Fordham Law Student Profiles

For the convenience of interested employers, this page collects useful information about Fordham Law School, our students and our grading system.

Class Entering Fall 2026
(as of 8/21/26)

Applications Received – 9,776
Class Size – 440
75% LSAT/GPA – 171/3.88
50% LSAT/GPA – 169/3.81
25% LSAT/GPA – 166/3.65
Female – 54%
Self-identified Minority – 33%

74% graduated college 2 or more years before entering law school.

Class Entering Fall 2025
(as of 8/19/25)

Applications Received – 8808
Class Size – 447
75% LSAT/GPA – 170/3.88
50% LSAT/GPA – 168/3.79
25% LSAT/GPA – 165/3.60
Female – 53%
Self-identified Minority – 38%

72% graduated college 2 or more years before entering law school.

  • Class Entering Fall 2026

    1. New York University
    2. Fordham University
    3. University of Michigan
    4. Cornell University
    5. Columbia University
    6. Emory University
    7. Boston College
    8. Princeton
    9. (Tie) Binghamton University, Tulane University, University of Southern California, University of Wisconsin

    Class Entering Fall 2025

    1. New York University
    2. Fordham University
    3. Columbia University
    4. Cornell University
    5. University of Michigan
    6. Georgetown University
    7. Tulane University
    8. University of California - Berkeley
    9. University of Chicago
    10. Northeastern University

  • Class Entering Fall 2026

    1. New York
    2. New Jersey
    3. California
    4. Connecticut
    5. Florida
    6. Pennsylvania
    7. Massachusetts
    8. Washington, DC
    9. (Tie) Illinois/Maryland/Ohio/Texas

    Class Entering Fall 2025

    1. New York
    2. New Jersey
    3. California
    4. Connecticut
    5. Florida
    6. Massachusetts
    7. Illinois
    8. Maryland
    9. Pennsylvania
    10. (Tie) Michigan/Virginia

  • Class Entering Fall 2026

    1. Political Science
    2. Economics
    3. Philosophy
    4. English
    5. Finance
    6. Psychology
    7. Communications
    8. International Relations
    9. History
    10. (Tie) Art History/Music/Policy Studies

    Class Entering Fall 2025

    1. Political Science
    2. Economics
    3. Psychology
    4. English
    5. History
    6. Finance
    7. Business Administration
    8. Communications
    9. Philosophy
    10. Sociology

  • Evening Division

    The course of study for the degree of Doctor of Law extends over four academic years in the Evening Division and equals that required in the three years of the Day Division. All required courses are taught by the full-time faculty and Evening students are subject to the same grading system as the Day students. In addition to their studies, a majority of students enrolled in the Evening Division maintain full-time employment.

    JD Program Grading System

    Student grades are calculated on both a letter and a numerical scale. There are no official class standings. At the end of the 2025-2026 academic year, a student who attained a true weighted average of 3.533 or better made Dean's List for that year. Students may not round up to compute Dean's List, awards, or to associate their GPAs to an Approximate Class Standings benchmark, but they may otherwise round to two decimal places.

    Prior to Fall 2014

    A+ 4.300
    A 4.000
    A- 3.700
    B+ 3.300
    B 3.000
    B- 2.700
    C+ 2.300
    C 2.000
    C- 1.700
    D 1.000
    F 0.000
    P Not in GPA
    S Not in GPA
    * Not in GPA

    Effective Fall 2014

    A+ 4.333
    A 4.000
    A- 3.667
    B+ 3.333
    B 3.000
    B- 2.667
    C+ 2.333
    C 2.000
    C- 1.667
    D 1.000
    F 0.000
    P Not in GPA
    S Not in GPA
    * Not in GPA

    Fordham Law School does not rank or provide official class standings; however, below are the approximate or estimated class standings as of the end of the 2025-2026 academic year.

    Approximate Class Standings (as of the end of the 2025-2026 Academic Year)

    Class of 2027 (rising 3LD/4LE)
    10% - 3.643
    25% - 3.500
    33% - 3.450
    50% - 3.363

    Class of 2028/29 (rising 2LD/3LE/2LE)
    10% - 3.645
    25% - 3.494
    33% - 3.430
    50% - 3.301

    Fordham Law has established scholar designations associated with certain approximate class standings. Please review the description of these Scholar Designations to learn more about these achievements.

Student Organizations & Journals

Fordham Law School has a tradition of active student involvement in journals, moot court and organizations. These activities provide our students with substantial opportunities to gain leadership, research, writing, oral advocacy and other skills while in school.

Employers are encouraged to contact student organizations or journals directly to co-sponsor programs and other activities.