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City University of New York School of Law

2 Court Square, Long Island City, New York 11101
Median LSAT
155
1 pts vs. Class of 2024 (154)
Median GPA
3.54
0.01 vs. Class of 2024 (3.55)
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
77.1%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
158155153150 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions profile, Class of 2025

Median LSAT is 155 (up 1 pts) and median GPA is 3.54 (down 0.01) for the entering class.

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A minority of students receive a scholarship

14% of the school's 453 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the no scholarship tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT152 – 155 – 161
140170
Undergraduate GPA3.26 – 3.54 – 3.77
2.94.0
1L Class Size
219
Annual Tuition
$15,450 in-state / $25,640 out-of-state
App. Deadline
May 1
App. Fee
$60

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
77.1%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Public Interest
46.9%
Government
14.1%
Unemployed, Seeking
9.9%
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
9.4%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
6.8%
JD Advantage
4.7%
Education
3.6%
Business & Industry
2.6%

Share of the total graduating class (ABA denominator).Darker segment = subset already counted in the bar above it.

Scholarship Distribution

453 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
390
Less than ½ tuition
63
Half to full tuition
0
Full tuition
0
More than full tuition
0

Bars scale to share of all 453 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School65.67%
ABA Weighted Avg86%
-20.33 pts below the ABA weighted average for peer schools in the same jurisdictions.

Based on 201 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#171
2026 Overall Rank
↓15 spots
2025 · #156
2026 · #171