Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University is located in New York, NY and enrolls approximately 326 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 165 and median GPA is 3.78. In the most recent reporting year, 87.1% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 25.1% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0.7% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
326
Median LSAT
165
Median GPA
3.78
Bar-Required Jobs
87.5%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 167
50th Percentile 165
25th Percentile 162
75th Percentile 3.87
50th Percentile 3.78
25th Percentile 3.56

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
87.1%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
61.7%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
25.1%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
6.3%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.7%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
10.9%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
8.3%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
6.9%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
2.3%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
3.3%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
88.47%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
85.16%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+3.31%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
321
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 16
Less than ½ tuition 423
Half to full tuition 470
Full tuition 23
More than full tuition 1