ABA-Accredited Law Schools in New York Comparison Table

The following table compares ABA-Accredited Law Schools in New York with important law schools facts. All data is for the academic year 2023-2024, except bar exam passage data for 2022-2023.
School NameTuition & FeesAcceptance RateAverage GPAAverage LSATTotal EnrollmentEnrollment (First-Year Students)Bar Exam Pass Rate*
Albany Law School
private, Albany, NY
$61,136 54.87% 3.47 155 694 189 82.05%
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
private, New York, NY
$73,440 37.64% 3.79 164 1,030 311 83.86%
Brooklyn Law School
private, Brooklyn, NY
$70,356 50.00% 3.56 160 1,177 378 78.82%
City University of New York School of Law
public, Long Island City, NY
$29,042
($18,852)
39.89% 3.45 153 674 207 55.88%
Columbia Law School
private, New York, NY
$81,292 12.23% 3.90 173 1,748 363 93.72%
Cornell Law School
private, Ithaca, NY
$77,593 18.39% 3.90 172 875 187 94.29%
Fordham University School of Law
private, New York, NY
$72,282 21.13% 3.75 167 1,575 431 87.78%
Hofstra University School of Law
private, Hempstead, NY
$68,860 50.38% 3.59 156 857 269 76.34%
Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
private, Central Islip, NY
$57,545 50.49% 3.22 151 542 172 55.35%
New York Law School
private, New York, NY
$64,824 53.11% 3.51 156 1,062 346 70.71%
New York University School of Law
private, New York, NY
$80,014 16.76% 3.90 172 2,094 407 96.58%
Pace University School of Law
private, White Plains, NY
$53,886 53.34% 3.47 152 862 281 65.15%
Saint Louis University School of Law
private, Queens, NY
$48,594 61.90% 3.59 155 561 178 86.74%
St. John's University School of Law
private, Queens, NY
$72,630 41.48% 3.71 162 863 269 87.10%
Syracuse University College of Law
private, Syracuse, NY
$62,050 42.59% 3.58 157 743 231 74.59%
University at Buffalo Law School
public, Buffalo, NY
$33,550
($28,710)
41.08% 3.72 156 823 139 81.05%
*The pass rate is based on the first time bar exam takers.
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