Rankings and reputation
New York Law School is a private law school in the Tribeca neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States. Founded in 1891, it is an ABA-approved law school offering a full-time day program, a part-time evening program, and a two-year accelerated J.D. honors program.
Costs
The estimated total cost of attendance (including tuition, fees, and living expenses) at New York Law School for the 2013-2014 academic year is $72,831. The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $273,904.
According to U.S. News & World Report, the average indebtedness of 2013 graduates who incurred law school debt was $164,739 (not including undergraduate debt), and 84% of 2013 graduates took on debt.
Rankings
The 2015 edition of U.S. News and World Report, released in March 2014, ranked New York Law School at 140 in its list of U.S. law schools. That edition recognized the School for its clinical programs, part-time evening division, and diversity. NYLS was also recognized by National Jurist for its practical training programs in March 2014. In December 2013, Hispanic Outlook magazine named NYLS to its list of Top 25 Law Schools with Majority/Minority Hispanic Enrollment and its list of Top 25 Law Schools Granting Most Degrees to Hispanics. NYLS was also recognized in the top third of law schools for scholarly impact in a study by professors at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, using methodology developed by Brian Leiter of the University of Chicago Law School.
New York Law School's Clinical Year was recognized by The National Jurist as one of the 15 most innovative clinics in the nation in January 2015.
New York Law School was recognized by The National Jurist as one of the best schools in the country for practical training in March 2014.
Hispanic Outlook Magazine named New York Law School to its list of Top 25 Law Schools with Majority/Minority Hispanic Enrollment and its list of Top 25 Law Schools Granting Most Degrees to Hispanics in December 2013. Source: Hispanic Outlook, December 23, 2013.
New York Law School was ranked in the top third of law schools for scholarly impact in a study by professors at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, using methodology developed by Brian Leiter of the University of Chicago Law School.
Lawsuit
In August 2011, a group of former NYLS students filed a $225 million lawsuit accusing the school of inflating their graduates' employment statistics. The plaintiffs alleged NYLS violated General Business Law ? 349 and committed fraud and negligent misrepresentation by publishing misleading employment and salary data in student recruitment literature. In March 2012, New York State Supreme Court Justice Melvin L. Schweitzer dismissed the case. While he conceded the school did not use the most transparent data in their recruitment materials, he wrote: "In this court's view, the issues posed by this case exemplify the adage that not every ailment afflicting society may be redressed by a lawsuit."
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