New York Law School: Statistics
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #1976 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #558 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #508 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #49 of 221 | In New York State |
| #16 of 92 | In New York City |
| #33 of 1,033 | For International Law |
| Top50% | For 35 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 53%
- Graduates
- 1,130
- Male:Female Ratio
- 38:62
- Control
- Private
not-for-profit - Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.nyls.edu
New York Law School Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
We've calculated the 53% acceptance rate for New York Law School 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.
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 738 (65%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 136 (12%) |
| Asian | 70 (6%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 69 (6%) |
| Black or African American | 40 (4%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 38 (3%) |
| Two or more races | 35 (3%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 2 (0.2%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
Tuition and fees
| Graduates | |
|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $24,000 |
| Tuition in-state | $24,000 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $24,000 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 50 |
|---|---|
| Room charge | $25,278 |
New York Law School majors
New York Law School has granted 6 master's in Tax Law/Taxation and 308 doctorate degrees in Law. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at New York Law School.
| Major | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|
| Law | 308 | |
| Tax Law & Taxation | 6 | |
| Grand Total | 6 | 308 |
Publications & Citations
New York Law School has published 3,611 scientific papers with 22,729 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, Business, Environmental Science, Economics, History, and Geography and Cartography.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9 | 12 |
| 1991 | 22 | 16 |
| 1992 | 23 | 15 |
| 1993 | 22 | 13 |
| 1994 | 27 | 10 |
| 1995 | 21 | 28 |
| 1996 | 25 | 27 |
| 1997 | 30 | 61 |
| 1998 | 32 | 50 |
| 1999 | 37 | 78 |
| 2000 | 62 | 148 |
| 2001 | 58 | 200 |
| 2002 | 71 | 393 |
| 2003 | 74 | 436 |
| 2004 | 64 | 668 |
| 2005 | 101 | 741 |
| 2006 | 107 | 771 |
| 2007 | 90 | 732 |
| 2008 | 150 | 737 |
| 2009 | 167 | 807 |
| 2010 | 182 | 887 |
| 2011 | 128 | 899 |
| 2012 | 134 | 834 |
| 2013 | 170 | 951 |
| 2014 | 151 | 1074 |
| 2015 | 121 | 1111 |
| 2016 | 152 | 1011 |
| 2017 | 191 | 1094 |
| 2018 | 146 | 1404 |
| 2019 | 137 | 1670 |
| 2020 | 175 | 1725 |
| 2021 | 203 | 1816 |
| 2022 | 170 | 1277 |
New York Law School alumni
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Judith Sheindlin
- Occupations
- lawyerjudgetelevision producerwriter
- Biography
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Judith Susan Sheindlin, known professionally as Judge Judy, is an American court-show arbitrator, media personality, television producer, author, a women's advancement philanthropist and former prosecutor and Manhattan family court judge.
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Zygi Wilf
- Enrolled in New York Law School
- Graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerentrepreneur
- Biography
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Zygmunt "Zygi" Wilf is an American billionaire businessman and real estate developer. He is the chairman and co-owner of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and the majority owner of MLS's Orlando City.
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Wallace Stevens
- Occupations
- journalistplaywrightpoet lawyerpoetlawyer
- Biography
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Wallace Stevens was an American modernist poet. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, educated at Harvard and then New York Law School, and spent most of his life working as an executive for an insurance company in Hartford, Connecticut. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his Collected Poems in 1955.
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Eliot Engel
- Enrolled in New York Law School
- In 1987 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Eliot Lance Engel is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from New York from 1989 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented a district covering portions of the north Bronx and southern Westchester County.
General info
| Alternative names | NYLS |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1891 |
| Motto | We are New York's law school |
| Colors | blue, white |
| Academic calendar | Semesters |
| Total FTE staff | 193 |
| Carnegie classification | Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools |
Location and contacts
| Address | 185 West Broadway New York, New York, 10013-2921 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 8,804,000 |
| Phone | 2124312100 |