Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

The law school of Yeshiva University, known as Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, is a Private, 4 years school in New York, NY. The law school tuition & fees at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is $70,646.Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 164 and the average GPA is 3.76. Total 1,056 students are attending the law school and 313 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 164
2024 Tuition & Fees (JD): $70,646
LLM Tuition & Fees: $70,646
Acceptance Rate: 33.80%
Student Population: 1,056
First-Year Student: 313

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2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is $70,646 for law school students. The tuition increased by 3.19% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $22,143 including costs for room & boards, transportation, and other personal expenses. The living costs does not include the fees for health insurance.

The average tuition & fees of law schools in New York is $59,647 for New York residents and $60,649 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $41,844 for State residents and $47,084 for out-of-state students.

The tuition & fees of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is more expensive than the average tuition & fees of New York law schools, as well as costs of all law schools in United States.

The next table shows the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law tuition & fees and compare it to the New York law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2024 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2022	2023	2024
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law	$66,487	$68,462	$70,646
New York Law Schools	$55,797	$60,649	-
All U.S. Law Schools	$43,395	$47,084	-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 164 and the average GPA is 3.76 at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

The LSAT score of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is higher than the average LSAT score of New York law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The undergraduate GPA of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is higher than the average LSAT score of New York law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25^th/50^th/75^th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.

LSAT Scores
GPA

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law LSAT scores distribution
	Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law		New York Law Schools	All Law Schools
	Full-time	Part-time	New York Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	159	159	157	155
50^th percentile	164	162	160	158
75^th percentile	167	166	162	161

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawGPA distribution
	Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law		New York Law Schools	All Law Schools
	Full-time	Part-time	New York Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	3.48	3.34	3.34	3.29
50^th percentile	3.76	3.74	3.58	3.58
75^th percentile	3.87	3.81	3.75	3.76

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 3,414 students have applied to Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Among them, 1,154 students have accepted to admit and 313 have enrolled into Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawThe acceptance rate is 33.80% and the yield is 27%.

The acceptance rate of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is lower than the acceptance rate of New York law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Admission Statistics
	Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law	New York Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	3,414	53,117	427,103
Admitted	1,154	15,264	128,500
Enrolled	313	4,112	36,795
Acceptance Rate	33.80%	36.78%	40.93%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	27.12%	28.12%	31.46%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,056 students enrolled to Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Among them 956 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 100 students enrolled in Non-JD program.

For the first class, 313 students newly joined to to Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. By gender, there are 126 men and 187 women first-time students at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. By attending status, 262 students enrolled as full-time and 51 students enrolled as part-time status.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Student Population
	2022	2023
Total Enrollment	996	1,056
JD Enrollment	939	956
Non-JD Enrollment	57	100

First-year Student Population
	2022			2023
	Total	Full time	Part time	Total	Full time	Part time
Total	311	277	51	313	262	51
Men	136	105	20	127	101	25
Women	203	172	31	187	161	26

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 83.45% where 284 students took the exam and 237 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of New York law schools (81.75%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2022	2023
Number of Graduates	350	280
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	327	284
New Graduates	314	266
Prior Year Graduates	6	11
Early Takers	7	7
No Exam Takers	27	6
Exam Passer	297	237
Exam Pass Rate	90.83%	83.45%
New York Pass Rate	85.33%	81.75%