Access-Focused Law School Excels in Multiple “Best Law Schools for 2024” Categories
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New York, NY – The City University of New York School of Law has earned top honors in The Princeton Review’s “Best Law Schools for 2024” rankings, securing the #1 spot for “Most Diverse Faculty” nationwide and placing in four of fourteen top categories.
In the profile of CUNY Law, The Princeton Review editors describe it as “a beacon of diversity and inclusivity in legal education,” giving it top marks for its commitment to representation and access. The Princeton Review’s rankings are based on surveys of over 18,400 students attending 168 law schools, and data collected from school administrators about their programs’ academics, student body demographics, and career prospects.
The Law School’s latest Princeton Review rankings include:
- #1 Most Diverse Faculty
- #2 Most Chosen by Older Students
- #2 Most Liberal Students
- #8 Greatest Resources for Women
“Our top ranking for faculty diversity highlights our unwavering commitment to a law school enriched by distinct perspectives and lived experiences, with faculty whose work ensures our students have a deeper understanding of the law’s impact on communities,” stated Sudha Setty, Dean of CUNY Law. “We are proud of this recognition, which affirms our mission to broaden representation and to transform the legal profession.”
As an access-focused institution, CUNY Law’s commitment to inclusivity extends beyond its faculty to its student body and overall community culture.
The #2 ranking for “Most Chosen by Older Students” highlights CUNY Law’s success in supporting those returning to education, entering school while working or caregiving, or pursuing law as a second career. It also underscores the value of their flexible, part-time program.
CUNY Law’s placement among the top schools for “Greatest Resources for Women” (#8) demonstrates its dedication to gender equity, which includes supporting transgender and gender expansive law students.
The #2 ranking for “Most Liberal Students” illustrates CUNY Law’s commitment to fostering an environment where forward-thinking legal perspectives are explored in the classroom and beyond, and aligns with the Law School’s mission to train public interest lawyers committed to transforming the justice system to better serve all communities.
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The City University of New York School of Law is the nation’s leading public interest law school and ranked highest in diversity of students and faculty. CUNY Law has a dual mission: to recruit and train outstanding public interest lawyers and to diversify the legal profession so that it includes and reflects people and communities needed to transform justice.
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