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%
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.
- Accelerated entry
- B.S./J.D.
Formats come from the ABA Council’s published lists, not from the school’s marketing. What each format means
Programs published by the school
Joint and dual degrees
A J.D. earned together with a second degree, usually in less time than the two would take separately. Each pairing is specific to the school that offers it.
Concentrations and courses of study
Defined paths through the J.D. curriculum and study at partner institutions.
- Sorbonne University Exchange ProgramSchool page for Sorbonne University Exchange Program (opens in a new tab)
- University of Glasgow Exchange ProgramSchool page for University of Glasgow Exchange Program (opens in a new tab)
Clinics and field placements
Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.
- Bankruptcy Advocacy ClinicSchool page for Bankruptcy Advocacy Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Child Advocacy ClinicSchool page for Child Advocacy Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Defense and Advocacy ClinicSchool page for Defense and Advocacy Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Domestic Violence Litigation ClinicSchool page for Domestic Violence Litigation Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Economic Justice ClinicSchool page for Economic Justice Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Litigation ClinicSchool page for Litigation Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Prosecution ClinicSchool page for Prosecution Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Refugee and Immigrant Rights Litigation ClinicSchool page for Refugee and Immigrant Rights Litigation Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Securities Arbitration ClinicSchool page for Securities Arbitration Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Tenants’ Rights Advocacy ClinicSchool page for Tenants’ Rights Advocacy Clinic (opens in a new tab)
Centers and institutes
Research and program centers that organize a school's teaching, scholarship and events in a field.
- Center for Race and LawSchool page for Center for Race and Law (opens in a new tab)
- Center for Trial and Appellate AdvocacySchool page for Center for Trial and Appellate Advocacy (opens in a new tab)
- Denise ‘90 and Michael ‘91 Mattone Center for Law and ReligionSchool page for Denise ‘90 and Michael ‘91 Mattone Center for Law and Religion (opens in a new tab)
- DiMartino/Smith Public Interest CenterSchool page for DiMartino/Smith Public Interest Center (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. programSchool page for LL.M. program (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
163
Clinic positions available
144
139 filled
Field placements filled
186
Simulation course seats
786
Co-curricular offerings
12
Full-time faculty
44
160 total faculty
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
