7 Best New York Law Schools

    There are 16 ABA-accredited law schools in New York, and 7 schools were ranked in top 100 U.S. law school ranking with academic excellence.
    You can compare all law schools at New York law school comparison page.
    The below list compares important statistics between the 7 best law schools and all law schools in New York.
    • The average LSAT Score of the best law schools is 167.4, which is 6.1 points higher than average score of all New York law schools.
    • The average GPA of the best law schools is 3.84, which is 0.15 points higher than average GPA of all New York law schools.
    • The average acceptance rate is 22.09%, which is 10.77% lower than average rate of all New York law schools.
    • The average yield is 30.49%, while all New York law schools's yield is 29.60%
    • In average, 1,330 students enrolled in ech best law school, which is larger than New York' average (1,046).
    • The students to faculty ratio of the best law schools is 4.9 to 1, which means that a faculty can focus on smaller number of students than other New York law schools (5.7 to 1).
    • The average bar exam pass rate of the best law schools is 91.98%, which is higher than New York' average (82.89%).

    New York Best Law Schools Comparison

    The following table compares the 7 best New York law schools with important statistics.
    New York Best Law Schools Overview
    SchoolU.S. Law School RankingFoundedTuition & FeesLSATGPAPopulationStudents to Faculty
    Columbia Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY81858$92,1941733.921,7404 to 1
    New York University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY111835$90,6381723.922,1725 to 1
    Cornell Law SchoolPrivateIthaca, NY191887$88,6091733.929335 to 1
    Fordham University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY281905$82,8141683.791,6914 to 1
    Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawPrivateNew York, NY531976$79,6441653.781,0424 to 1
    St. John's University School of LawPrivateQueens, NY551925$76,7421643.818165 to 1
    University at Buffalo Law SchoolPublicBuffalo, NY911887$36,0601573.719197 to 1

    New York Best Law Schools Statistics over the Past 5 Years

    The tables below compare tuition, admission statistics, bar exam pass over the past 5 years. The data used is from 2022 to 2026, except bar exam pass rate from 2021 to 2025.