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Brooklyn Law School

Brooklyn, New York Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Brooklyn Law School is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Brooklyn, New York. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 1,125 students in fall 2024.

Brooklyn Law School offers master's degrees and professional doctorates across 2 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Law and Programs for Foreign Lawyers. It awarded 361 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

Mission

The fundamental mission of Brooklyn Law School is to provide its students with a comprehensive legal education that gives them the knowledge, skills, and ethical values needed for a career in the law. The Law School is further dedicated to contributing to the advancement of our understanding of law, legal institutions, and society at large. In order to achieve its mission, the Law School has created, and continues to strengthen and expand, a community that includes outstanding legal scholars and teachers; talented, dedicated, and diverse students from across the country and around the world; and a robust global network of more than 24,000 alumni.

Mission statement as reported by Brooklyn Law School

Key figures

1,125
Students enrolled
361
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
2
Programs and majors

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

MasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 2

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Legal Professions and Studies 2

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Master's degrees
6
Professional doctorates
355

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,125
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,125
Full-time, fall 2024
91%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,126
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,126
Full-time, 2024-25
92%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
62%
Men
38%
White
57%
Hispanic or Latino
13%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
11%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
7%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
44%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools
Dean and President
David Meyer
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Student veteran organization

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