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New York Law School is one of the oldest independent law schools in the United States. The Law School was founded in 1891 by a group of faculty, students, and alumni of Columbia Law School led by their founding dean, Theodore William Dwight, a prominent figure in the history of American legal education. Dwight and his fellow trailblazers broke away from Columbia College to protest teaching methods they did not support. They established New York Law School in Lower Manhattan?where it has remained ever since?in the heart of the city?s legal, financial, government, and corporate headquarters. In 1894, the Law School established one of the nation?s first evening divisions in order to provide an alternative to full-time legal studies. New York Law School quickly achieved success. In 1892, after only a year in operation, it was the second-largest law school in the United States; by 1904, it was the largest. It experienced steady growth in its early years, that was only interrupted for one year when the school closed during World War I. During these early years, the Law School saw some of its most famous alumni graduate. The Law School was forced to close a second time from 1941 to 1947, for the duration of World War II. After reopening, the Law School started a new program that was influenced by a committee of alumni headed by New York State Supreme Court Justice Albert Cohn. This led to accreditation by the American Bar Association in 1954; continued growth led to membership in the Association of American Law Schools in 1974.
Admissions (2007 – 2008) Rankings (2008 – 2009) Selectivity (Class of 2009) Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee: $60
U.S. News (2009): 300 # Applications: 5557 Part Time J.D.: No
Spring Deadline: None
Ciolli Nat'l (2005): 48 # Admitted: 2423 LL.M. Program: No
Summer Deadline: None
LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated: 549 J.S.D. Program: No
Fall Deadline: 4/2/2008
LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate: 44% Joint Degrees: Yes
Financial Aid Deadline: 4/2/2008
Yield Rate: 23%
Curriculum (2006 – 2007) Faculty (2006 – 2007) GPA (Class of 2009) LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT): 134 Full Time Faculty: 55 75th GPA: 3.51
75th LSAT: 156
1L Section Size (PT): 134 Part Time Faculty: 94 Median GPA: 3.27
Median LSAT: 155
2L/3L Courses: 211 Student to Faculty Ratio: 20.9 25th GPA: 2.98
25th LSAT: 152
Housing(2006 – 2007) Enrollment(2006 – 2007) Attrition(Class of 2008) OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing: Yes 1L Students: 547
1L Attrition: 15.0% Total Law Firms: 52
Law School Dorm: Yes All FT Students: 1150
Transfers In: 18 NY Law Firms: 27
Other Grad Dorm: No All PT Students: 361
Transfers Out: 29 DC Law Firms: 5
Total Students: 1511
CA Law Firms: 6
Costs (2006 – 2007) Scholarships (2005 – 2006) Employment (Class of 2005) Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Full Time Tuition: $40,478 % Receiving Grant Aid: 34.3%
% Employed (Grad): n/a Primary Jurisdiction: NY
Part Time Tuition: $31,124 Full Tuition & Stipend: 0.0%
% Employed (9 mos.): 92.3% % Pass (First Time): 72%
Living Expenses: $19,950 Full Tuition: 0.0%
State Average: 76%
Total Cost (FT): $60,428 Half Tuition: 2.9%
Difference: -4%
Total Cost (PT): $51,074 Other Scholarships: 31.4%
