Founded in 1983, City University of New York School of Law, also known as CUNY Law, is located in Long Island City, NY. City University of New York School of Law' tuition & fees is $18,852 for New York residents and $29,042 for out-of-state students in the academic year 2024-2025. 86.29% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $946. That could cover 3.26% 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 55.88%.
City University of New York School of Law's 2025 tuition & fees is $18,852 for New York residents and $29,042 for others. The 2025 tuition was increased by 10.83% from last year.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $27,716. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of City University of New York School of Law is $56,758.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other law school costs for City University of New York School of Law.
City University of New York School of Law 2025 Tuition & Fees
2024
2025
% Changed
New York Residents
Out-of-State
New York Residents
Out-of-State
Law School Tuition
$16,014
$26,204
$18,852
$29,042
10.83%
Living Costs
$27,122
$27,716
2.19%
Room & Board
$22,976
$23,448
Books & Supplies
$1,500
$1,500
Personal Expenses
$2,646
$2,768
COA
$43,136
$53,326
$46,568
$56,758
6.44%
Grants / Scholarships
$946
$946
COA after receiving aid
$42,190
$55,812
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.
Grants and Scholarships Statistics
Amounts / Percentage
Full-time
Number Received
409
Half or Less than Tuition
86.06%
Half to Full Tuition
11.49%
Full Tuition
0.73%
More than Full Tuition
1.71%
Part-time
Number Received
153
Half or Less than Tuition
83.01%
Half to Full Tuition
15.69%
Full Tuition
0.65%
More than Full Tuition
0.65%
GPA and LSAT Scores
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.
City University of New York School of Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers