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A lawyer without books would be like a workman without tools.
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Pace Law School
White Plains, New York
JD Admissions & Requirements
Data from 2024 admissions cycle
Pace Law School is a prestigious JD program located in White Plains, New York. In the competitive 2025 law school rankings, Pace Law School was ranked 141 by US News & World Report, making it a strong option for prospective law students in the current application cycle. For the 2024 admissions cycle, Pace Law School has an entering 1L class size of approximately 295 with an acceptance rate of 52.4%, positioning it among the competitive law schools for JD applicants.
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The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.
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Located between the excitement of New York City and the natural beauty of the Hudson River Valley, Pace Law is an innovative institution with a worldwide reputation in environmental and international law. Pace is also known as a founding sponsor of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot and the International Criminal Court Moot Competition, as well as the host institution of the Albert H. Kritzer CISG Database. Graduate students from all over the world come to Pace to enhance their law practice or to develop scholarship in a specialized area of interest.
Our students report that Pace Law offers an ideal combination of a quiet campus perfect for undistracted study and easy access to New York City. Located in Westchester County, White Plains is a friendly and safe small city with abundant on- and off-campus housing opportunities and good public transportation. In their free time, students enjoy White Plains’ young, vibrant social scene, with restaurants, bars, shopping, cinemas, and fitness clubs within walking distance of the campus. Central Manhattan is easily accessible by Metro-North rail. Some students choose to live in New York City, while others live in White Plains or the surrounding area and commute to NYC events and internship locations.
This school also has a spring start term.