CUNY School of Law

[5] For the class enrolling in 2023, CUNY Law accepted 39.9% of students, the average enrollee having a 153 LSAT score and a 3.51 undergraduate GPA.

[citation needed] [citation needed] In addition to numerous pro bono opportunities available through student organizations and the Career Planning Office, the Law School supports a number of justice initiatives that serve citizen and non-citizen workers and assist and empower historically underserved communities.

[2] U.S. News & World Report ranked CUNY #154 of 196 American Bar Association approved law schools for 2024, with CUNY's part-time law program ranked tied for #34 out of 70 schools with part-time programs.

[citation needed] In 1981, CUNY hired Charles Halpern to be the founding dean of a planned law school.

[citation needed] CUNY Law's students are approximately 54% percent BIPOC as are 50% of faculty and staff.

The building at 2 Court Square is LEED Gold certified, which means that its construction had a reduced environmental impact and its design increases occupants' health and well-being.

[4] CUNY School of Law's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 16.5% indicating the percentage of the Class of 2022 unemployed or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation, while those graduates who responded in 2017 reported a mean salary of $62,360 and median salary of $59,438.