Self-study
New York University School of Law
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.92
Median LSAT
172
Acceptance rate
13%
Decision dates
Last decision reported Feb 5
Feb 2026
1
Feb 5
Accepted: 1
Jan 2026
11
Jan 23
Rejected: 1
Jan 22
Accepted: 2
Jan 21
Rejected: 1
Jan 15
Accepted: 1
Jan 9
Accepted: 1
Jan 8
Accepted: 4
Jan 7
Accepted: 1
Dec 2025
3
Dec 17
Accepted: 1
Dec 11
Accepted: 2
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
169
172
174
GPA
3.81
3.92
3.97
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
10546
100%
Accepted
1412
13%
Matriculated
430
4%
LSAT trend
GPA trend
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
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
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 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%
NYU student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
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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