Fordham Law Quick Facts

2023 J.D.
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Data as of August 21, 2023

LSAT/GPA

Full-Time Day

Top ¼
169/3.85
Median
167/3.76
Bottom ¼
165/3.60
Part-Time Evening

Top ¼
166/3.77
Median
164/3.58
Bottom ¼
160/3.35

Applicants

6,359
5,918 Full-Time Day
441 Part-Time Evening

Matriculants

436
376 Full-Time Day
60 Part-Time Evening
Women
58%
Minority
(Self-Identified)
33%
LGBTQ+
(Self-Identified)
22%

Jobs by Employer Type
(2022)

pie chart for Jobs by Employer Type (2022)
Represents all employment types (long-term, full-time, short-term, and part-time, divided by the total number of employed graduates) from data on the ABA Employment Summary Report: law.fordham.edu/employmentstats
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Nationally Ranked Programs

In its 2024 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: #6
Clinical Training: #9
Dispute Resolution: #15
Criminal Law: #17
International Law: #18
Business-Corporate Law: #19
Contracts-Commercial Law: #19
Intellectual Property Law: #22
Tax Law: #24

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 Economic Development
Corporate Social Responsibility
Criminal Defense
Decarceration Practicum
Democracy and the Constitution
Entrepreneurial Law
Family Defense and Advocacy
Federal Litigation
Federal Tax
Global Anti-Racism
Immigrant Rights
International Cooperation and Justice
International Human Rights
International Law and Development in Africa
Legislative and Policy Advocacy
Mediation
Right to Housing and Litigation
Rule of Law
Samuelson-Glushko Intellectual Property and Information Law
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
22,500+
Alumni in all 50 states and 95 countries
32
Alumni
Chapters
12
Affinity
Groups
J.D. Application Deadline
March 15

Graduate Programs

Master of Laws (LL.M.)
Master of Studies in Law (M.S.L.)
Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.)