Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Law School
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1937
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 161
- Median GPA
- 3.59
- Resident tuition
- $75,496
- First-year class
- 414
- Bar-required jobs
- 84.6%
- First-time bar passage
- 85.5%
First-time bar passage — 2021 graduates
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Bar Passage compilation — first-time takers (2022 report)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
School pass rate
79%
Weighted jurisdiction rate
85.5%
Difference
-6.46 pts
First-time takers
343
271 passed
The weighted jurisdiction rate is the average first-time pass rate in the jurisdictions where this school’s graduates tested, weighted by the number of takers. It gives context for the school’s own rate.
| Jurisdiction | Takers | Passers | School % | Jurisdiction % | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 325 | 257 | 79.1% | 86.2% | -7.11 |
| 11 Remaining Jurisdictions | 18 | 14 | 77.8% | 73.8% | +3.94 |
Ultimate bar passage — 2019 graduates
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Bar Passage compilation — two-year ultimate (2022 report)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
Ultimate pass rate
92.8%
Within two years of graduation
Graduates
328
Takers
319
Passers
296
Ultimate passage counts graduates who passed any bar exam within two years of graduating. It is a different measure from first-time passage and covers an earlier graduating class.
First-time passage history
| Graduating class | School | Jurisdictions |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85.5% | 86.9% |
| 2024 | 84.5% | 85.7% |
| 2023 | 78.8% | 82.4% |
| 2022 | 76.4% | 82.1% |
| 2021 | 79% | 85.5% |
| 2020 | 81.7% | 85% |
| 2019 | 82.1% | 83.5% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | 80.8% |
| 2017 | 77.4% | 83% |