by our College Data Analytics TeamLaw is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. To top this list, a school graduates more law students than other colleges offering the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 15 schools in New York offering law.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for law majors in New York, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
The most popular school in the country for law students is Columbia University In The City Of New York. Columbia University In The City Of New York is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. Columbia University In The City Of New York graduated around 523 law students in the most recent data year. Get the full law details for Columbia University In The City Of New York
New York University came in at #2 on our list of the most popular law schools. Located in the city of New York, New York University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 523 students earned a degree in law from this school. Read the full law report for New York University
Fordham University came in at #3 on our list of the most popular law schools. Fordham University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx. Fordham University graduated around 455 law students in the most recent data year. See more about law at Fordham University
A rank of #4 makes Brooklyn Law School one of the most popular schools for law. Brooklyn Law School is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 400 students earned a degree in law from this school. See more about law at Brooklyn Law School
A rank of #5 makes New York Law School one of the most popular schools for law. Set in the city of New York, New York Law School is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 345 law degrees in the most recent year. See more about law at New York Law School
Yeshiva University ranked #6 on our list of the most popular law schools. Set in the city of New York, Yeshiva University is a private not-for-profit institution. Yeshiva University graduated around 311 law students in the most recent data year. Get the full law details for Yeshiva University
Hofstra University placed #7 for law by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 278 law degrees in the most recent year. Read the full law report for Hofstra University
St Johns University New York ranked #8 on our list of the most popular law schools. Set in the city of Queens, St Johns University New York is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 265 students earned a degree in law from this school. Get the full law details for St Johns University New York
Pace University New York placed #9 for law by yearly graduations. Located in the city of New York, Pace University New York is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 256 students earned a degree in law from this school. Read the full law report for Pace University New York
Cuny School Of Law At Queens College landed the #10 spot among the most popular law schools. Cuny School Of Law At Queens College is a public school located in the city of Long Island City. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 213 students earned a degree in law from this school. Read the full law report for Cuny School Of Law At Queens College
Albany Law School landed the #11 spot among the most popular law schools. Located in the city of Albany, Albany Law School is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 208 students earned a degree in law from this school. See more about law at Albany Law School
Syracuse University comes in at #12 for law this year. Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 200 students earned a degree in law from this school. Read the full law report for Syracuse University
Cornell University placed #13 for law by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Ithaca, Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 195 students earned a degree in law from this school. Read the full law report for Cornell University
University At Buffalo placed #14 for law by yearly graduations. University At Buffalo is a public school located in the suburb of Buffalo. University At Buffalo graduated around 156 law students in the most recent data year. Get the full law details for University At Buffalo
Touro College landed the #15 spot among the most popular law schools. Touro College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. Touro College graduated around 147 law students in the most recent data year. Read the full law report for Touro College
This ranking is produced by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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