NYU School of Law

New York, NY

NYU School of Law is located in New York, NY and enrolls approximately 452 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 172 and median GPA is 3.92. In the most recent reporting year, 98.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 65.2% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 5.5% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
452
Median LSAT
172
Median GPA
3.92
Bar-Required Jobs
96.9%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 174
50th Percentile 172
25th Percentile 169
75th Percentile 3.97
50th Percentile 3.92
25th Percentile 3.81

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
98.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
70.7%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
65.2%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
7.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
5.5%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
2.4%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
17.7%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
0.7%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
1.2%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0.7%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
96.72%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
85.02%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+11.7%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
519
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 457
Less than ½ tuition 656
Half to full tuition 66
Full tuition 148
More than full tuition 0