Fordham University School of Law

Fordham University School of Law is a Private, 4 years school in Bronx, NY. The law school tuition & fees at Fordham University School of Law is $72,282. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 167 and the average GPA is 3.75 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 1,575 students are attending the law school and 431 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 167
Tuition & Fees (JD): $72,282
LLM Tuition & Fees: $72,282
Acceptance Rate: 21.13%
Student Population: 1,575
First-Year Student: 431

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2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Fordham University School of Law is $72,282 for law school students. The tuition increased by 8.29% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $23,066 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 Fordham University 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 Fordham University 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.

Fordham University School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2022	2023	2024
Fordham University School of Law	$66,750	$66,750	$72,282
New York Law Schools	$58,953	$60,517	-
All U.S. Law Schools	$46,359	$47,510	-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 167 and the average GPA is 3.75 at Fordham University School of Law.

The LSAT score of Fordham University 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 Fordham University 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

Fordham University School of Law LSAT scores distribution
	Fordham University School of Law		New York Law Schools	All Law Schools
	Full-time	Part-time	New York Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	165	160	157	155
50^th percentile	167	164	160	159
75^th percentile	169	166	163	161

Fordham University School of LawGPA distribution
	Fordham University School of Law		New York Law Schools	All Law Schools
	Full-time	Part-time	New York Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	3.6	3.36	3.39	3.33
50^th percentile	3.76	3.58	3.63	3.61
75^th percentile	3.85	3.77	3.80	3.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 6,346 students have applied to Fordham University School of Law. Among them, 1,341 students have accepted to admit and 431 have enrolled into Fordham University School of LawThe acceptance rate is 21.13% and the yield is 32%.

The acceptance rate of Fordham University 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 Fordham University School of Law.

Fordham University School of Law Admission Statistics
	Fordham University School of Law	New York Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	6,346	51,347	414,758
Admitted	1,341	15,668	130,837
Enrolled	431	4,180	36,756
Acceptance Rate	21.13%	38.89%	42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	32.14%	27.79%	30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,575 students enrolled to Fordham University School of Law. Among them 1,358 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 217 students enrolled in Non-JD program.

For the first class, 431 students newly joined to to Fordham University School of Law. By gender, there are 155 men and 253 women first-time students at Fordham University School of Law. By attending status, 375 students enrolled as full-time and 33 students enrolled as part-time status.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

Fordham University School of Law Student Population
	2023	2024
Total Enrollment	1,569	1,575
JD Enrollment	1,339	1,358
Non-JD Enrollment	230	217

First-year Student Population
	2023			2024
	Total	Full time	Part time	Total	Full time	Part time
Total	411	365	58	431	375	33
Men	191	159	26	188	155	0
Women	238	206	32	253	220	33

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 87.78% where 409 students took the exam and 359 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of New York law schools (82.4%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2023	2024
Number of Graduates	402	412
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	392	409
New Graduates	372	386
Prior Year Graduates	13	12
Early Takers	7	11
No Exam Takers	23	15
Exam Passer	349	359
Exam Pass Rate	89.03%	87.78%
New York Pass Rate	82.09%	82.4%