average pass rate at New York law schools is 81.81%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at City University of New York School of Law.
In 2023, 188 students graduated from City University of New York School of Law. Of them, 124 graduates employed where bar passage required and 17 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 143 graduates employed as full-time and 15 employed as part-time status. Check more employment statistics at City University of New York School of Law employement summary page.
City University of New York School of Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers