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 2026 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
  • Clinical Training: #11
  • Dispute Resolution: #14
  • Business & Corporate Law: #17
  • Law Schools with Most Grads at Big Law Firms: #17
  • Intellectual Property Law: #18
  • Criminal Law: #20
  • International Law: #24
  • Constitutional Law: #26
  • Tax Law: #27
  • Contracts & Commercial Law: #28

Jobs by Employer Type (2025)

Represents full-time, long-term employment, either Bar Passage Required or JD Advantage, divided by the total number of graduates, from data on the ABA Employment Summary Report for the Class of 2025: law.fordham.edu/employmentstats
Jobs by Employer Type Statistics
#12
According to the National Law Journal’s 2026 Go-To Law Schools rankings, Fordham Law ranks 12th nationally in the number of 2025 graduates sent to the country’s top 200 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, 2026.
#1
Fordham Law is first in graduates promoted to partner at large law firms in New York City.
  • 1. Fordham: 135
  • 2. NYU: 104
  • 3. Columbia: 99
  • 4. Harvard: 96
For the period April 30, 2023, through April 30, 2026, 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
110,244
The Class of 2026 performed 110,244 hours of public interest work during their time at Fordham Law.
50 states
98 countries
The Fordham Law alumni community is a global network of more than 25,000 alumni. Graduates can be found in all 50 states and in 98 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 14 affinity groups. The highest concentrations of practicing alumni are located in New York, New Jersey, California, Florida, and Washington, D.C.

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Top Feeder Schools, Entering Class Fall 2025

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

  • New York University
  • Fordham University
  • Columbia University
  • Cornell University
  • University of Michigan
  • Georgetown University
  • Tulane University
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of Chicago
  • Northeastern University
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