New York Law School

New York, NY

New York Law School is located in New York, NY and enrolls approximately 409 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 157 and median GPA is 3.63. In the most recent reporting year, 76% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 12.1% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
409
Median LSAT
157
Median GPA
3.63
Bar-Required Jobs
79.1%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 160
50th Percentile 157
25th Percentile 154
75th Percentile 3.78
50th Percentile 3.63
25th Percentile 3.41

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
76%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
43.1%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
12.1%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
7.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
17.9%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
7.3%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
12.8%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.9%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
13.7%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
6.7%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
81.9%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
84.68%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-2.78%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
337
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 157
Less than ½ tuition 308
Half to full tuition 590
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 2