New York Law School: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #1835 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #502 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #455 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #45 of 221 | In New York State |
| #16 of 92 | In New York City |
| #26 of 1,021 | For International Law |
| Top50% | For 53 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 47%
- Graduates
- 1,050
- Male:Female Ratio
- 37:63
- 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 47% 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.
331 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
10 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 688 (66%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 113 (11%) |
| Asian | 75 (7%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 71 (7%) |
| Black or African American | 35 (3%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 35 (3%) |
| Two or more races | 32 (3%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
Tuition and fees
| Graduates | |
|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $25,280 |
| Tuition in-state | $25,280 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $25,280 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 50 |
|---|---|
| Room charge | $25,278 |
New York Law School majors
New York Law School has granted 5 master's in Tax Law/Taxation and 368 doctorate degrees in Law. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at New York Law School.
| Major | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|
| Law | 368 | |
| Tax Law & Taxation | 5 | |
| Grand Total | 5 | 368 |
Publications & Citations
New York Law School has published 6,356 scientific papers with 34,378 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 26 | 29 |
| 1992 | 29 | 26 |
| 1993 | 27 | 27 |
| 1994 | 29 | 28 |
| 1995 | 26 | 42 |
| 1996 | 37 | 38 |
| 1997 | 68 | 73 |
| 1998 | 68 | 73 |
| 1999 | 61 | 132 |
| 2000 | 95 | 213 |
| 2001 | 92 | 293 |
| 2002 | 117 | 500 |
| 2003 | 107 | 616 |
| 2004 | 112 | 945 |
| 2005 | 166 | 1008 |
| 2006 | 177 | 964 |
| 2007 | 179 | 1061 |
| 2008 | 343 | 1066 |
| 2009 | 329 | 1338 |
| 2010 | 336 | 1328 |
| 2011 | 258 | 1342 |
| 2012 | 274 | 1405 |
| 2013 | 302 | 1518 |
| 2014 | 287 | 1861 |
| 2015 | 237 | 1655 |
| 2016 | 305 | 1538 |
| 2017 | 343 | 1662 |
| 2018 | 303 | 2019 |
| 2019 | 274 | 2393 |
| 2020 | 300 | 2422 |
| 2021 | 292 | 2113 |
| 2022 | 197 | 1728 |
| 2023 | 211 | 1920 |
New York Law School alumni
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Judith Sheindlin
- Occupations
- lawyerwritertelevision producerjudge
- Biography
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Judith Susan Sheindlin, known professionally as Judge Judy, is an American court-show arbitrator, media personality, television producer, 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
- entrepreneurlawyer
- 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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Vijaya Gadde
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Vijaya Gadde is an American attorney, who served as general counsel and the head of legal, policy, and trust at Twitter. Her role included handling issues such as harassment, misinformation, and harmful speech, and other decisions made by Twitter. On October 27, 2022, she was fired by Elon Musk, following his acquisition of Twitter.
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Wallace Stevens
- Occupations
- writerlawyerpoetpoet lawyerplaywright
- 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.
General info
| Alternative names | NYLS |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1891 |
| Motto | We are New York's law school |
| Colors | blue, white |
| Academic calendar | Semesters |
| Total FTE staff | 197 |
| 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 |