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The City University of New York School of Law is a law school operated by the City University of New York (CUNY). Although adjacent to Queens College in Flushing, Queens, New York, it is administratively separate. The School opened in 1983 and "it is the only law school which, from inception, has defined its mission as training law students for public service." Accordingly, the school's motto is Law in the Service of Human Needs. CUNY School of Law's child care center was the first of its kind at a US law school. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg called CUNY School of Law "an institution of incomparable value" in legal education. CUNY's focus on practical lawyering skills has had a significant impact on legal pedagogy across the nation. As a result of CUNY's leadership now many, if not most, law schools offer significant clinical opportunities for their students.

Year Founded:1983Type:Public
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:No
Location:Flushing, NYWebsite:http://www.law.cuny.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Yvonne Cherena-Pacheco
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$50 U.S. News (2009):400# Applications:2457Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:561LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:144J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:3/15/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:23%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:5/1/2008   Yield Rate:26% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):80Full Time Faculty:2775th GPA:3.57 75th LSAT:156
1L Section Size (PT):Part Time Faculty:16Median GPA:3.29 Median LSAT:153
2L/3L Courses:65Student to Faculty Ratio:12.825th GPA:3 25th LSAT:150
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:No1L Students:150 1L Attrition:14.6%Total Law Firms:0
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:417 Transfers In:4NY Law Firms:0
Other Grad Dorm:NoAll PT Students:4 Transfers Out:10DC Law Firms:0
  Total Students:421   CA Law Firms:0
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Resident Tuition (FT):$10,562% Receiving Grant Aid:38.0% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:NY
Resident Tuition (PT):Full Tuition & Stipend:0.0% % Employed (9 mos.):80.6%% Pass (First Time):62%
Non-Resident Tuition (FT):$16,462Full Tuition:5.7%   State Average:76%
Non-Resident Tuition (PT):Half Tuition:1.6%   Difference:-14%
Living Expenses:$12,916Other Scholarships:30.7%     
Total Cost (FT):$29,378