By the Numbers

Our stats speak volumes, whether it’s the number of our graduates hired by top-tier law firms, the student publications cited by the U.S. Supreme Court, or the competitions won by our student teams in moot court and dispute resolution contests around the nation and the world.
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Top 30

Specialty Areas

In its 2025 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools, U.S. News & World Report ranked 11 Fordham Law programs among the top 30 in the country.

  • Trial Advocacy: #5
  • Dispute Resolution: #12
  • Clinical Training: #14
  • Criminal Law: #16
  • Business & Corporate Law: #18
  • Law Schools with Most Grads at Big Law Firms: #18
  • International Law: #19
  • Intellectual Property Law: #20
  • Contracts & Commercial Law: #23
  • Tax Law: #23
  • Constitutional Law: #26

Jobs by Employer Type (2024)

Represents full-time, long-term employment, either Bar Passage Required or J.D. Advantage, divided by the total number of graduates, from data on the ABA Employment Summary Report for the Class of 2024: law.fordham.edu/employmentstats
Stacked bar chart showing law graduates’ employment sectors. 51.6% Law Firms (251+ attorneys) 7.5% Law Firms (51-250 attorneys) 10.3% Law Firms (1-50 attorneys) 7.3% Government 6.4% Business 6.4% Public Interest 5.3% Clerkships
#11
According to the National Law Journal’s 2025 Go-To Law Schools rankings, Fordham Law ranks 11th nationally in terms of number of 2024 graduates sent to the country’s top 500 law firms.
#3
Fordham Law School ranks #3 in the number of graduates employed by the nation’s top 100 law firms in their offices in the country’s largest legal market, New York City.
  • 1. NYU
  • 2. Columbia
  • 3. Fordham
  • 4. Harvard
  • 5. Georgetown
Top 100 largest firms reported by The American Lawyer. Employment data reported by ALM Legal Compass, 2025.
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Fordham Law is first in graduates promoted to partner at large law firms in New York City.
  • 1. Fordham: 132
  • 2. Columbia: 115
  • 3. NYU: 115
  • 4. Harvard: 89
  • 5. Georgetown: 81
For the period May 30, 2022, through May 30, 2025, for law firms of 251+ attorneys located in New York City, Fordham had the greatest number of graduates promoted to partner in New York offices. Source: Firm Prospects
116,917
The Class of 2025 performed 116,917 hours of public interest work during their time at Fordham Law.
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The Fordham Law alumni community is a global network of over 24,095 alumni. Graduates can be found in all 50 states and in 96 countries around the world.

Nationally Known

Following graduation, Fordham Law alumni fan out across the country to engage in meaningful legal work. The Fordham Law Alumni Association boasts 38 chapters, both national and international, and 12 affinity groups. The highest concentrations of practicing alumni are located in New York, New Jersey, California, Florida, and Washington, D.C.

Map of US: NY, NJ, CA, FL, DC

Top Feeder Schools, Entering Class Fall 2024

Fordham students are drawn from 160+ undergraduate schools, including some of the most academically rigorous. Our top 10 undergraduate feeder schools include:

  • Fordham University
  • Georgetown University
  • Cornell University
  • Columbia University
  • New York University
  • University of Michigan
  • Boston College
  • Colgate University
  • University of Southern California
  • University of Virginia
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