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NYU Law School

Rank 7 (USNWR 2022)
172
Median LSAT
3.86
Median GPA
14.5%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • NYU Law School
  • New York University
  • NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
  • NYU

NYU Law School is a law school located in New York City, New York. The school was ranked 7 in 2022 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for NYU Law School is approximately 484.

Admissions website: https://www.law.nyu.edu/jdadmissions

Admissions email: law.moreinfo@nyu.edu

Admissions phone: 212.998.6060

Can I get into NYU Law School with aGPA andLSAT?

NYU Law School Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 170 172 174
GPA 3.73 3.86 3.93
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 10713 100
# Admissions offers 1556 -
Class size 484 99
% Accepted 14.5% 93
% Yield 29.4% 44

During the 2022 application cycle, 10,713 people applied and 1,556 were offered admission.

New York University has a 1L class size of 484, and yield of 29.43%. 458 out of 1,556 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 29.43% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at New York University has a median LSAT of 172. The 25th percentile LSAT is 170 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 174.

The median GPA is 3.86. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.73 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.93.

NYU Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2021-2022

LSD has stats for 2,117 applicants for the 2021-2022 application cycle.

The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.

Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.

Click on a data point to see that user's profile.

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25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
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How much does NYU Law School cost per year?

$73,414.00
Tuition
99th percentile
$105,215.00
CoA
100th percentile
57.90%
Grads with debt
3rd percentile
$172,122.00
Average debt
97th percentile
$190,000.00
Salary, 25th %
100th percentile
$190,000.00
Salary
100th percentile
$65,000.00
PI Salary
81st percentile
86.60%
Employment rate
92nd percentile
98.00%
Bar pass rate
82nd percentile

Cost of attending NYU Law School

In 2022, tuition was $73,414 and the annual cost of attending was $105,215 (tuition plus living expenses).

Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.

NYU Law School employment outcomes

JD graduates from New York University make $190,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $65,000.

68.2% of law graduates from New York University go directly to work for law firms, while 4.4% clerk for a judge. 20.5% of graduates go into public interest.

98.0% of New York University graduates pass the bar on their first try.

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Some interesting facts about NYU Law School

For almost two centuries, New York University School of Law has maintained a record of academic excellence and innovation.

At NYU, students find powerhouse graduate programs in business and finance, international law, and taxation. Students have the opportunity to learn from more than 100 influential academics in areas as diverse as constitutional law, criminal law, economic analysis of law, environmental law, legal philosophy, intellectual property, and competition policy.

All this happens at NYU Law’s campus in Greenwich Village in downtown Manhattan. It is a charming and vibrant place with a neighborhood feel and energetic culture. Students get to engage with New York’s leading practitioners and policymakers both in and out of the classroom. Visits from prominent government officials; members of the judiciary; and leaders of the UN, international organizations, and NGOs add to the entire NYU Law experience.

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New York University

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whoa a bunch of withdrawals today
Anyone else still under review?
HolisticScientificRaven
14:35
Yes
I'm assuming WL is the best case scenario for us at this point right? Seems like all the As are done.
I’m under review as well smh
When will NYU return from war
Literally applied ED October 3 bruh
Also I’m a guy but when I sent my LOCI they replied w the female version of my name 😞
Smh
oh well they said late April so I'm gonna wait until next week then follow up
HolisticScientificRaven
11:59
We should all hear by Friday considering they're closed Saturday and Sunday
HolisticScientificRaven
11:59
Just confused if it's good or bad that they're sitting on our apps
HolisticScientificRaven
12:00
Mine is an ED app from September
I'm confused also but like it doesn't seem like a good thing lol
Yeah it's definitely not a good thing lol...I'd love to be optimistic but I think waitlist is the best case scenario at this point
Has anyone been selected for the Jacobson scholarship? Has anyone who interviewed been rejected?
Anyone "Application under review" people left other than me?
WashingtonAirportGuy
12:23
@CoolTastefulImpala Right here, applied in September and just beyond pissed off at this point lol
@WashingtonAirportGuy: part of me thinks that I should just write NYU and the other schools I got waitlisted at off and commit, it's better for my mental health.
WashingtonAirportGuy
16:05
WL! We did it Joe
congrats!
For anyone else still under consideration, admissions office just told me remaining decisions will come out over the next few weeks.
(not like that's particularly helpful)
Any one get a jacobson yet?
Does everyone on the NYU WL get an interview
pleasetakemenow
14:53
yse
pleasetakemenow
14:53
yes
PreviousKeenMouse
15:53
was there already a WL -> rejection wave?
No, some of us don't even have an initial decision yet...I think WL -> rejection happens a lot more slowly and gradually such that there aren't really waves per se but I could be wrong
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