New York Law School

www.nyls.edu/

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2019 Student Loan

0.418%

Default Rate

2021 Enrolled Students

2,260

83.1% Full-Time

About

New York Law School is a higher education institution located in New York County, NY. In 2021, the most popular Professional Doctorate concentrations at New York Law School were Law (308 degrees awarded).

In 2021, 314 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at New York Law School. 56.7% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 43.3% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (191 degrees), 4.06 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (47 degrees).

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Costs

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.

0.418%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at New York Law School was 0.418%, which represents 1 out of the 239 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.

Enrollment

New York Law School had a total enrollment of 2,260 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at New York Law School is 1,878 students and the part-time enrollment is 382. This means that 83.1% of students enrolled at New York Law School are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at New York Law School, both undergraduate and graduate, is 65.3% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino, 6.19% Asian, 3.54% Black or African American, 3.1% Two or More Races, 0.177% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.177% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (42%), followed by White Male (24.3%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (7.35%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

83.1%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at New York Law School in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 2,260 students. The full-time enrollment at New York Law School is 1,878 and the part-time enrollment is 382. This means that 83.1% of students enrolled at New York Law School are enrolled full-time compared with 69.7% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at New York Law School (in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
1,476 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
272 enrolled students
Asian
140 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at New York Law School is 65.3% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino, 6.19% Asian, 3.54% Black or African American, 3.1% Two or More Races, 0.177% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.177% 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, 138 students (6.11%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 42 more women than men received degrees from New York Law School. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at New York Law School is white (191 degrees awarded). There were 4.06 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (47 degrees).

The most common Professional Doctorate concentration at New York Law School is Law (308 degrees awarded).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at New York Law School, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Legal (314 degrees awarded).

Common Jobs by Major

Paralegals & legal assistants

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at New York 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 New York Law School in 2021 are Legal (314 degrees awarded) (as of 2021).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Chief executives & legislators

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at New York Law School are Chief executives & legislators, Physicians, Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel, Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers, and Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

The most specialized majors at New York Law School are Legal (314 degrees awarded) (as of 2021).

Common Industries by Major

Legal services

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at New York 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 New York Law School are Legal (314 degrees awarded) (as of 2021).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by New York Law School.

Law

Most Common (2021)

308 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common professional doctorate concentration at New York Law School was Law with 308 degrees awarded.

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

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

136

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

178

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 136 degrees were awarded to men at New York Law School, which is 0.764 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (178).

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

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 131 degrees were awarded to men at New York Law School in Law, which is 0.74 times less than the 177 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 177 degrees were awarded to men at New York Law School in Law, which is 1.35 times more than the 131 male recipients with that same degree.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
191 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
47 degrees awarded
Asian
20 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at New York Law School is white (191 degrees awarded). There were 4.06 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (47 degrees).

6.69% of degree recipients (21 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
102 degrees awarded
White Male
89 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
29 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at New York Law School is white female (102 degrees awarded). There were 1.15 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (89 degrees).

Operations

New York Law School has an endowment valued at nearly $33.7M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 83.8M (248%) compared to the 4.56% average return (574k on 12.6M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2021, New York Law School had a total salary expenditure of 53.7M. New York Law School employs 64 Professors, 16 Associate professors and 8 Assistant professors. Most academics at New York Law School are Male Professor (38), Female Professor (26), and Female Associate professor (12).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at New York Law School are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 70 employees, Management, with 48 employees, and Business and Financial Operations with 34 employees.

Endowment

$33.7M

2021 Endowment

0.171%

growth from 2020

New York Law School has an endowment valued at about $33.7M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of New York Law School grew 0.171% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $21.1M higher than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at New York 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.

Salary Expenditure

$21.9M

2021 Salaries

8.13%

decline from 2020

In 2021, New York Law School paid a median of $21.9M in salaries, which represents 40.9% of their overall expenditure ($53.7M) and a 8.13% decline from the previous year.

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

Instructional Salaries

$16.5M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2021, New York Law School paid a total of $16.5M to 94 employees working as instructors, which represents 37.7% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $1.74M (56.8%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

64 Employees

Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

70 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at New York Law School were Professor with 64 employees, Associate professor with 16 employees, and Assistant professor with 8 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at New York Law School were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 70 employees, Management with 48 employees, and Business and Financial Operations with 34 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Male Professor
Female Professor
Female Associate professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at New York Law School was Male Professor with 38 employees, Female Professor with 26 employees, and Female Associate professor with 12 employees.

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