Long Island City, New York
City University of New York School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1985
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 155
- Median GPA
- 3.54
- Resident tuition
- $15,450
- First-year class
- 219
- Bar-required jobs
- 73.4%
- First-time bar passage
- 69%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2019-2020
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 (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $7,725 | $282 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $12,820 | $282 |
| Part-time · resident | $5,305 | $174 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $8,815 | $174 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $655 | $282 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $655 | $174 |
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 (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living off campus$22,562
- Living at home$10,038
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$7,725
- Mandatory fees$282
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$22,562
PreLaw Advisor total$30,569
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 (2019–2020 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 578 | 420 | 158 |
| Receiving grants | 246 | 219 | 27 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 125 | 117 | 8 |
| Half to full tuition | 67 | 50 | 17 |
| Full tuition | 28 | 27 | 1 |
| More than full tuition | 26 | 25 | 1 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $3,713 | $4,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $7,600 | $6,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $14,000 | $6,000 |
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 (2019)
- Covers
- Report year 2019
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2017-20180 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2016-20170 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2015-20160 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.