CUNY

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Ranked #156

2025 US News rankings

law.cuny.edu

Queens, New York

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE

Offers part-time

Median GPA

3.44

Median LSAT

154

Acceptance rate

40%

Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

LSAT

151

154

158

GPA

3.09

3.44

3.72

Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Applications

1673

100%

Accepted

674

40%

Matriculated

201

12%

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

California

International

Jobs by employer type

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Law firms

15%

1-25

26-500

501+

Business & industry

Government

11%

Public interest

45%

Clerkship

Federal

0.5%

State

Tribal

International

Education

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

$48,039

Tuition progression

Scholarships

Median scholarship

$8,000

25th percentile: $8,000

75th percentile: $8,000

Scholarship amounts

<50%

99%

50-100%

100%

>100%

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

Full-time faculty

Men

32%

Women

68%

Other

Part-time faculty

Men

32%

Women

68%

Other

By race/ethnicity

Students

White

36%

Black

15%

Asian

12%

Hisp

29%

0.1%

Unk

Int'l

Graduates

White

41%

Black

11%

Asian

12%

Hisp

24%

Unk

Int'l

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

Women

413

Other gender

White

239

Asian

Hispanic

197

Black

100

Pacific Islander

American Indian

International

2+ races

Other

People of Color

431

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