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St. John's University School of Law

New York · Private · School ID: st-john's-university
CohortsAdmissions: entering class 2025Employment: class of 2024, ~10 mo. outBar: class of 2024, first-time
First-time bar
87.74%
+1.6 pts vs state
Employed FTLT
92.8%
nat'l median 90.8%
Median LSAT
164
25–75: 156–166
Acceptance
23.1%
nat'l median 35.45%
Net tuition
$15,170
sticker $75,170

St. John's University School of Law is a private law school in New York. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 87.74% first-time bar passage rate (state average 86.1%). 92.8% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 25.3% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $75,170 per year; a median grant of $60,000 brings median net tuition to about $15,170. The median LSAT is 164 with a 23.1% acceptance rate.

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Where the 2024 class landed
Small firm (2–100)30.9%
MegaLaw 500+22.9%
Government14.1%
Public interest8.8%
Clerkships5.6%
Business4.4%
Mid firm (101–250)4%
Still seeking4%
BigLaw 251–5002.4%
No placements reported (0%): Solo, Academia. These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.
Bar passage · first-time
This school87.74%
State avg86.1%
first-time +1.6 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 94.81% · class of 2025 first-time 87.55% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 164
156166
uGPAmedian 3.81
3.443.91
Applications → offers → enrolled
Applied4,417
Offered1,018
Enrolled 1L241
Offer rate 23% · yield 24%.
Grant distribution
No grant 15.9%Under half 34%Half to full 50.1%
Demographics
Women 53%Men 47%
White407
Black55
Hispanic131
Asian114
Two or more39
Other / unreported12
Cost detail
Resident tuition$75,170
Non-resident$75,170
Mandatory fees$1,572
Living estimate$32,728
Median grant$60,000
Grant 25 / 75$25,000 / $72,630
Cond. schol. loss
Faculty & market
Total faculty160
Full-time faculty44
Faculty of color38
Total JD enrollment758
Graduates249
Mean attorney salary · state$208,480

Trajectory since 2011

LSAT · 25-75 band
16420112025
Middle-50% LSAT band by entering class.
uGPA · 25-75 band
3.8120112025
Middle-50% uGPA band by entering class.
First-time bar passage
88%20112025
First-time bar passage rate by year.
Full-time resident tuition
$75k20112025
Sticker resident tuition by year.
Total JD enrollment
75820112025
Total JD enrollment by year.

Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)156 / 164 / 166
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.44 / 3.81 / 3.91
Acceptance rate23.1%
Applications received4,417
Offers extended1,018
1L enrollment241
Total JD enrollment758
GRE-only takers0
1L attrition (academic / other)0 / 0
Transfers in / out10 / 0

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$75,170
Non-resident tuition$75,170
Mandatory fees$1,572
Living-expense estimate$32,728
Median grant$60,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$25,000 / $72,630
No-grant share15.9%
< half-tuition grants34.0%
Half-to-full grants50.1%
Full-tuition grants0.0%
Above-full grants (stipend)0.0%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Part-time JD

Part-time 1L enrollment3
Part-time tuition$56,380

Part-time JD figures, most recent ABA 509 cycle.

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)87.74%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar94.81%
State average (same exam)86.1%
Difference vs. state+1.6 pts

Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates249
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)92.8%
Bar-required jobs90.4%
MegaLaw 500+22.9%
BigLaw 251–5002.4%
Mid 101–2504.0%
Small 2–10030.9%
Solo0.0%
Clerkships5.6%
Government14.1%
Public interest8.8%
Business / industry4.4%
Academia0.0%
Seeking employment4.0%

Top destination states (2024)

  • New York, 229 graduates
  • New Jersey, 6 graduates
  • Delaware, 3 graduates

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment355 (47.1%)
Female enrollment399 (52.9%)
White407
Black55
Hispanic131
Asian114
Two or more races39
Other / unreported12

Faculty

Total faculty160
Full-time44
Faculty of color38

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$208,480

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at St. John's University School of Law?

St. John's University School of Law reported a 87.74% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 86.1% state average.

How much does St. John's University School of Law cost?

Resident tuition at St. John's University School of Law is $75,170 per year (about $225,510 over three years). The median grant is $60,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $15,170 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for St. John's University School of Law?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at St. John's University School of Law is 164 and the median GPA is 3.81; the acceptance rate is 23.1%.

What are the job outcomes at St. John's University School of Law?

92.8% of St. John's University School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 25.3% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 4.0% were still seeking employment.

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Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.
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