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Fordham University School of Law - 2016 Standard 509 Information Report
ABA
150 West 62nd Street Fordham University New York, NY 10023 School of Law Phone: 212-636-6875
Last Site Visit: 2015-2016
Website: http://law.fordham.edu/
Next Site Visit: 2022-2023
Approved Since
The Basics
1936
GPA and LSAT Scores (calendar year**)
Type of school
PRIVATE
Term
Semester
Application deadline
3/31/2017
Application fee
$ 70
Financial aid deadline
4/15/2017
Can first year start other than fall?
No
Tuition and Fees (academic year*)
Total
Full-Time
Part-Time
# of apps
4,637
4,251
386
# of offers
1,732
1,623
109
# of matriculants
399
355
44
75th Percentile GPA
3.67
3.68
3.62
50th Percentile GPA
3.53
3.53
3.47
25th Percentile GPA
3.37
3.38
3.30
# not incl. in GPA percentile calc.
14.00
12.00
2.00
Resident
Non-Resident
Full-Time
$ 56,146
$ 56,146
75th Percentile LSAT
165
165
164
Part-Time
$ 42,196
$ 42,196
50th Percentile LSAT
163
163
158
25 Percentile LSAT
159
160
156
0
0
0
Tuition Guarantee Program
No
# not incl. in LSAT percentile calc.
Living Expenses (academic year*) Estimated Living Expenses for singles Living on Campus
Grants and Scholarships (prior academic year*)
$ 27,320
Living Off Campus
$ 27,320
Living at Home
$ 27,320
Total
Full-Time
# Total # of students
Part-Time
%
#
%
#
%
1,151
100
956
83.1
195
16.9
Total # receiving grants
793
68.9
691
72.3
102
52.3
Conditional Scholarships
Less than 1/2 tuition
662
57.5
581
60.8
81
41.5
The school does not award scholarships that may be reduced or eliminated based on law school academic performance other than failure to maintain good academic standing. Therefore, the school does not complete a 'conditional scholarship retention chart.'
Half to full tuition
122
10.6
103
10.8
19
9.7
Full tuition
8
0.7
6
0.6
2
1
More than full tuition
1
0.1
1
0.1
0
0
75th Percentile grant amount
$ 24,000
$ 20,000
50th Percentile grant amount
$ 15,000
$ 15,000
25th Percentile grant amount
$ 10,000
$ 7,500
J.D. Enrollment and Ethnicity (academic year*) Men
Part-Time
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Hispanics of any race
48
8.3
66
11.2
0
0
97
9.8
17
10
35
8.7
114
9.8
30
American Indian or Alaska Native
2
0.3
3
0.5
0
0
5
0.5
0
0
1
0.2
5
0.4
0
Asian
46
8
77
13.1
0
0
96
9.7
27
15.9
40
10
123
10.6
40
Black or African American
20
3.5
37
6.3
0
0
50
5
7
4.1
22
5.5
57
4.9
12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
1
0.2
1
0.2
0
0
1
0.1
1
0.6
0
0
2
0.2
0 12
Two or more races
Women
Other
First - Year
J.D. Deg Awd
Full-Time
#
Total
9
1.6
11
1.9
0
0
19
1.9
1
0.6
3
0.7
20
1.7
Total Minority
126
21.9
195
33.2
0
0
268
27
53
31.2
101
25.2
321
27.6
94
White
396
68.8
338
57.6
0
0
633
63.7
101
59.4
253
63.1
734
63.1
259
Nonresident Alien
30
5.2
32
5.5
0
0
54
5.4
8
4.7
23
5.7
62
5.3
28
Race and Ethnicity Unknown
24
4.2
22
3.7
0
0
38
3.8
8
4.7
24
6
46
4
3
Total
576
49.5
587
50.5
0
0
993
85.4
170
14.6
401
34.5
1,163
100
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Fordham University School of Law
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Fordham University School of Law ABA Approved Since 1936
Curriculum (prior academic year*)
J.D. Attrition (prior academic year*)
Typical first-year section size
Academic
Transfer
Other
Total
#
#
#
#
%
1st year
0
17
11
28
7.4
2nd year
0
0
3
3
0.9
3rd year
1
0
0
1
0.3
4th year
0
0
0
0
0
40
# of classroom course titles beyond first-year curriculum
277
# of upper division classroom course sections Under 25
285
25 - 49
35
50 - 74
11
75 - 99
9
#
100+
3
75th Percentile 1L GPA
1,345
50th Percentile 1L GPA
3.4
# of simulation positions filled
1,015
25th Percentile 1L GPA
3.21
# of seminar positions filled
1,409
See Appendix for list of schools from which students transferred
# of positions available in simulation courses
Transfers (prior academic year*) Transfers In(School has 12 or more) 3.48
Transfers Out # of law clinics
17
13
# of seats available in the law clinics identified in sub-part (i) above
259
# of seats filled in the law clinics identified in sub-part (i) above
246
Bar age Rates (February and July 2015) First Time Takers: 397 Jurisdiction New York
Takers
ers
%
State %
Diff. %
378
320
84.66
78.12
6.54
# of field placement positions filled
163
# of students who enrolled in independent study
215
Reporting %
Avg. School %
Avg. State %
Avg. Diff. %
# of students who participated in law journals
537
95.21
84.66
78.12
6.54
# of students who participated in interschool skills competitions
280
Bar age Rates (February and July 2014) First Time Takers: 435
Faculty and s (calendar year**) Total
Men
Women
Jurisdiction
Other
Minorities
New York
Takers
ers
%
State %
Diff. %
431
370
85.85
78.60
7.25
Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Full-Time
63
66
41
41
22
25
0
0
11
14
Deans, librarians & others who teach
20
23
7
10
13
13
0
0
3
3
Part-Time
Reporting %
Avg. School %
Avg. State %
Avg. Diff. %
99.08
85.85
78.60
7.25
Bar age Rates (February and July 2013) 183 146 105
77
266 235 153 128
78
69
113 107
0
0
24
20
First Time Takers: 473
38
37
Jurisdiction New York
Takers
ers
%
State %
Diff. %
456
413
90.57
84.76
5.81
Reporting %
Avg. School %
Avg. State %
Avg. Diff. %
96.41
90.57
84.76
5.81
* "Academic year" refers to the 2016 - 2017 academic year. ** "Calendar year" refers to the 2016 calendar year.
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Appendix to Standard 509 Information Report (for schools matriculating more than 5 transfer students) Schools from which Students Transferred
Number of Transfer Students
BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL
4
CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW
1
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
1
CONNECTICUT, UNIVERSITY OF
1
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
2
THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL OF LAW
1
TOURO COLLEGE
1
TULANE UNIVERSITY
1
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY
1
WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF
1
3