City University of New York School of Law

The law school of CUNY School of Law, known as City University of New York School of Law, is a Public, 4 years school in Long Island City, NY. The law school tuition & fees at City University of New York School of Law is $29,042. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 153 and the average GPA is 3.45 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 674 students are attending the law school and 207 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 153
Tuition & Fees (JD): $29,042
Acceptance Rate: 39.89%
Student Population: 674
First-Year Student: 207

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2024-2025 Tuition & Fees

The 2024-2025 tuition & fees at City University of New York School of Law is $18,852 for New York residents and $29,042 for out-of-state students. The tuition increased by 10.83% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $19,042 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 $62,265 for New York residents and $63,267 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,924 for State residents and $48,063 for out-of-state students.

The tuition & fees of City University of New York School of Law is cheaper than the average tuition & fees of New York law schools.

The next table shows the City University of New York School of Law tuition & fees and compare it to the New York law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2025 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.

City University of New York School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2023		2024		2025
	In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
City University of New York School of Law	$16,014	$26,204	$16,014	$26,204	$18,852	$29,042
New York Law Schools	$59,515	$60,517	$62,265	$63,267	-
All U.S. Law Schools	$42,101	$47,510	$42,924	$48,063	-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 153 and the average GPA is 3.45 at City University of New York School of Law.

The LSAT score of City University of New York School of Law is lower than the average LSAT score of New York law schools.

The undergraduate GPA of City University of New York School of Law is lower than the average LSAT score of New York law schools.

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

City University of New York School of Law LSAT scores distribution
	City University of New York School of Law		New York Law Schools	All Law Schools
	Full-time	Part-time	New York Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	151	149	157	155
50^th percentile	153	153	160	159
75^th percentile	158	157	163	161

City University of New York School of LawGPA distribution
	City University of New York School of Law		New York Law Schools	All Law Schools
	Full-time	Part-time	New York Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	3.2	2.96	3.39	3.33
50^th percentile	3.51	3.22	3.63	3.61
75^th percentile	3.78	3.59	3.80	3.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,572 students have applied to City University of New York School of Law. Among them, 627 students have accepted to admit and 207 have enrolled into City University of New York School of LawThe acceptance rate is 39.89% and the yield is 33%.

The acceptance rate of City University of New York School of Law is higher than the acceptance rate of New York law schools.

The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at City University of New York School of Law.

City University of New York School of Law Admission Statistics
	City University of New York School of Law	New York Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	1,572	51,347	414,758
Admitted	627	15,668	130,837
Enrolled	207	4,180	36,756
Acceptance Rate	39.89%	38.89%	42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	33.01%	27.79%	30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 674 students enrolled to City University of New York School of Law. All students enrolled in JD(Juris Doctor Degree) program .

For the first class, 207 students newly joined to to City University of New York School of Law. By gender, there are 53 men , 126 women, and 14 other/unknown gender first-time students at City University of New York School of Law. By attending status, 137 students enrolled as full-time and 56 students enrolled as part-time status.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

City University of New York School of Law Student Population
	2023	2024
Total Enrollment	698	674
JD Enrollment	698	674
Non-JD Enrollment	0	0

First-year Student Population
	2023			2024
	Total	Full time	Part time	Total	Full time	Part time
Total	205	128	51	207	126	53
Men	81	45	15	70	35	18
Women	119	83	36	126	91	35
Other	18	13	5	14	11	3

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 55.88% where 204 students took the exam and 114 students passed the exam. The pass rate is lower than average pass rate of New York law schools (81.94%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2023	2024
Number of Graduates	188	206
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	169	204
New Graduates	165	183
Prior Year Graduates	4	16
Early Takers	0	5
No Exam Takers	23	18
Exam Passer	126	114
Exam Pass Rate	74.56%	55.88%
New York Pass Rate	81.81%	81.94%