JD Admissions
Explore JD Admissions
Whether you plan to practice in a firm, start your own business, or devote yourself to public service, NYU Law prepares you to take on a rapidly changing world.
Entering Class Profile and Statistics
Find out more about our first-year students and the Law School.
Useful Links
Virtual Tour
Watch a virtual tour of our campus, located in Greenwich Village, one of New York City’s most historic neighborhoods
Why NYU Law
At NYU Law, you’ll learn to think critically and creatively—skills you need to succeed, whether you plan to practice in a firm, start your own business, or focus on public service.
First Person
Kahaari Kenyatta ’26
“My interest in public law made NYU Law an easy choice for me—and it doesn’t hurt that I’m closer to my large Jamaican American family in Brooklyn and New Jersey, or that I get to live in the greatest city in the world!”
Areas of Study
Get a sense of our academic specialties and the faculty that teach them—as well as the centers, colloquia, lectures, and student organizations that underscore them.
- Antitrust, Intellectual Property, & Information
- Cities & Land Use
- Constitutional, Civil Rights, & Democracy
- Corporate & Commercial Law
- Criminal Justice
- Environmental
- Family, Gender, & Sexuality
- Global & International
- Human Rights
- Immigration
- Labor & Employment
- Law and Security
- Legal Theory, History, & the Social Sciences
- Litigation & Procedure
- Regulation & Public Policy
- Taxation
Contact Us
Office of JD Admissions
- 10 am - 3 pm (Eastern Time), Monday - Friday