Top New York Law Schools Comparison

There are 16 ABA-accredited law schools in New York. Of those schools, the top 5 schools present in the following table. The schools are ranked based on test scores, tuition, bar pass rate, and employment statistics. You can search all law schools in New York at New York law school search page.
The following list compares 5 schools with important law school statistics - Columbia Law School, New York University School of Law, Cornell Law School, Fordham University School of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
  • All 5 schools are private.
  • Columbia Law School's tuition is the most expensive ($92,194) and Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law's tuition is the lowest ($79,644).
  • Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law offers the best financial aid of $40,000 which is 50.22% of tuition amount.
  • Columbia Law School has the lowest acceptance rate of 11.84%) and Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law has the highest rate of 29.56%).
  • Columbia Law School has the highest LSAT score of 173 and Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law has the lowest score of 165.
  • Columbia Law School has the highest GPA of 3.92 and Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law has the lowest GPA of 3.78.
  • New York University School of Law is the largest school with 2,172 enrolled students and Cornell Law School is the smallest school with 933 students.
  • New York University School of Law has the highest bar exam pass rate of 96.72% and Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law has the lowest rate of 88.47%.
  • New York University School of Law is the oldest school founded in 1835 and Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is the most recently founded in 1976.
  • Columbia Law School requires the most expensive application fees of $85.