Here are ten reasons why applying to CUNY School of Law is the first step to a rewarding career of law in the service of human needs:

• Nationally recognized as one of the top 10 public interest law schools in the country.
  
  
• The highest percentage, 70%, of graduates placed in public interest jobs of any law school in the nation.
  
  
• An outstanding, nationally ranked clinical program in which every third-year student represents clients.
  
  
• Affordable tuition, innovative programs, and a commitment to "law in the service of human needs."
  
  
• Heralded by the Carnegie Foundation for its integration of theory and practice.
  
  
• Noted by the Princeton Review for having the Best Professors, one of the Most Diverse Law Faculties, the Most Welcoming to Older Students, and the most Liberal Student Body.
  
  
• Unsurpassed intellectual and cultural opportunities as part of the nation's largest urban university.
  
  
• A vibrant alumni network of public interest lawyers working for in social justice organizations, small-firm and solo-practice, and public service jobs at local, state, national and international levels settings.
  
  
• A strong New York State Bar Exam passage rate.
  
  
• An ongoing commitment to diversity, preparing students for practice in an increasingly multicultural world.