New York University

Ranked #8
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #15 in Above the Law 2025
New York, New York

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.91
Median LSAT
172
Acceptance rate
17%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
169
172
173
GPA
3.8
3.91
3.96
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
8537
100%
Accepted
1423
17%
Matriculated
407
5%

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
93%
Full-time non-legal
6%
Unemployed
1.0%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
New York
365
District Of Columbia
33
California
30
International
4
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
63%
1-25
0.6%
26-500
8%
501+
54%
Business & industry
0.8%
Government
5%
Public interest
22%
Clerkship
7%
Federal
5%
State
2%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0.6%
Unemployed
1.0%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$79,954
Estimated 3 years: $239,862
Cost of living (off-campus)
$34,985
Estimated 3 years
$104,955
Total cost
$118,137
Estimated 3 years
$354,411
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$21,000
25th percentile: $12,000
75th percentile: $35,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
79%
50-100%
6%
100%
15%
>100%
0%

Demographics

Out of 1324 students in 2024, 58% were women, and 48% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
40%
Women
58%
Other
2%
Full-time faculty
Men
62%
Women
38%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
59%
Women
41%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
52%
Black
7%
Asian
23%
Hisp
10%
PI
0%
AI
< 0.1%
2+
4%
Unk
4%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
57%
Black
9%
Asian
19%
Hisp
9%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
4%
Unk
2%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
74%
PoC
26%
Part-time faculty
White
82%
PoC
18%
New York University student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
527
-
100
160
Women
768
-
62
113
Other gender
27
-
0
0
White
684
301
120
225
Asian
302
98
-
-
Hispanic
135
46
-
-
Black
91
48
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
1
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
59
23
-
-
Other
52
8
-
-
People of Color
640
223
42
48

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