Fordham University School of Law - 2016 Standard 509 12312312

Information Report ABA

150 West 62nd Street Approved
Fordham
New York, University
NY 10023 Since
School of Law
Phone: 212-636-6875 Last Site Visit: 2015-2016 1936
Website: http://law.fordham.edu/ Next Site Visit: 2022-2023
The Basics GPA and LSAT Scores (calendar year**)
Type of school PRIVATE Total Full-Time Part-Time

Term Semester # of apps 4,637 4,251 386

Application deadline 3/31/2017
# of offers 1,732 1,623 109
Application fee $ 70
# of matriculants 399 355 44
Financial aid deadline 4/15/2017
75th Percentile GPA 3.67 3.68 3.62
Can first year start other than fall? No
50th Percentile GPA 3.53 3.53 3.47

Tuition and Fees (academic year*) 25th Percentile GPA 3.37 3.38 3.30

Resident Non-Resident # not incl. in GPA percentile calc. 14.00 12.00 2.00

Full-Time $ 56,146 $ 56,146 75th Percentile LSAT 165 165 164

Part-Time $ 42,196 $ 42,196 50th Percentile LSAT 163 163 158

Tuition Guarantee Program No 25 Percentile LSAT 159 160 156

# not incl. in LSAT percentile calc. 0 0 0

Living Expenses (academic year*)
Estimated Living Expenses for singles
Grants and Scholarships (prior academic year*)
Living on Campus $ 27,320
Total Full-Time Part-Time
Living Off Campus $ 27,320 # % # % # %
Total # of students 1,151 100 956 83.1 195 16.9
Living at Home $ 27,320
Total # receiving grants 793 68.9 691 72.3 102 52.3
Conditional Scholarships Less than 1/2 tuition 662 57.5 581 60.8 81 41.5

The school does not award scholarships that may be reduced or Half to full tuition 122 10.6 103 10.8 19 9.7
eliminated based on law school academic performance other than Full tuition 8 0.7 6 0.6 2 1
failure to maintain good academic standing. Therefore, the school does
More than full tuition 1 0.1 1 0.1 0 0
not complete a 'conditional scholarship retention chart.'
75th Percentile grant amount $ 24,000 $ 20,000
50th Percentile grant amount $ 15,000 $ 15,000
25th Percentile grant amount $ 10,000 $ 7,500
J.D. Enrollment and Ethnicity (academic year*)
Men Women Other Full-Time Part-Time First - Year Total J.D. Deg Awd
# % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Hispanics of any race 48 8.3 66 11.2 0 0 97 9.8 17 10 35 8.7 114 9.8 30
American Indian or Alaska 2 0.3 3 0.5 0 0 5 0.5 0 0 1 0.2 5 0.4 0
Native
Asian 46 8 77 13.1 0 0 96 9.7 27 15.9 40 10 123 10.6 40
Black or African American 20 3.5 37 6.3 0 0 50 5 7 4.1 22 5.5 57 4.9 12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific 1 0.2 1 0.2 0 0 1 0.1 1 0.6 0 0 2 0.2 0
Islander
Two or more races 9 1.6 11 1.9 0 0 19 1.9 1 0.6 3 0.7 20 1.7 12
Total Minority 126 21.9 195 33.2 0 0 268 27 53 31.2 101 25.2 321 27.6 94
White 396 68.8 338 57.6 0 0 633 63.7 101 59.4 253 63.1 734 63.1 259
Nonresident Alien 30 5.2 32 5.5 0 0 54 5.4 8 4.7 23 5.7 62 5.3 28
Race and Ethnicity Unknown 24 4.2 22 3.7 0 0 38 3.8 8 4.7 24 6 46 4 3
Total 576 49.5 587 50.5 0 0 993 85.4 170 14.6 401 34.5 1,163 100 384

1 Fordham University School of Law 2016.1

 Fordham University School of Law
ABA
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Curriculum (prior academic year*) J.D. Attrition (prior academic year*)

Academic Transfer Other Total
Typical first-year section size 40 # # # # %
# of classroom course titles beyond 277 1st year 0 17 11 28 7.4
first-year curriculum 2nd year 0 0 3 3 0.9
# of upper division classroom course sections 3rd year 1 0 0 1 0.3
Under 25 285 4th year 0 0 0 0 0
25 - 49 35 Transfers (prior academic year*)
50 - 74 11
Transfers In(School has 12 or more)
75 - 99 9 #
100+ 3 75th Percentile 1L GPA 3.48
# of positions available in simulation courses 1,345 50th Percentile 1L GPA 3.4
# of simulation positions filled 1,015 25th Percentile 1L GPA 3.21

# of seminar positions filled 1,409 See Appendix for list of schools from which students transferred
Transfers Out 17
# of law clinics 13
# of seats available in the law clinics identified 259 Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2015)
in sub-part (i) above First Time Takers: 397
# of seats filled in the law clinics identified in 246
Jurisdiction Takers Passers Pass % State % Diff. %
sub-part (i) above
New York 378 320 84.66 78.12 6.54
# of field placement positions filled 163
Reporting Avg. School Avg. State Avg. Pass
# of students who enrolled in independent study 215 % Pass % Pass % Diff. %
# of students who participated in law journals 537 95.21 84.66 78.12 6.54
# of students who participated in 280
interschool skills competitions Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2014)
First Time Takers: 435
Faculty and Administrators (calendar year**)
Jurisdiction Takers Passers Pass % State % Diff. %
Total Men Women Other Minorities New York 431 370 85.85 78.60 7.25
Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Reporting Avg. School Avg. State Avg. Pass
Full-Time 63 66 41 41 22 25 0 0 11 14 % Pass % Pass % Diff. %
99.08 85.85 78.60 7.25
Deans, librarians 20 23 7 10 13 13 0 0 3 3
& others who
teach Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2013)
Part-Time 183 146 105 77 78 69 0 0 24 20 First Time Takers: 473
266 235 153 128 113 107 38 37 Jurisdiction Takers Passers Pass % State % Diff. %
New York 456 413 90.57 84.76 5.81
Reporting Avg. School Avg. State Avg. Pass
% Pass % Pass % Diff. %
96.41 90.57 84.76 5.81

* "Academic year" refers to the 2016 - 2017 academic year. ** "Calendar year" refers to the 2016 calendar year.

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 Appendix to Standard 509 Information Report
(for schools matriculating more than 5 transfer students)

Schools from which Students Transferred Number of Transfer Students

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL 4
CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW 1
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 1
CONNECTICUT, UNIVERSITY OF 1
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY 2
THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL OF LAW 1
TOURO COLLEGE 1
TULANE UNIVERSITY 1
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY 1
WASHINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF 1