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City University of New York School of Law: admission requirements and 509 data
A median LSAT of 155 and a median undergraduate GPA of 3.54 describe the class that entered in 2025. 2,300 people applied, 659 were admitted and 212 enrolled. Every figure below is taken from this school's ABA Standard 509 Information Report, the disclosure the ABA requires each approved law school to publish for applicants.
Median LSAT
155
p25 152 to p75 161
Median UGPA
3.54
p25 3.26 to p75 3.77
Acceptance Rate
28.7%
659 offers of 2,300 applications
First-Year Class
219
161 full time, 58 part time
Full-Time Tuition
$25,640
residents pay $15,450
Living Estimate
$30,805
school's own figure, single student off campus
Median Grant
$8,000
17% of students hold one
First-Time Bar Pass
65.7%
jurisdiction average 86.0%
How the acceptance rate is worked out
659 offers of admission ÷ 2,300 completed applications = 28.7%
We divide offers by completed applications rather than reprinting a rate. The 509 report states 28.65%, which agrees with the division above. The rate counts every completed application, including applicants who never became competitive, so it is a measure of volume as much as of standards.
What the 2025 numbers say about City University of New York
City University of New York received 2,300 completed applications for the 2025 entering class and made 659 offers of admission, an acceptance rate of 28.7%. 212 of those admitted enrolled, a yield of 32.2%. Counting deferred admits and part-time entrants, the first-year class came to 219 students: 161 full time and 58 part time. Total JD enrollment across all years is 695.
Enrolled students posted a median LSAT of 155, with a 25th percentile of 152 and a 75th of 161. That is 4 points below the 159 median across the 196 ABA-approved schools in this data. It ranks 132 of 196 on LSAT median. Undergraduate GPA ran 3.26 at the 25th percentile, 3.54 at the median and 3.77 at the 75th.
Full-time tuition is $15,450 for residents and $25,640 for non-residents, a gap of $10,190 a year. Mandatory fees add $563. The school's own living-expense estimate for a single student off campus is $30,805. Tuition, fees and that living estimate add up to $57,008 for one year, or $171,024 across three, before any grant. 112 JD students hold a grant or scholarship, 17% of the student body, and the median full-time award is $8,000. 1 awards cover full tuition or more.
Of the graduating class that sat a bar exam for the first time, 132 of 201 passed, a rate of 65.67%. The weighted average across the jurisdictions where those graduates sat was 86.00%, so the school ran 20.33 points behind the jurisdictions it feeds. Ten months after graduation, 141 of 192 graduates (73.4%) held a job requiring bar admission. 4 joined law firms of 251 lawyers or more (2.1% of the class), of whom 2 went to firms of 501 or more. The largest single destination was New York with 143 graduates, followed by California with 4.
City University of New York has been approved by the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education since 1985. It is a public school based in Long Island City, NY. 2 first-year students left for academic reasons, 1.0% of the class. 6 students transferred in from other law schools.
The full 509 record
Admitted class profile, 2025 entering class
| Completed applications | 2,300 |
|---|---|
| Offers of admission | 659 |
| Matriculants from the applicant pool | 212 |
| Yield (matriculants per offer) | 32.2% |
| LSAT 75th percentile | 161 |
| LSAT 50th percentile | 155 |
| LSAT 25th percentile | 152 |
| UGPA 75th percentile | 3.77 |
| UGPA 50th percentile | 3.54 |
| UGPA 25th percentile | 3.26 |
| Students admitted on an LSAT score | 217 |
| Students admitted on a GRE score | 0 |
Program, faculty and calendar
| Total JD enrollment | 695 |
|---|---|
| JD degrees awarded | 192 |
| Credit hours required for the JD | 86 |
| Academic term | Semesters |
| Full-time faculty | 66 |
| Faculty other than full time | 29 |
| Course titles beyond the first year | 121 |
| Law clinic seats filled323 available | 301 |
| Field placements filled | 36 |
| Application deadline | May 1 |
| Application fee | $60 |
Tuition, fees and living costs, 2025 to 2026
| Full-time tuition, resident | $15,450 |
|---|---|
| Full-time annual fees, resident | $563 |
| Full-time tuition, non-resident | $25,640 |
| Full-time annual fees, non-resident | $563 |
| Full-time tuition per credit, resident | $655 |
| Full-time tuition per credit, non-resident | $1,065 |
| Part-time tuition, resident | $14,540 |
| First-year tuition plus fees, resident | $16,013 |
| First-year tuition plus fees, non-resident | $26,203 |
| Living expenses, off campus | $30,805 |
| Living expenses, at home | $15,959 |
| Tuition, fees and living, one yearthe three published figures added together | $57,008 |
| The same three figures over three yearsbefore any grant or scholarship | $171,024 |
| Tuition guarantee program | No |
Grants and scholarships
| JD students receiving a grantof 670 students | 112 |
|---|---|
| Share receiving a grant | 17% |
| Awards below half tuition | 73 |
| Awards from half to full tuition | 38 |
| Awards at full tuition | 0 |
| Awards above full tuition | 1 |
| Full-time grant, 75th percentile | $8,000 |
| Full-time grant, 50th percentile | $8,000 |
| Full-time grant, 25th percentile | $8,000 |
| Conditional scholarships offered | No |
Attrition, transfers and outcomes
| First-year academic attrition1.0% of the first-year class | 2 |
|---|---|
| First-year other attrition | 3 |
| Students transferring in | 6 |
| First-year students transferring out | 3 |
| First-time bar takers | 201 |
| First-time bar passers | 132 |
| Gap to the jurisdiction average | -20.33 points |
| Graduates in a job requiring bar admission73.4% of 192 graduates | 141 |
| Graduates at firms of 251 or more lawyers2.1% of graduates | 4 |
| Graduates at firms of 501 or more lawyers | 2 |
| Graduates in federal clerkships | 0 |
| Graduates seeking work at the reporting date | 20 |
As listed on the 509 report
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Long Island City, NY 11101
(718) 340-4251
Council approved since 1985
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City University of New York 509 report: common questions
Where can I find City University of New York's ABA 509 report?
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Every ABA-approved law school files a Standard 509 Information Report each year, and the ABA publishes them at https://www.abarequireddisclosures.org/. This page restates City University of New York School of Law's 2025 report, covering the class that entered in 2025: LSAT and GPA percentiles, applications and offers, first-year class size, tuition, grants, bar passage and employment. The figures come from the school's own filing, not from a ranking or a survey.
What LSAT score do you need for City University of New York?
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City University of New York School of Law reported a median LSAT of 155 for the class that entered in 2025. The middle 50 percent ran from 152 at the 25th percentile to 161 at the 75th. A score at or above 155 puts you at or above the median half of the class; below 152 you are in the quarter of admitted students who needed something else in the file to carry the application. Law schools do not publish a minimum LSAT, and these percentiles describe enrolled students rather than a cutoff.
What GPA do you need for City University of New York?
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City University of New York School of Law reported a median undergraduate GPA of 3.54 for the 2025 entering class, with a 25th percentile of 3.26 and a 75th of 3.77. These are LSAC Credential Assembly Service GPAs, which are recalculated from every undergraduate transcript and can differ from the GPA on your degree certificate.
What is City University of New York's acceptance rate?
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659 of 2,300 applicants were offered admission for the 2025 entering class, an acceptance rate of 28.7%. That figure is offers divided by completed applications, both as filed in the 509 report. Of those admitted, 212 enrolled.
How much does City University of New York cost?
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City University of New York School of Law filed full-time tuition of $25,640 for the year in its 2025 509 report. Residents pay $15,450 and non-residents $25,640. The median grant among students receiving one was $8,000, so the published price is not what most students pay. Living costs are reported separately and are not included in these figures.
What is City University of New York's bar passage rate?
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65.7% of City University of New York School of Law graduates passed the bar on their first attempt, as reported in the ABA's first-time bar passage outcomes for 2024 graduates. Bar passage is reported a year behind the admissions figures on this page because it tracks a graduating class rather than an entering one.
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Data: ABA Standard 509 Information Report (2025), published for consumer disclosure, retrieved from the ABA Required Disclosures portal on 2026-09-01. Bar passage and employment figures come from the same portal's Bar Passage Outcomes and Employment Summary reports for the class of 2024. Figures describe the 2025 to 2026 reporting cycle for City University of New York School of Law and are restated in our own structure; no ABA document or file is reproduced here. Verify anything decision-critical with the school.
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