Law school
New York University School of Law
New York, NY
#7 in U.S. News & World Report Best Law Schools (2026-27)
Admissions profile
Fall 2025 entering class
- LSAT (25th / median / 75th)
- 169 / 172 / 174
- GPA (25th / median / 75th)
- 3.81 / 3.92 / 3.97
- Admit rate
- 13.4%
- Entering class
- 452
- Applications
- 10,575
- Admitted
- 1,412
Sources: NYU Law — Entering Class Profile and Statistics (Class of 2028); NYU Law — 2025 ABA Standard 509 Information Report
Where your numbers sit
Against the published percentiles above — not an estimate, not a prediction.
Published LSAT: 25th 169 · median 172 · 75th 174.
Published GPA: 25th 3.81 · median 3.92 · 75th 3.97.
Percentiles: American Bar Association Standard 509 Information Report · Fall 2025 entering class
Application deadlines
2026–27 application cycle
- Early decision deadline
- November 15
- Regular decision deadline
- February 15
- Application opens
- September 1
- Named scholarship deadline
- December 1
Source: NYU Law — JD Application FAQ (fall 2027 admissions)
Essay prompts
2026–27 application cycle · quoted from the school
Personal Statement
Required
While the Committee on Admissions does not use interviews as part of the regular selection process, we would like to give you the opportunity to include more information about yourself than the application form conveys. Because people and their interests vary, we leave the content and length of your statement to your discretion. You may wish to bring to our attention additional information that provides an understanding of your qualifications, goals, and potential to contribute to the NYU Law community.
Source: New York University School of Law — JD application requirements
Supplying Additional Information
Optional
New York University School of Law seeks to enroll a student body from a broad spectrum of society. The Committee on Admissions encourages you to provide any information that may be helpful to us in reaching a thoughtful decision on your application. While the choice as to whether and what information to submit to the committee is entirely yours, any information you provide will be used to give the Committee a more complete understanding of your background: to help the committee reach an informed decision on your application, and to aid the Committee in selecting a student body with a range of experiences. This is an opportunity to share with the Committee information about how your background will enable you to contribute to the NYU Law community. Information that has been helpful in the past includes, but is not limited to, meaningful leadership experience; significant community involvement; personal/family history or educational or socioeconomic disadvantage or unusual circumstance which may have affected academic performance and how you excelled despite those circumstance; and the skills you have developed to overcome adversity. This list is not all-inclusive, but we offer it for you to think about as you consider whether such information might be relevant in your case, and to assure you that it is quite appropriate. If you choose to provide additional information, please upload this information in the attachment section of the application, and clearly identify your submission accordingly.
Source: New York University School of Law — JD application requirements
Sources
- NYU Law — Entering Class Profile and Statistics (Class of 2028) — New York University School of Law
- NYU Law — 2025 ABA Standard 509 Information Report — American Bar Association
- NYU Law — JD Application FAQ (fall 2027 admissions) — New York University School of Law
- New York University School of Law — JD application requirements — New York University School of Law
- Best Law Schools (2026-27) — U.S. News & World Report
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