Fordham University School of Law
early action Oct 15, 2026 · regular Mar 15, 2027
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Your numbers against the class of 2025
This is a comparison against published numbers, not a prediction. Admissions committees weigh essays, letters, and experience that no percentile captures.
8,811 applications, 1,429 offers, 374 enrolled · Verified 2026-08-14 · view source
What it costs, how graduates fare
- Tuition2025-26
$78,078 full-time · plus $1,170 annual fees
$58,560 part-time
Living expenses $37,354 on campus
Tuition and the fees the school certifies alongside it — not a full cost of attendance.
Verified 2026-08-27 · ABA Standard 509 report
- Bar passageclass of 2025
90.8%first-time+4.0
86.8% is the average for all ABA-accredited schools’ graduates in the same jurisdictions this school’s graduates sat in · 385 of 424 first-time takers passed
95.8% of the class of 2023 were admitted within two years of graduating
A pass rate on its own says as much about which states a school feeds as about the school, so the ABA’s own like-for-like average is shown with it.
Verified 2026-08-27 · ABA bar passage report
- Employmentclass of 2025
359 of 420 (85.5%) in full-time, long-term jobs requiring bar admission
Ten months after graduation · 19 more in JD-advantage jobs · 20 still seeking
The ABA collects employment status and job type only. It collects no salary, so no salary figure comes from this filing.
Verified 2026-08-27 · ABA employment summary
- First-year attrition2024-25
0.0% of the first-year class · 2 students
No law school publishes a graduation rate, so this is not one. It is the students who left in their first year, academic and other, as filed. Transfers out are reported separately and are not counted here.
Verified 2026-08-27 · ABA Standard 509 report
- EarningsCollege Scorecard
Not a starting salary.
$170,942 median one year after finishing · $232,595 after four
$107,773 is the national median at four years for the same credential
A College Scorecard median for 2017-18 and 2018-19 completers who received federal aid, measured a fixed number of years after they finished — not what this year’s graduates are being paid, and not a figure the school or the ABA publishes. The ABA collects no salary data at all.
Verified 2026-08-27 · College Scorecard
Essays
- Personal statementRequired · 2 pgstart by Feb 22, 2027
While the topic of this required essay is up to you, the most successful personal statements are those that develop a sense of the applicant and their values, aspirations, and concerns. As Fordham Law School's motto is 'In the Service of Others,' we are also interested in hearing about contributions you would like to make to our student body, the legal profession, and, ultimately, the larger society.
Notes & source
Fordham calls this the 'Required Personal Essay.' Limit to two double-spaced pages in 11- or 12-point font (the same limit applies to the optional personal essay).
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- Perspective statementOptional · 2 pgstart by Mar 1, 2027
For this optional personal essay, please discuss how your life experiences or aspects of your personal identity have motivated or inspired you, posed challenges, helped you build skills, and/or taught you valuable lessons. We are eager to learn how these experiences or aspects of your identity have helped shape who you are and prepared you for the study and practice of law to help others who need your expertise to solve hard problems.
Notes & source
Fordham calls this the 'Optional Personal Essay.' Limit to two double-spaced pages in 11- or 12-point font.
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- AddendumOptional · 2 pgstart by Mar 12, 2027
Notes & source
Applicants are welcome to submit optional statements and/or appendices; an optional statement should not exceed two double-spaced pages.
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Letters & documents
- Letter of recommendation (1 of 2)Requiredstart by Feb 15, 2027
Notes & source
Submit at least two letters through LSAC's CAS service; up to four accepted. Letters from current or former professors are preferred; professional letters are acceptable for applicants who graduated five or more years ago.
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- Letter of recommendation (2 of 2)Requiredstart by Feb 15, 2027
Notes & source
Submit at least two letters through LSAC's CAS service; up to four accepted. Letters from current or former professors are preferred; professional letters are acceptable for applicants who graduated five or more years ago.
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- RésuméRequiredstart by Mar 8, 2027
Notes & source
Submit a resume in PDF format with the application, highlighting professional and academic achievements, volunteer experiences, and extracurricular involvement. One page is preferred but a longer resume is allowed — use discretion on length.
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- Transcripts via LSAC CASRequiredstart by Feb 22, 2027
Notes & source
Register for LSAC's Credential Assembly Service (CAS); transcripts from each college or university attended are forwarded to LSAC, which transmits a CAS Report to Fordham. Applicants with credit for coursework taken abroad must have international academic records sent directly to LSAC if the credits do not appear on the home-school transcript; foreign baccalaureate degrees need an International Credential Evaluation through CAS (included in the CAS registration fee).
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- LSAT or GRERequiredstart by Jan 14, 2027
Notes & source
LSAT, GRE, or JD-Next accepted, taken within the past five years. Last LSAT for Fall 2027 applications: February 2027 (applications without an LSAT score are held until one arrives). GRE: submit directly through ETS (Fordham Law code 3329); all GRE scores from the past five years must be reported; last GRE accepted is February 2027. JD-Next (Aspen Publishing): latest accepted score is from the December course with scores released in March 2027. If the applicant has any reportable LSAT score on file, Fordham uses it in evaluation even if a GRE or JD-Next score is submitted.
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Administrative
- Application feeRequiredat submission
Notes & source
$75. Need-based fee waivers available via Fordham's fee waiver application (emailed to the admissions office); LSAC fee waiver recipients automatically receive a waiver at submission. Fordham strongly recommends applying electronically through the LSAC Flexible Application; paper applications add about two weeks of processing and require payment by check or money order.
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