New York-area law schools and application deadlines

(Last updated May 2023)
 
Note that applying under the Early Decision option commits you to attending that school, should it admit you. Students who apply under Early Decision will be admitted, deferred, or denied. If you are deferred, then you are no longer bound to your commitment, and you may apply to other schools. Early Action, in contrast, is non-binding.

If you apply for Early Decision, schools will expect you to submit complete applications, including LSAT results. Schools will note that Early Decision applicants have a special interest in them, but they will evaluate you according to the same criteria that are used to assess students applying under the standard admissions program.

Schools that have rolling admissions review applications in the order in which they are submitted.

New York

School Early Decision Deadline Regular Application Deadline for Admission in September Test required?
Brooklyn Law School December 1 Rolling admissions beginning in September.
LSAT or GRE
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law N/A
 Students may seek to be admitted in September or May. March 15 priority deadline for May term; April 1 for September term. Rolling admissions beginning in early September and continuing throughout the year.  LSAT or GRE
Columbia Law School November 15
Rolling admissions beginning September 1 and ending February 15
LSAT or GRE
CUNY School of Law at Queens College January 1
 Rolling admissions beginning October 1 and ending May 15. LSAT
Fordham University School of Law Early Action: Students who apply by October 15 will receive a decision by December 15.
Rolling admissions beginning September 15 and ending March 15.
LSAT
Hofstra University School of Law Early Action: Students who apply by November 15 will receive a decision by December 15. Rolling admissions beginning October 1 and ending April 15. Hofstra guarantees full consideration for applications submitted before April 15. It will notify candidates within 6 to 8 weeks of completion (not submission) of the application. LSAT
New York Law School N/A June 30
 LSAT
New York University School of Law November 15. Applicants will receive a decision by late December. February 15. It will notify candidates by late April. LSAT or GRE
Pace University School of Law N/A December 1 priority deadline for Spring admission. June 1 suggested filing deadline for Fall admission. Applications after those dates will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
 LSAT
St. John's University School of Law January 6
 Modified rolling admissions process, with most decisions announced in March and April.
 LSAT or GRE
Touro College Law Center N/A Rolling admissions beginning September 1. LSAT or GRE



New Jersey


School Early Decision Deadline Regular Application Deadline for Admission in September Test required?
Rutgers University School of Law at Camden December 1 for Round 1. March 1 for Round 2.
 March 15 priority deadline. July 1 regular application deadline.
 LSAT
Rutgers University School of Law at Newark December 1 for Round 1. March 1 for Round 2. March 15 priority deadline. July 1 regular application deadline. LSAT
Seton Hall University School of Law N/A April 1 priority deadline. LSAT or GRE

 

Connecticut


School Early Decision Deadline Regular Application Deadline for Admission in September Test required?
University of Connecticut School of Law N/A April 30.
 LSAT
Quinnipiac University School of Law N/A March 1 priority deadline, but will accept applications until August 1. LSAT
Yale University Law School N/A
Rolling admissions begin October 1 and end February 15. Applying earlier in the admissions cycle, according to the school, does not improve your likelihood of admission.
LSAT or GRE