Fordham University School of Law

New York, NY

Fordham University School of Law is located in New York, NY and enrolls approximately 444 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 168 and median GPA is 3.79. In the most recent reporting year, 88.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 51.6% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 3.3% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
444
Median LSAT
168
Median GPA
3.79
Bar-Required Jobs
88.6%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 170
50th Percentile 168
25th Percentile 165
75th Percentile 3.88
50th Percentile 3.79
25th Percentile 3.6

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
88.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
69.9%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
51.6%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
4.8%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
3.3%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
7.3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
6.6%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
6.6%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
5.3%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
4%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
92.98%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
85.77%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+7.21%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
456
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 174
Less than ½ tuition 693
Half to full tuition 468
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 0