Q) What are my application options?
Q) Where should I mail a paper application?
CUNY School of Law
Office of Admissions
65-21 Main Street
Flushing, NY 11367
Q) How may I contact the Admissions Office?
Q) What are your application deadlines?
A) Applications are accepted from October 1 through March 15
for the Fall entering class in our full-time day program.
Transfer applications are due July 1 for the Fall semester,
and December 1 for the Spring semester.
Q) What is the CUNY School of Law code for the Law School Admission Council?
A) The CUNY School of Law code is 2585.
Q) How many letters of recommendation are required?
A) Two letters of recommendation are required. If you are currently completing your Bachelor's degree or your Bachelor's degree was conferred September 2006 or later, one letter must be an academic letter of recommendation (from a professor who taught you).
Q) What are the LSAT/UGPA indicators of the 2007 entering class?
HIGH LSAT
- 25th percentile = 151
- Median = 152
- 75th percentile = 156
UGPA (as calculated by LSDAS)
- 25th percentile = 2.92
- Median = change to 3.14
- 75th percentile = 3.47
Q) How much are tuition and fees?
A) Low tuition and fees enable our students to graduate with comparatively little law school debt and to accept public interest positions with fewer financial concerns. Tuition is $4,450 per semester for New York State residents and $7,400 per semester for out-of-state residents. Students pay an additional $830.85 per semester in fees. All course books are provided at no extra charge.
Q) How diverse is the entering class?
A) Students of color (Black/African American, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Puerto Rican, Hispanic/Latino, and Other Non-Caucasian) represent approximately 43% of the 2007 entering class. The students in the Class of 2010 range in age from 21 to 56 and represent 27 states and 22 countries. Also, 32 are foreign born.
Q) What is the bar passage rate?
A) Over the past two years, the Law School's NYS bar pass rate for first-time takers averaged 80% (ranging from 77.1% to 82.75%). The pass rate for CUNY Law graduates with strong law school grades (B+ or better) is well above the NYS average. The Law School offers significant support, including a 4-credit bar course, financial counseling and support, and individual academic counseling to assist students in preparing for the exam.
Q) What clinics or internships are available?
A) Every third-year CUNY Law student participates in an intensive clinic or internship program (concentration). Supervised practice provides the opportunity to serve clients and solve real legal problems, as well as creating a fertile and dynamic learning environment that is both an essential and exciting transition from the classroom to the profession. Our current clinics and concentrations reflect the breadth of our public interest focus: Criminal Defenders' Clinic, Battered Women's Clinic, International Women's Human Rights Clinic, Community Economic Development Clinic, Mediation Clinic, Immigrant and Refugee Rights Clinic, Elder Law Clinic, Health Law Concentration, and Equality Concentration.
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