Fordham School of Law Quick Facts

2026 J.D.
Entering Class Profile

Data as of August 21, 2026

LSAT/GPA

Full-Time Day

Top ¼

171/3.88

Median

169/3.81

Bottom ¼

167/3.67

Part-Time Evening

Top ¼

169/3.86

Median

166/3.74

Bottom ¼

163/3.55

Applicants

9,776

8,969 Full-Time Day
807 Part-Time Evening

Matriculants

440

375 Full-Time Day
65 Part-Time Evening

Women
54%

Students of Color

(Self-Identified)

33%

LGBTQ+

(Self-Identified)

23%

Jobs by Employer Type
(2025)

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 2025: law.fordham.edu/employmentstats

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Nationally Ranked Programs

In its 2026 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.

Part-Time JD Program: #3
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

7:1

Student-Faculty Ratio

21

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
Corporate Social Responsibility
Criminal Defense
Entrepreneurial Law
Federal Habeas
Federal Litigation
Federal Tax
Intellectual Property Law
International Human Rights
Legislative Advocacy
LGBTQ+ Litigation
Mediation
Right to Housing Litigation
Securities Litigation and Arbitration

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

25,000+

Alumni in all 50 states and 98 countries

38
Alumni
Chapters

14
Affinity
Groups

J.D. Application Deadline
March 15

Learn More

lawadmissions@fordham.edu