Fordham School of Law Quick Facts

2025 J.D.
Entering Class Profile

Data as of August 19, 2025

LSAT/GPA

Full-Time Day

Top ¼

170/3.88

Median

168/3.80

Bottom ¼

166/3.64

Part-Time Evening

Top ¼

167/3.82

Median

164/3.59

Bottom ¼

160/3.32

Applicants

8,808

8,098 Full-Time Day
710 Part-Time Evening

Matriculants

447

375 Full-Time Day
72 Part-Time Evening

Women
53%

Minority

(Self-Identified)

38%

LGBTQ+

(Self-Identified)

22%

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

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Nationally Ranked Programs

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

7:1

Student-Faculty Ratio

22

Study Abroad Programs

70+

Student Organizations

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Live-Client Clinics

Clinics are run out of Lincoln Square Legal Services, a professional nonprofit law firm run by the faculty of Fordham Law School’s nationally ranked clinical program.

Community Enterprise Clinic
Corporate Social Responsibility
Criminal Defense
Entrepreneurial Law
Federal Litigation
Federal Tax
Housing and Environmental Justice Litigation
Immigration Policy and Advocacy
Intellectual Property Law
International Human Rights
Legislative Advocacy
Mediation
Rule of Law
Securities Litigation and Arbitration

Journals/Publications

Journals/Publications
Fordham Law Review
Fordham Environmental Law Review
Fordham International Law Journal
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
Fordham Urban Law Journal

24,095+

Alumni in all 50 states and 96 countries

38
Alumni
Chapters

12
Affinity
Groups

J.D. Application Deadline
March 15

Learn More

lawadmissions@fordham.edu