Yeshiva University

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
55 Fifth Avenue, 10th Floor New York, NY 10003
Admissions Phone: (212) 790-0274
Admissions Email: lawinfo@yu.edu
Web site: http://www.cardozo.yu.edu
Admissions URL: http://www.cardozo.yu.edu/admissions

Admissions Information

Fall 2010 Admissions Information
Director of admissions
David Martinidez
Application deadline
04/15
Full-time program application fee
$70
Part-time program application fee
$70
Besides the fall semester, can enter in
winter/spring, summer
Fall 2008 Admissions and Enrollment Statistics
Total number of full- and part-time applicants
4,629
Total number of full- and part-time acceptances
1,305
Overall acceptance rate
28.2%
Total number of full- and part-time first-year students enrolled
371
Number of full-time program applicants
4,207
Number of full-time program acceptances
1,096
Full-time acceptance rate
26.1%
Number of first-year full-time students enrolled
241
Number of part-time program applicants
583
Number of part-time program acceptances
209
Part-time acceptance rate
35.8%
Number of first-year part-time students enrolled
130
Fall 2008 GPA and LSAT Scores
25th-75th percentile GPA scores for all students
3.29-3.72
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for all students
159-165
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for full-time students
3.31-3.73
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for full-time students
162-166
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for part-time students
3.27-3.67
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for part-time students
158-160

Career Information

Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2007 administrations)
State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar
NY
School’s bar passage rate for first-time test takers
90.7%
Statewide bar passage rate for first-time test takers
76.7%
Class of 2007 Graduates
Total graduates
342
Graduates employed at graduation
80.4%
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation
98.0%
Starting Salaries of 2007 Graduates Employed Full-time
25th percentile private sector starting salary
$75,000
Median private sector starting salary
$130,000
75th percentile private sector starting salary
$160,000
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information
76%
Median public service starting salary
$50,000
Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2007)
Percent employed in academia
0.9%
Percent employed in business and industry
14.9%
Percent employed in government
11.4%
Percent employed in all judicial clerkships
6.2%
Percent employed in law firms
57.9%
Percent employed in public interest
8.7%
Percent employed in an unknown field
0.0%
Percent employed in a judicial clerkship by an Article III federal judge
2.0%
2007 Graduates Employment Location
Graduates employed in-state
77%
Graduates employed in foreign countries
1%
Number of states where graduates are employed
18
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
2.8%
Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA)
85.1%
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
0.6%
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
0.6%
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
5.9%
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
0.0%
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
0.3%
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
2.5%
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY)
1.2%
Employment location unknown
0.0%
Career Services
Career services operations: The Office of Career Services advises students on career planning and provides opportunities to meet attorneys and hone job search skills. Recruitment Programs attract hundreds of firms, public interest organizations and government agencies. Funding programs provide resources for students and alumni to pursue public service opportunities. Please see: http://www.cardozo.yu.edu/careerservices.aspx
Job Type
Bar admission required or anticipated (e.g., attorney and corporate counsel positions, law clerks, judicial clerks)
95.0%
J.D. preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., corporate contracts administrator, alternative dispute resolution specialist, government regulatory analyst, FBI special agent)
3.0%
Professional/other (jobs that require professional skills or training but for which a J.D. is neither preferred nor particularly applicable; e.g., accountant, teacher, business manager, nurse)
2.0%
Nonprofessional/other (job that does not require any professional skills or training or is taken on a temporary basis and not viewed as part of a career path)
0.0%