New York, New York
New York Law School
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1954
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 157
- Median GPA
- 3.63
- Resident tuition
- $71,052
- First-year class
- 409
- Bar-required jobs
- 74.8%
- First-time bar passage
- 86.5%
J.D. program formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Offered. Full-time first-year students were reported to the ABA.
- Part-time J.D.
- Offered. The school is on the ABA Council’s list of approved part-time programs.
- 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
Certificates
Credentials a school awards for completing a defined set of courses, either alongside the J.D. or as a stand-alone program.
- Advocacy CertificateSchool page for Advocacy Certificate (opens in a new tab)
- Alternative Dispute Resolution CertificateSchool page for Alternative Dispute Resolution Certificate (opens in a new tab)
Centers and institutes
Research and program centers that organize a school's teaching, scholarship and events in a field.
- 5BORO InstituteSchool page for 5BORO Institute (opens in a new tab)
- Center for Business and Financial LawSchool page for Center for Business and Financial Law (opens in a new tab)
- Center for International LawSchool page for Center for International Law (opens in a new tab)
- Center for Justice & DemocracySchool page for Center for Justice & Democracy (opens in a new tab)
- Center for New York City and State LawSchool page for Center for New York City and State Law (opens in a new tab)
- Center for Real Estate StudiesSchool page for Center for Real Estate Studies (opens in a new tab)
- Communications Law and Policy InstituteSchool page for Communications Law and Policy Institute (opens in a new tab)
- Criminal Justice InstituteSchool page for Criminal Justice Institute (opens in a new tab)
- Diane Abbey Law Institute for Children and FamiliesSchool page for Diane Abbey Law Institute for Children and Families (opens in a new tab)
- Education Law and Policy InstituteSchool page for Education Law and Policy Institute (opens in a new tab)
- Innovation Center for Law and TechnologySchool page for Innovation Center for Law and Technology (opens in a new tab)
- Institute for Global Law, Justice, and PolicySchool page for Institute for Global Law, Justice, and Policy (opens in a new tab)
- Institute for Justice Policy ImplementationSchool page for Institute for Justice Policy Implementation (opens in a new tab)
- Institute for Professional EthicsSchool page for Institute for Professional Ethics (opens in a new tab)
- James Tricarico Jr. Institute for the Business of Law and In-House CounselSchool page for James Tricarico Jr. Institute for the Business of Law and In-House Counsel (opens in a new tab)
- Plumeri Center for Small Business EmpowermentSchool page for Plumeri Center for Small Business Empowerment (opens in a new tab)
- Ronald H. Filler Institute for Financial Services LawSchool page for Ronald H. Filler Institute for Financial Services Law (opens in a new tab)
Journals and advocacy programs
Student-edited publications and competitive advocacy programs.
Journals and law reviews (1)
- New York Law School Law ReviewSchool page for New York Law School Law Review (opens in a new tab)
Moot court and trial advocacy programs (1)
- Harris Keenan & Goldfarb Advocacy ProgramSchool page for Harris Keenan & Goldfarb 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. in TaxationSchool page for LL.M. in Taxation (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
Course titles beyond 1L
185
Clinic positions available
320
286 filled
Field placements filled
188
Simulation course seats
640
Co-curricular offerings
14
Full-time faculty
53
247 total faculty
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
