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, 85% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 50.5% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 3.1% 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 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
85%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
66.7%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
50.5%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
6.4%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
3.1%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
6.7%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
5.2%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
5.2%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.4%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
4.8%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
4.8%
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