New York, New York
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1978
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 165
- Median GPA
- 3.78
- Resident tuition
- $74,438
- First-year class
- 326
- Bar-required jobs
- 89.1%
- First-time bar passage
- 87.8%
J.D. program formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Offered. Full-time first-year students were reported to the ABA.
- Part-time J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s part-time list.
- Distance-education J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s distance-education J.D. list.
Formats come from the ABA Council’s published lists, not from the school’s marketing. What each format means
Programs published by the school
Joint and dual degrees
A J.D. earned together with a second degree, usually in less time than the two would take separately. Each pairing is specific to the school that offers it.
Concentrations and courses of study
Defined paths through the J.D. curriculum and study at partner institutions.
- Semester AbroadSchool page for Semester Abroad (opens in a new tab)
Clinics and field placements
Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.
Clinics (17)
- Benjamin B. Ferencz Human Rights and Atrocity Prevention ClinicSchool page for Benjamin B. Ferencz Human Rights and Atrocity Prevention Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Bronx Defenders/Mainzer Family Defense Field ClinicSchool page for Bronx Defenders/Mainzer Family Defense Field Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Civil Rights ClinicSchool page for Civil Rights Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Consumer Rights Field ClinicSchool page for Consumer Rights Field Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Criminal Defense ClinicSchool page for Criminal Defense Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Death Penalty and Criminal Defense ClinicSchool page for Death Penalty and Criminal Defense Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Entrepreneurship and Community Business ClinicSchool page for Entrepreneurship and Community Business Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Filmmakers Legal ClinicSchool page for Filmmakers Legal Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Housing Justice Field ClinicSchool page for Housing Justice Field Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- New York City Law Department Labor and Employment Law Field ClinicSchool page for New York City Law Department Labor and Employment Law Field Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Perlmutter Forensic Science Freedom Field ClinicSchool page for Perlmutter Forensic Science Freedom Field Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Securities Arbitration ClinicSchool page for Securities Arbitration Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Special Education Law and Advocacy Field ClinicSchool page for Special Education Law and Advocacy Field Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- State Criminal Prosecution Field Clinic- Queens County District AttorneySchool page for State Criminal Prosecution Field Clinic- Queens County District Attorney (opens in a new tab)
- Tax Law Field ClinicSchool page for Tax Law Field Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- The Bet Tzedek Legal Services ClinicSchool page for The Bet Tzedek Legal Services Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Visual and Performing Arts Law Field ClinicSchool page for Visual and Performing Arts Law Field Clinic (opens in a new tab)
Externships and field placements (1)
- Public Sector Externship ProgramSchool page for Public Sector Externship Program (opens in a new tab)
Centers and institutes
Research and program centers that organize a school's teaching, scholarship and events in a field.
- Cardozo Law Institute in Holocaust and Human RightsSchool page for Cardozo Law Institute in Holocaust and Human Rights (opens in a new tab)
- Center for Immigration InnovationSchool page for Center for Immigration Innovation (opens in a new tab)
- Center for Public ServiceSchool page for Center for Public Service (opens in a new tab)
- Center for Visual AdvocacySchool page for Center for Visual Advocacy (opens in a new tab)
- Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of LawSchool page for Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law (opens in a new tab)
- Jacob Burns Institute for Advanced Legal StudiesSchool page for Jacob Burns Institute for Advanced Legal Studies (opens in a new tab)
- Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo LawSchool page for Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo Law (opens in a new tab)
- The Center for Rights and JusticeSchool page for The Center for Rights and Justice (opens in a new tab)
- The FAME Center for Fashion, Art, Media & Entertainment LawSchool page for The FAME Center for Fashion, Art, Media & Entertainment Law (opens in a new tab)
- The Floersheimer Center for Constitutional DemocracySchool page for The Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy (opens in a new tab)
- The Heyman Center on Corporate GovernanceSchool page for The Heyman Center on Corporate Governance (opens in a new tab)
Journals and advocacy programs
Student-edited publications and competitive advocacy programs.
Journals and law reviews (5)
- Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law JournalSchool page for Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law Journal (opens in a new tab)
- Cardozo International & Comparative Law ReviewSchool page for Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review (opens in a new tab)
- Cardozo Journal of Conflict ResolutionSchool page for Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution (opens in a new tab)
- Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights and Social JusticeSchool page for Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights and Social Justice (opens in a new tab)
- Cardozo Law ReviewSchool page for Cardozo Law Review (opens in a new tab)
Moot court and trial advocacy programs (1)
- Intensive Trial Advocacy ProgramSchool page for Intensive Trial Advocacy Program (opens in a new tab)
Advanced law degrees
Degrees for people who already hold a first degree in law, in the United States or abroad.
LL.M. programs (2)
- LL.M. programSchool page for LL.M. program (opens in a new tab)
- LL.M. program (online)School page for LL.M. program (online) (opens in a new tab)
S.J.D. and J.S.D. programs (1)
- S.J.D. / J.S.D. programSchool page for S.J.D. / J.S.D. program (opens in a new tab)
Master's degrees for non-lawyers
Graduate degrees in legal studies for professionals who work with the law but do not intend to practise. They do not qualify graduates to sit for the bar.
- M.S.L. in Labor and Employment LawSchool page for M.S.L. in Labor and Employment Law (opens in a new tab)
- M.S.L. in Labor and Employment Law (online)School page for M.S.L. in Labor and Employment Law (online) (opens in a new tab)
Curriculum & faculty (2025 ABA report)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Curricular Offerings (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
