Self-study
CUNY School of Law
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.54
Median LSAT
155
Acceptance rate
29%
Decision dates
Last decision reported Jan 22
Jan 2026
1
Jan 22
Accepted: 1
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
152
155
161
GPA
3.26
3.54
3.77
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
2300
100%
Accepted
659
29%
Matriculated
212
9%
LSAT trend
GPA trend
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
72%
Full-time non-legal
11%
Unemployed
17%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
New York
150
New Jersey
5
California
4
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
15%
1-25
9%
26-500
3%
501+
2%
Business & industry
3%
Government
11%
Public interest
45%
Clerkship
4%
Federal
0.5%
State
4%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
3%
Unemployed
17%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$15,450
Estimated 3 years: $46,350
Cost of living (off-campus)
$30,376
Estimated 3 years
$91,128
Total cost
$16,013
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$48,039
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$8,000
25th percentile: $8,000
75th percentile: $8,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
99%
50-100%
1%
100%
0%
>100%
0%
Demographics
Out of 670 students in 2024, 62% were women, and 64% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
28%
Women
62%
Other
9%
Full-time faculty
Men
32%
Women
68%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
32%
Women
68%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
36%
Black
15%
Asian
12%
Hisp
29%
PI
0%
AI
0.1%
2+
7%
Unk
1%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
41%
Black
11%
Asian
12%
Hisp
24%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
8%
Unk
3%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
47%
PoC
53%
Part-time faculty
White
47%
PoC
53%
CUNY student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
186
-
23
11
Women
413
-
50
23
Other gender
60
-
0
0
White
239
87
34
16
Asian
81
25
-
-
Hispanic
197
52
-
-
Black
100
24
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
1
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
44
18
-
-
Other
8
7
-
-
People of Color
431
126
39
18
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