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Albany Law School Albany, NY · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
158 154–161 3.54 3.16–3.75 $63,994 86.7% Save Albany Law School Compare Albany Law School Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University New York, NY · Private
165 162–167 3.78 3.56–3.87 $74,438 87.8% Save Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University Compare Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn, NY · Private · Part-time program
161 158–163 3.59 3.37–3.75 $75,496 85.5% Save Brooklyn Law School Compare Brooklyn Law School City University of New York School of Law Long Island City, NY · Public · Part-time program
155 152–161 3.54 3.26–3.77 $15,450 Nonresident $25,640 69.0% Save City University of New York School of Law Compare City University of New York School of Law Columbia Law School New York, NY · Private
173 169–175 3.92 3.85–3.98 $85,368 94.7% Save Columbia Law School Compare Columbia Law School Cornell Law School Ithaca, NY · Private
173 168–175 3.92 3.75–3.97 $84,722 93.7% Save Cornell Law School Compare Cornell Law School Fordham University School of Law New York, NY · Private · Part-time program
168 165–170 3.79 3.60–3.88 $78,078 90.8% Save Fordham University School of Law Compare Fordham University School of Law Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University Hempstead, NY · Private · Part-time program
157 154–160 3.65 3.35–3.83 $73,344 79.2% Save Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University Compare Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University NYU School of Law New York, NY · Private
172 169–174 3.92 3.81–3.97 $83,952 96.9% Save NYU School of Law Compare NYU School of Law New York Law School New York, NY · Private · Part-time program
157 154–160 3.63 3.41–3.78 $71,052 86.5% Save New York Law School Compare New York Law School Pace University - Elisabeth Haub School of Law White Plains, NY · Private · Part-time program
154 151–157 3.54 3.31–3.74 $56,648 65.2% Save Pace University - Elisabeth Haub School of Law Compare Pace University - Elisabeth Haub School of Law St. John's University School of Law Queens, NY · Private · Part-time program
164 156–166 3.81 3.44–3.91 $75,170 87.5% Save St. John's University School of Law Compare St. John's University School of Law Syracuse University College of Law Syracuse, NY · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
158 154–160 3.60 3.18–3.77 $64,650 84.8% Save Syracuse University College of Law Compare Syracuse University College of Law Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center Central Islip, NY · Private · Part-time program
153 151–156 3.35 3.05–3.66 $61,000 67.9% Save Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center Compare Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center University at Buffalo School of Law Buffalo, NY · Public
157 155–161 3.71 3.51–3.88 $26,430 Nonresident $32,100 88.5% Save University at Buffalo School of Law Compare University at Buffalo School of Law
Admissions: fall 2025 entering class · Tuition: 2025-2026 · Bar passage: 2025 graduates. Bars show the 25th–75th percentile band and median on a common scale (LSAT 140–180, GPA 2.80–4.10). A school’s own profile states the year of each of its figures.
Albany Law School Albany, NY · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 158 154–161
Median GPA 3.54 3.16–3.75
Resident tuition $63,994
First-time bar 86.7% Save Albany Law School Compare Albany Law School Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University New York, NY · Private
Median LSAT 165 162–167
Median GPA 3.78 3.56–3.87
Resident tuition $74,438
First-time bar 87.8% Save Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University Compare Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn, NY · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 161 158–163
Median GPA 3.59 3.37–3.75
Resident tuition $75,496
First-time bar 85.5% Save Brooklyn Law School Compare Brooklyn Law School City University of New York School of Law Long Island City, NY · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 155 152–161
Median GPA 3.54 3.26–3.77
Resident tuition $15,450 Nonresident $25,640
First-time bar 69.0% Save City University of New York School of Law Compare City University of New York School of Law Columbia Law School New York, NY · Private
Median LSAT 173 169–175
Median GPA 3.92 3.85–3.98
Resident tuition $85,368
First-time bar 94.7% Save Columbia Law School Compare Columbia Law School Cornell Law School Ithaca, NY · Private
Median LSAT 173 168–175
Median GPA 3.92 3.75–3.97
Resident tuition $84,722
First-time bar 93.7% Save Cornell Law School Compare Cornell Law School Fordham University School of Law New York, NY · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 168 165–170
Median GPA 3.79 3.60–3.88
Resident tuition $78,078
First-time bar 90.8% Save Fordham University School of Law Compare Fordham University School of Law Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University Hempstead, NY · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 157 154–160
Median GPA 3.65 3.35–3.83
Resident tuition $73,344
First-time bar 79.2% Save Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University Compare Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University NYU School of Law New York, NY · Private
Median LSAT 172 169–174
Median GPA 3.92 3.81–3.97
Resident tuition $83,952
First-time bar 96.9% Save NYU School of Law Compare NYU School of Law New York Law School New York, NY · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 157 154–160
Median GPA 3.63 3.41–3.78
Resident tuition $71,052
First-time bar 86.5% Save New York Law School Compare New York Law School Pace University - Elisabeth Haub School of Law White Plains, NY · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 154 151–157
Median GPA 3.54 3.31–3.74
Resident tuition $56,648
First-time bar 65.2% Save Pace University - Elisabeth Haub School of Law Compare Pace University - Elisabeth Haub School of Law St. John's University School of Law Queens, NY · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 164 156–166
Median GPA 3.81 3.44–3.91
Resident tuition $75,170
First-time bar 87.5% Save St. John's University School of Law Compare St. John's University School of Law Syracuse University College of Law Syracuse, NY · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 158 154–160
Median GPA 3.60 3.18–3.77
Resident tuition $64,650
First-time bar 84.8% Save Syracuse University College of Law Compare Syracuse University College of Law Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center Central Islip, NY · Private · Part-time program
Median LSAT 153 151–156
Median GPA 3.35 3.05–3.66
Resident tuition $61,000
First-time bar 67.9% Save Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center Compare Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center University at Buffalo School of Law Buffalo, NY · Public
Median LSAT 157 155–161
Median GPA 3.71 3.51–3.88
Resident tuition $26,430 Nonresident $32,100
First-time bar 88.5% Save University at Buffalo School of Law Compare University at Buffalo School of Law Page 1 of 1
LSAT and GPA figures are the published medians of each school’s most recent entering class, with the 25th and 75th percentiles beneath. Each dataset states its own year. They describe a past class and are not an admissions prediction. Results are in the order you choose; the directory does not rank schools. Other law schools in the United States, including closed ones, are listed separately without profiles.
