Self-study
Fordham University School of Law
Ranked #38
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #24 in Above the Law 2025
New York, New York
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.79
Median LSAT
168
Acceptance rate
16%
Decision dates
Last decision reported Feb 5
Feb 2026
2
Feb 5
Waitlisted: 1
Feb 2
Accepted: 1
Jan 2026
8
Jan 23
Accepted: 2
Jan 22
Rejected: 2
Accepted: 1
Jan 16
Accepted: 1
Jan 8
Waitlisted: 1
Jan 6
Waitlisted: 1
Dec 2025
8
Dec 25
Accepted: 1
Dec 23
Accepted: 1
Dec 19
Rejected: 1
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
165
168
170
GPA
3.6
3.79
3.88
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
8811
100%
Accepted
1429
16%
Matriculated
433
5%
LSAT trend
GPA trend
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
94%
Full-time non-legal
2%
Unemployed
4%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
New York
381
District Of Columbia
10
New Jersey
9
International
3
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
70%
1-25
8%
26-500
20%
501+
42%
Business & industry
7%
Government
7%
Public interest
7%
Clerkship
5%
Federal
3%
State
2%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0%
Unemployed
4%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$74,608
Estimated 3 years: $223,824
Cost of living (off-campus)
$35,596
Estimated 3 years
$106,788
Total cost
$111,324
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$333,972
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$35,000
25th percentile: $25,000
75th percentile: $40,500
Scholarship amounts
<50%
57%
50-100%
43%
100%
0%
>100%
0%
Demographics
Out of 1335 students in 2024, 57% were women, and 39% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
43%
Women
57%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
52%
Women
48%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
56%
Women
44%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
61%
Black
8%
Asian
13%
Hisp
12%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
3%
Unk
3%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
64%
Black
8%
Asian
12%
Hisp
10%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
3%
Unk
2%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
76%
PoC
24%
Part-time faculty
White
82%
PoC
18%
Fordham student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
578
-
46
189
Women
755
-
42
150
Other gender
0
-
0
0
White
820
293
67
277
Asian
170
56
-
-
Hispanic
163
46
-
-
Black
101
36
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
0
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
41
15
-
-
Other
40
9
-
-
People of Color
515
162
21
62
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