Brooklyn Law School

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2019 Student Loan
0.965%
Default Rate
2021 Enrolled Students
1,184
91.1% Full-Time

About

Brooklyn Law School is a higher education institution located in Kings County, NY. In 2021, the most popular Professional Doctorate concentrations at Brooklyn Law School were Law (357 degrees awarded).

In 2021, 370 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Brooklyn Law School. 58.4% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 41.6% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (226 degrees), 6.46 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (35 degrees).

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Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.
0.965%
2019 Default Rate
3
Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Brooklyn Law School was 0.965%, which represents 3 out of the 311 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

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Brooklyn Law School had a total enrollment of 1,184 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Brooklyn Law School is 1,079 students and the part-time enrollment is 105. This means that 91.1% of students enrolled at Brooklyn Law School are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Brooklyn Law School, both undergraduate and graduate, is 62.5% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino, 9.46% Asian, 5.15% Two or More Races, 3.89% Black or African American, and 0.0845% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (37%), followed by White Male (26.4%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (7.14%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

91.1%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Brooklyn Law School in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,184 students. The full-time enrollment at Brooklyn Law School is 1,079 and the part-time enrollment is 105. This means that 91.1% of students enrolled at Brooklyn Law School are enrolled full-time compared with 69.7% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)
  1. White
    740 enrolled students
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    130 enrolled students
  3. Asian
    112 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Brooklyn Law School is 62.5% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino, 9.46% Asian, 5.15% Two or More Races, 3.89% Black or African American, and 0.0845% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 43.6% White, 18.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 14% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 27 students (2.28%) did not report their race.

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In 2021, 62 more women than men received degrees from Brooklyn Law School. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Brooklyn Law School is white (226 degrees awarded). There were 6.46 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (35 degrees).

The most common Professional Doctorate concentration at Brooklyn Law School is Law (357 degrees awarded).

In 2021,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Brooklyn Law School, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Legal (370 degrees awarded).

Common Jobs by Major

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Brooklyn Law School are Paralegals & legal assistants (12,788 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (10,844 people), Other managers (3,098 people), Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive (1,807 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (1,502 people).

The most specialized majors at Brooklyn Law School in 2021 are Legal (370 degrees awarded) (as of 2021).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

The most specialized majors at Brooklyn Law School are Legal (370 degrees awarded) (as of 2021).

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Common Industries by Major

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Brooklyn Law School are Legal services (18,985 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (7,489 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,479 people), Insurance carriers (3,322 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (2,618 people).

The most specialized majors at Brooklyn Law School are Legal (370 degrees awarded) (as of 2021).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Brooklyn Law School.
Most Common (2021)
357 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common professional doctorate concentration at Brooklyn Law School was Law with 357 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from professional doctorate programs at Brooklyn Law School according to their major.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

154
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2021
216
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2021

In 2021, 154 degrees were awarded to men at Brooklyn Law School, which is 0.713 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (216).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Brooklyn Law School by degrees awarded.

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 151 degrees were awarded to men at Brooklyn Law School in Law, which is 0.733 times less than the 206 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 206 degrees were awarded to men at Brooklyn Law School in Law, which is 1.36 times more than the 151 male recipients with that same degree.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)
  1. White
    226 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    35 degrees awarded
  3. Asian
    26 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Brooklyn Law School is white (226 degrees awarded). There were 6.46 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (35 degrees).

5.95% of degree recipients (22 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)
  1. White Female
    128 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    98 degrees awarded
  3. Asian Female
    21 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Brooklyn Law School is white female (128 degrees awarded). There were 1.31 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (98 degrees).

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Brooklyn Law School has an endowment valued at nearly $274M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 57M (20.8%) compared to the 4.56% average return (574k on 12.6M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2021, Brooklyn Law School had a total salary expenditure of 54.1M. Brooklyn Law School employs 36 Professors, 27 Assistant professors and 8 Associate professors. Most academics at Brooklyn Law School are Male Professor (21), Female Assistant professor (21), and Female Professor (15).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Brooklyn Law School are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 26 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 26 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 19 employees.

Endowment

$274M
2021 Endowment
22.2%
growth from 2020

Brooklyn Law School has an endowment valued at about $274M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Brooklyn Law School grew 22.2% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $261M higher than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Brooklyn Law School (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Salary Expenditure

$22.9M
2021 Salaries
9.73%
decline from 2020

In 2021, Brooklyn Law School paid a median of $22.9M in salaries, which represents 42.3% of their overall expenditure ($54.1M) and a 9.73% decline from the previous year.

The median for similar Special Focus Institutions is 3.06M (42.8% of overall expenditures).

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Instructional Salaries

$12M
Instructional Salaries
71
Number of Employees

In 2021, Brooklyn Law School paid a total of $12M to 71 employees working as instructors, which represents 52.6% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $871k (28.4%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

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Occupations by Share

Professor
Most Common Instructor
36 Employees
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services
Most Common Non-Instructional Employee
26 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Brooklyn Law School were Professor with 36 employees, Assistant professor with 27 employees, and Associate professor with 8 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Brooklyn Law School were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 26 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 26 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 19 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)
  1. Male Professor
  2. Female Assistant professor
  3. Female Professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Brooklyn Law School was Male Professor with 21 employees, Female Assistant professor with 21 employees, and Female Professor with 15 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Brooklyn Law School.

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