BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL - 2014 Standard 509 Information
Report
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ABA
250 Joralemon Street
BROOKLYN
Brooklyn,
NY 11201LAW
SCHOOL
Phone: 718-625-2200
Approved
Since
1937
Website: http://www.brooklaw.edu
The Basics
GPA and LSAT Scores (calendar year**)
Type of school
PRIVATE
Term
Semester
Application deadline
12/1/2015
Application fee
$0
Financial aid deadline
6/30/2015
Can first year start other than fall?
Yes
5/15/2015
8/26/2015
Tuition and Fees (academic year*)
Total
Full-Time
Part-Time
# of apps
3,376
2,989
387
# of offers
1,796
1,671
125
# of matriculants
399
353
46
75th Percentile GPA
3.53
3.53
3.64
50th Percentile GPA
3.31
3.31
3.30
25th Percentile GPA
3.05
3.05
3.05
# not incl. in GPA percentile calc.
5.00
5.00
0.00
Resident
Non-Resident
Full-Time
$ 54,246
$ 54,246
75th Percentile LSAT
159
159
159
Part-Time
$ 41,681
$ 41,681
50th Percentile LSAT
156
156
155
25 Percentile LSAT
153
153
152
0
0
0
Tuition Guarantee Program
Yes
# not incl. in LSAT percentile calc.
Living Expenses (academic year*)
Estimated Living Expenses for singles
Grants and Scholarships (prior academic year*)
Living on Campus
$ 24,458
Total
Living Off Campus
$ 24,458
#
%
#
%
#
%
1,117
100
909
81.4
208
18.6
Total # receiving grants
875
78.3
791
87
84
40.4
Less than 1/2 tuition
367
32.9
331
36.4
36
17.3
Half to full tuition
490
43.9
446
49.1
44
21.2
5
0.4
2
0.2
3
1.4
13
1.2
12
1.3
1
0.5
Total # of students
Living at Home
$ 9,158
Conditional Scholarships
Students Matriculating in
2013-2014 Academic Year
# Entering with
270
# Reduced or
Eliminated
32
2012-2013 Academic Year
259
42
2011-2012 Academic Year
260
137
1
BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL
Full tuition
More than full tuition
Full-Time
Part-Time
75th Percentile grant amount
$ 43,400
$ 33,750
50th Percentile grant amount
$ 30,600
$ 22,725
25th Percentile grant amount
$ 15,000
$ 12,000
Version:2014.1
J.D. Enrollment and Ethnicity (academic year*)
Full-Time
Part-Time
#
Men
%
#
Women
%
#
Other
%
#
%
#
%
First - Year
#
Hispanics of any race
44
7.3
44
8.6
0
0
66
7.5
22
9.2
American Indian or Alaska
Native
1
0.2
1
0.2
0
0
2
0.2
0
0
Asian
57
9.4
75
14.6
0
0
104
11.8
28
Black or African American
18
3
34
6.6
0
0
38
4.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander
0
0
1
0.2
0
0
0
0
J.D. Deg Awd
Total
%
#
%
36
9
88
7.9
22
1
0.3
2
0.2
1
11.8
48
12
132
11.8
43
14
5.9
21
5.3
52
4.6
14
1
0.4
0
0
1
0.1
0
Two or more races
17
2.8
13
2.5
0
0
20
2.3
10
4.2
7
1.8
30
2.7
10
Total Minority
137
22.6
168
32.7
0
0
230
26.1
75
31.5
113
28.3
305
27.3
90
White
418
69
317
61.8
0
0
596
67.7
139
58.4
252
63.2
735
65.7
242
Nonresident Alien
12
2
6
1.2
0
0
13
1.5
5
2.1
10
2.5
18
1.6
6
Race and Ethnicity Unknown
39
6.4
22
4.3
0
0
42
4.8
19
8
24
6
61
5.5
40
Total
606
54.2
513
45.8
0
0
881
78.7
238
21.3
399
35.7
1,119
100
378
* "Academic year" refers to the 2014 - 2015 academic year. ** "Calendar year" refers to the 2014 calendar year.
Version:2014.1
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BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL
ABA
Approved
Since
1937
Curriculum (prior academic year*)
J.D. Attrition (prior academic year*)
Full-Time Part-Time
Typical first-year section size
67
# of classroom course titles beyond
first-year curriculum
# of upper division classroom course sections
225
25 - 49
40
50 - 74
16
75 - 99
8
100+
5
# of positions available in simulation courses
Transfer
Other
Total
#
#
#
#
%
1st year
3
14
8
25
6.8
2nd year
0
0
2
2
0.6
3rd year
0
0
0
0
0
4th year
0
0
0
0
0
82
183
Under 25
Academic
Transfers (prior academic year*)
Transfers In(School has 12 or more)
#
75th Percentile 1L GPA
1,295
3.21
50th Percentile 1L GPA
3.11
25th Percentile 1L GPA
3.02
# of simulation positions filled
922
93
# of seminar positions filled
236
16
# of positions available in faculty supervised law
clinic courses
380
# of faculty supervised law clinic positions filled
330
16
# of field placement positions filled
662
17
44
5
Jurisdiction
Takers
Passers
Pass %
# of students who participated in law journals
300
18
NEW YORK
450
417
92.67
# of students who participated in
interschool skills competitions
116
4
# of students who enrolled in independent study
# of credit hours required to graduate
See Appendix for list of schools from which students transferred
Transfers Out
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2013)
First Time Takers: 479
Men
Women
Deans, librarians
& others who
teach
Part-Time
Other
Minorities
58
59
30
30
28
29
0
0
8
8
7
9
3
3
4
6
0
0
0
0
99
96
64
73
35
23
0
0
12
12
97 106
67
58
20
20
164 164
84.76
Diff. %
7.91
Avg. School
Pass %
Avg. State
Pass %
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
93.95
92.67
84.76
7.91
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2012)
Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall Spr Fall
Full-Time
State %
Reporting
%
86
Faculty and Administrators (calendar year**)
Total
14
First Time Takers: 450
Jurisdiction
New York
Takers
Passers
Pass %
State %
Diff. %
430
365
84.88
81.55
3.33
Reporting
%
Avg. School
Pass %
Avg. State
Pass %
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
95.56
84.88
81.55
3.33
Bar Passage Rates (February and July 2011)
First Time Takers: 451
Jurisdiction
New York
Takers
Passers
Pass %
433
388
89.61
State %
85.03
Diff. %
4.58
Reporting
%
Avg. School
Pass %
Avg. State
Pass %
Avg. Pass
Diff. %
96.01
89.61
85.03
4.58
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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
BALTIMORE, UNIVERSITY OF
1
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
1
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
1
FLORIDA COASTAL SCHOOL OF LAW
1
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
2
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY-NEW ORLEANS
1
MIAMI, UNIVERSITY OF
2
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL
1
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
1
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
1
PACE UNIVERSITY
1
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY
1
ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY
3
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY
2
4