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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

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