All 18 New York and New Jersey law schools are accredited by the American Bar Association.
Fifteen accredited law schools operate in New York State; New Jersey is home to three law schools. In the 2010 "U.S. News & World Report" law school rankings, Columbia University School of Law ranked highest among New York and New Jersey law schools; it was No. 4 on the list.
New York Law Schools
According to "U.S. News & World Report," among America's top law schools in New York State in 2010 were Columbia University (ranked fourth in the nation), New York University (ranked 6th), Cornell University (ranked 13th), Fordham University (ranked 34th) and Yeshiva University (also known as the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, ranked 52nd). The lowest-ranked law schools operating in New York were Brooklyn Law School (ranked 67th), St. John's University (ranked 72nd), Syracuse University (tied for 86th) and Hofstra University (tied for 86th).
New Jersey Law Schools
Among New Jersey law schools in the "U.S. News & World Report's" 2010 rankings, Seton Hall University School of Law ranked 72nd in the nation, followed by Rutgers University's two law schools (located in Camden and Newark), both ranked 80th. Rutgers' Camden campus had the lowest faculty-to-student ratio among the three New Jersey law schools with a ratio of 11.8:1. Among New York law schools, New York University had the lowest faculty/student ratio with 9.4:1.
Facts and Statistics
CUNY-Queens College School of Law ranked lowest in 2010 in three categories among New York and New Jersey law schools: lowest full-time annual tuition at $10,612, lowest enrollment with 406 students, and smallest library with 291,162 volumes. New York Law School had the highest enrollment with 1,856 full- and part-time students. Yeshiva University School of Law had the lowest proportion of employed students at graduation, 74.5 percent. Tuition costs for full-time students were highest at Cornell University School of Law, at $48,950 per year.
Admission Standards
Columbia University had the lowest applicant acceptance rate, admitting just 15.9 percent of applicants. Syracuse University had the highest applicant acceptance rate, admitting 49.6 percent of applicants. Syracuse also had the lowest LSAT score for a successful candidate for admission, with a score of 150. Hofstra University had the lowest state bar examination pass rate, at 73.6 percent. The highest bar examination pass rate was among graduates of Cornell University Law School, with 95.6 percent of graduates passing the exam. Cornell also had the highest successful applicant LSAT score of 174.
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