Brooklyn Law School

Law School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #80 Best Law Schools

Specialties #21 in Part-time Law

Law School Overview

Its tuition is full-time: $49,976 per year and part-time: $37,568 per year. The student-faculty ratio is 15.3:1. The law school at Brooklyn Law School has 145 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

At Brooklyn Law School, students live, work, and learn in close proximity to New York City’s large law firms, federal courts, and corporations. The institution is highly ranked for its part-time Brooklyn Law program, which students can complete in four years. For hands-on training, the law school runs clinics including the Brooklyn Law Incubator & Policy (BLIP) Clinic, which helps students gain experience in technology issues as well as with legal matters.

Outside of class, Brooklyn Law School has more than 40 student organizations to consider joining as well. Students may also find opportunities for involvement on the Brooklyn Law Review, the Brooklyn Journal of International Law, the Journal of Law and Policy, and the Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law.

First year law students are guaranteed housing in Brooklyn Heights. After, if students are looking for an experience away from New York City, Brooklyn Law School coordinates international fellowship programs, such as the International Business Law Fellowship, the International Human Rights Fellowship, and the Global Justice Fellowship, which students may be eligible to complete. After graduation, alumni have relocated to 49 states and more than 25 countries, the school reports.

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Year founded	1901
Public/private	Private
Law school designation	National

Admissions

Application deadline	N/A
Full-time program application fee	$0
Part-time program application fee	$0
Admissions Phone	(718) 780-7906
Admissions E-mail	admitq@brooklaw.edu
Web site	http://www.brooklaw.edu

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	145
Student-faculty ratio	15.3:1
Total faculty	155

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	998
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2011-2012	467

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $49,976 per year Part-time: $37,568 per year
Room and board	$18,700

Careers

Employed at graduation 2	N/A
Median private sector starting salary	$75,000
Median public service starting salary	$55,500

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

592,155

* Law School Overview details based on 2012 data