Law School Overview
U.S. News Rankings
| Ranking score and category | |||||
|
|||||
|
Specialties
#4
in
Clinical Training
#1
in
International Law
#6
in
Law Firms Rank Schools
#1
in
Tax Law
|
|||||
Law School Overview
From their first year, law students at NYU Law get an interactive experience in practical legal skills through the school’s Lawerying Program. In their second and third year, students can further test their knowledge in more than 30 legal clinics and about 25 on-campus centers, in addition to dynamic Colloquia seminar classes that consist of a series of workshops on a given subject.
Students can earn joint degrees through other schools at NYU, like the highly ranked Stern School of Business, or dual degrees with outside institutions including the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. There are more than 50 student organizations to check out, and students can live on the residential campus. The school also offers foreign student exchange programs, giving law students a chance to study at more than 15 universities worldwide.
Notable NYU Law School alumni include John Carrig, president and chief operating officer of energy giant ConocoPhillips Co.; Evan Chesler, presiding partner at law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP; and Paul Tagliabue, former commissioner of the NFL.
| Year founded | 1835 |
| Public/private | Private |
| Law school designation | National |
Admissions
| Application deadline | February 1 |
| Full-time program application fee | $75 |
| Part-time program application fee | N/A |
| Admissions Phone | (212) 998-6060 |
| Admissions E-mail | law.moreinfo@nyu.edu |
| Web site | http://www.law.nyu.edu |
U.S. News Law School Compass
By signing up for a premium subscription, you'd get access to:
- Expanded Profiles & Advanced Search for 188 Law Schools
- All Entering Class Stats, Including Average LSAT Scores
- Average Starting Salary of Graduates (Public and Private Sector)
- Percent of Graduates Employed Upon Graduation
- New "My Home" Feature: Save & Compare Schools and Take Notes
- Plus: All Graduate School Data (Full Access for 1 Year from Purchase)
Academics
| Full- and part-time faculty | 209 |
| Student-faculty ratio | 9.2 - Low |
| Total faculty | 238 |
U.S. News Law School Compass
By signing up for a premium subscription, you'd get access to:
- Expanded Profiles & Advanced Search for 188 Law Schools
- All Entering Class Stats, Including Average LSAT Scores
- Average Starting Salary of Graduates (Public and Private Sector)
- Percent of Graduates Employed Upon Graduation
- New "My Home" Feature: Save & Compare Schools and Take Notes
- Plus: All Graduate School Data (Full Access for 1 Year from Purchase)
Student Body
| Enrollment (full-time) | 1,431 |
| Gender distribution (full-time) | |
|
|
|
| J.D. candidates graduating in 2009-2010 | 497 |
U.S. News Law School Compass
By signing up for a premium subscription, you'd get access to:
- Expanded Profiles & Advanced Search for 188 Law Schools
- All Entering Class Stats, Including Average LSAT Scores
- Average Starting Salary of Graduates (Public and Private Sector)
- Percent of Graduates Employed Upon Graduation
- New "My Home" Feature: Save & Compare Schools and Take Notes
- Plus: All Graduate School Data (Full Access for 1 Year from Purchase)
Cost
| Tuition and fees | |
|
Full-time: $46,840 per year |
|
| Room and board | $19,877 |
U.S. News Law School Compass
By signing up for a premium subscription, you'd get access to:
- Expanded Profiles & Advanced Search for 188 Law Schools
- All Entering Class Stats, Including Average LSAT Scores
- Average Starting Salary of Graduates (Public and Private Sector)
- Percent of Graduates Employed Upon Graduation
- New "My Home" Feature: Save & Compare Schools and Take Notes
- Plus: All Graduate School Data (Full Access for 1 Year from Purchase)
Careers
| Graduates known to be employed at graduation | 96.4% - High |
| Median private sector starting salary | $160,000 |
| Median public service starting salary | $56,000 |
U.S. News Law School Compass
By signing up for a premium subscription, you'd get access to:
- Expanded Profiles & Advanced Search for 188 Law Schools
- All Entering Class Stats, Including Average LSAT Scores
- Average Starting Salary of Graduates (Public and Private Sector)
- Percent of Graduates Employed Upon Graduation
- New "My Home" Feature: Save & Compare Schools and Take Notes
- Plus: All Graduate School Data (Full Access for 1 Year from Purchase)
Library
| Total volumes and volume equivalents | 1,101,672 |
U.S. News Law School Compass
By signing up for a premium subscription, you'd get access to:
- Expanded Profiles & Advanced Search for 188 Law Schools
- All Entering Class Stats, Including Average LSAT Scores
- Average Starting Salary of Graduates (Public and Private Sector)
- Percent of Graduates Employed Upon Graduation
- New "My Home" Feature: Save & Compare Schools and Take Notes
- Plus: All Graduate School Data (Full Access for 1 Year from Purchase)
* Law School Overview details based on 2010 data
