CUNY School of Law: Statistics

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#7309 of 14,131 In the World
#1961 of 2,597 In North America
#1870 of 2,496 In the United States
#150 of 221 In New York State
#54 of 92 In New York City
#437 of 1,025 For International Law
Top50% For 9 other topics
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Acceptance rate
35%
Graduates
669
Male:Female Ratio
35:65
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree

CUNY School of Law Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

We've calculated the 35% acceptance rate for CUNY School of Law based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

69 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 223 (33%)
Hispanic 191 (29%)
Black or African American 150 (22%)
Asian 75 (11%)
Two or more races 14 (2%)
Nonresident Alien 13 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 (0.3%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 1 (0.1%)

CUNY School of Law majors

CUNY School of Law has granted 213 doctorate degrees in Law. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at CUNY School of Law.

Major Doctoral
Law 213
Grand Total 213

Publications & Citations

CUNY School of Law has published 1,812 scientific papers with 22,605 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Law, Medicine, Sociology, Biology, Psychology, Computer Science, Environmental Science, and Philosophy.

Publications
1,812
Citations
22,605

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
1,279 / 15,554
Political Science
986 / 8,439
Law
922 / 7,684
Medicine
909 / 16,008
Sociology
806 / 10,968
Biology
742 / 13,112
Psychology
680 / 9,876
Computer Science
603 / 12,745
Environmental Science
573 / 6,889
Philosophy
524 / 4,596
Pathology
444 / 8,391
Economics
401 / 3,331
Engineering
382 / 7,508
Geography and Cartography
378 / 4,607
History
359 / 2,438
Psychiatry
351 / 6,366
Business
342 / 3,539
Chemistry
328 / 5,135
Genetics
324 / 4,608
Mathematics
314 / 7,521
Physics
307 / 4,476
Archaeology
293 / 2,115
Public Health
258 / 7,529
Linguistics
252 / 2,529
Geology
240 / 2,493
Biochemistry
230 / 4,232
Development Studies
229 / 2,108
Statistics
228 / 4,887
Nursing
223 / 4,520
Neuroscience
221 / 5,253
Surgery
210 / 2,560
Demography
206 / 7,009
Art & Design
188 / 1,089
Ecology
186 / 2,243
Quantum and Particle physics
180 / 3,448
Paleontology
179 / 2,253
Social Psychology
167 / 1,419
Criminology and Criminal Justice
160 / 907
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
139 / 921
Finance
134 / 761

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 8 43
1994 9 66
1995 7 61
1996 12 71
1997 8 74
1998 14 63
1999 14 69
2000 8 79
2001 19 88
2002 19 68
2003 16 121
2004 24 216
2005 27 280
2006 44 221
2007 53 337
2008 59 381
2009 43 470
2010 50 503
2011 45 592
2012 55 637
2013 61 612
2014 63 892
2015 80 595
2016 74 606
2017 92 696
2018 87 840
2019 100 1147
2020 124 1528
2021 124 1883
2022 99 2081
2023 121 2243
2024 94 2627
2025 83 2616
Academic rankings

CUNY School of Law alumni

  1. Iyanla Vanzant

    Iyanla Vanzant
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-.. (age 73)
    Enrolled in the CUNY School of Law
    Studied Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    religious leaderspiritual teacherlawyerwritertelevision personality
    Biography

    Iyanla Vanzant is an American inspirational speaker, lawyer, New Thought spiritual teacher, author, life coach, and television personality. She is known primarily for her books, her eponymous talk show, and her appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show. From 2012 to 2021, she served as host of OWN's Iyanla: Fix My Life.

  2. Daniel J. O'Donnell

    Daniel J. O'Donnell
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1960-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Daniel J. O'Donnell is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat, he was the first openly gay man elected to the New York State Assembly in 2002. During his tenure as an Assembly Member, O'Donnell represented the 69th district in Manhattan, which comprises the neighborhoods of Manhattan Valley, Morningside Heights, and portions of the Upper West Side and West Harlem.

  3. Catalina Cruz

    Catalina Cruz
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1983-.. (age 43)
    Enrolled in the CUNY School of Law
    2006-2009 graduated with Juris Doctor
    Occupations
    political activistlawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Catalina Cruz is a Colombian-American attorney from the borough of Queens in New York City and New York State Assemblymember from the 39th Assembly district—representing Corona, Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights, Queens. A member of the Democratic Party and former undocumented immigrant minor (DREAMer), Cruz has worked as an advocate for immigration rights, including as Director of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's 2016 Exploited Task Force..

  4. Eva Golinger

    Eva Golinger
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1973-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    journalistlawyer
    Biography

    Eva Golinger is an American lawyer, writer and journalist. She practices law in New York and specializes in immigration and international law. She is the author of several books about Hugo Chávez, of whom she was an outspoken supporter, and his relationship with the US. Chávez called her La novia de Venezuela ("The Bride of Venezuela"), and she served as a foreign policy advisor to his government. The National Catholic Reporter wrote that Golinger headed the "pro-Chávez" Venezuela Solidarity Committee in 2004. Her website, venezuelafoia.info, aimed to shed light on what she called links between US government agencies and Venezuelan organizations by publishing documents obtained using the US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

All 10 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names Law School
CUNY Law School
Founded 1983
Motto Law in the Service of Human Needs
Academic calendar Semesters
Total FTE staff 186
Carnegie classification Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools

Location and contacts

Address 2 Court Square
Long Island City, New York, 11101
United States
City population 8,804,000
Phone 7183404200

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