Queens, New York
St. John's University School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1937
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 164
- Median GPA
- 3.81
- Resident tuition
- $75,170
- First-year class
- 241
- Bar-required jobs
- 90.4%
- First-time bar passage
- 87.6%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2017-2018
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 (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $57,480 | Not reported |
| Full-time · nonresident | $57,480 | Not reported |
| Part-time · resident | $43,220 | Not reported |
| Part-time · nonresident | $43,220 | Not reported |
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 (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$26,100
- Living off campus$23,109
- Living at home$8,985
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$57,480
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$23,109
PreLaw Advisor total$80,589
Not included (not published): Mandatory fees.
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 (2017–2018 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 705 | 591 | 114 |
| Receiving grants | 522 | 456 | 66 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 130 | 102 | 28 |
| Half to full tuition | 160 | 145 | 15 |
| Full tuition | 227 | 205 | 22 |
| More than full tuition | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $30,000 | $12,500 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $50,000 | $25,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $55,150 | $41,365 |
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 (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2016-2017196 received · 115 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2015-2016188 received · 101 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2014-2015196 received · 111 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.