2024 Best Law Schools in New York
13
Colleges in New York
4,025
Law Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in
law, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #21 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 13 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Law Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,025 degrees in law during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Law School
Your choice of law school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Law School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Law Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Law Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Law in New York
The schools below may not offer all types of law degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top New York Schools in Law
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NY
460
Law Degrees Awarded
It's difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a degree in law. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 460 law students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in law from Columbia University in the City of New York
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
466
Law Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat New York University if you want to pursue a degree in law. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 466 law students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in law from New York University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In NY
406
Law Degrees Awarded
Any student pursuing a degree in law needs to look into Fordham University. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #109 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 406 law students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in law from Fordham University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In NY
324
Law Degrees Awarded
It's hard to beat Yeshiva University if you wish to pursue a degree in law. Yeshiva is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #222 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Yeshiva is a great university overall.
There were roughly 324 law students who graduated with this degree at Yeshiva in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in law from Yeshiva University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In NY
214
Law Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 47th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 214 law students who graduated with this degree at Pace University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in law from Pace University - New York
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
12th
Most Popular In NY
165
Law Degrees Awarded
Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were approximately 165 law students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in law from Syracuse University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In NY
273
Law Degrees Awarded
Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 37th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 273 law students who graduated with this degree at Hofstra in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in law from Hofstra University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In NY
235
Law Degrees Awarded
STJ is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Queens. This university ranks 41st out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 235 law students who graduated with this degree at STJ in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in law from St John’s University - New York
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
14th
Most Popular In NY
137
Law Degrees Awarded
Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 137 law students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in law from University at Buffalo
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
15th
Most Popular In NY
134
Law Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. This college ranks 31st out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 134 law students who graduated with this degree at Touro in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in law from Touro College