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%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2025-2026
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $75,496 | $1,450 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $75,496 | $1,450 |
| Part-time · resident | $75,496 | $1,450 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $75,496 | $1,450 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $2,664 | $1,450 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $2,664 | $1,450 |
The school reports a tuition guarantee program.
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$36,528
- Living off campus$36,528
- Living at home$11,763
- Living on a military base$11,763
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$75,496
- Mandatory fees$1,450
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$36,528
PreLaw Advisor total$113,474
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2025–2026 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 1,114 | 1,021 | 93 |
| Receiving grants | 1,017 | 938 | 79 |
| % receiving grants | 91% | 92% | 85% |
| Less than half tuition | 503 | 466 | 37 |
| Half to full tuition | 466 | 427 | 39 |
| Full tuition | 41 | 40 | 1 |
| More than full tuition | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $25,000 | $18,023 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $34,000 | $28,792 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $48,000 | $38,000 |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports offering conditional scholarships (awards that can be reduced or eliminated, e.g. for grades).
- Entering 2024-2025360 received · 69 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2023-2024361 received · 74 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2022-2023365 received · 61 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.