New York-area law schools and application deadlines
 
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.

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.
 

New York

School Early Decision Deadline Regular Application Deadline for Admission in September
Brooklyn Law School December 1 Rolling admissions beginning in October. Applicants filing after February 1 might still be admitted, but the competition will be tougher.
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law November 15 Rolling admissions beginning in mid-November and ending April 1.
Columbia Law School November 15
Rolling admissions beginning in early January and ending February 15.
CUNY School of Law at Queens College N/A Rolling admissions beginning October 1 and ending March 15.
Fordham University School of Law Early Action: Students who apply by October 15 will receive an admissions decision by December 15.
Rolling admissions beginning September 1 and ending March 1.
Hofstra University School of Law December 1 Rolling admissions (reviewing applications in the order in which they are completed) beginning September 1 and ending April 15. Hofstra guarantees full consideration for applications submitted before April 15. It will not review any applications before mid-December, except for those applying under the Early Decision option.
New York Law School N/A Rolling admissions beginning September 1 and ending April 1. Decisions begin in December.
New York University School of Law Early Action: Students who apply by October 15 will receive an admissions decision in late December. If you apply through Early Action and are not admitted, your application will not be reviewed again. February 1
Pace University School of Law November 1 Rolling admissions beginning January 1 and ending March 1.
St. John's University School of Law N/A April 1
Touro College Law Center N/A Rolling admissions beginning September 1 and ending May 1.



New Jersey


School Early Decision Deadline Regular Application Deadline for Admission in September
Rutgers University School of Law at Camden N/A Rolling admissions beginning in early December and ending April 1.
Rutgers University School of Law at Newark N/A March 15
Seton Hall University School of Law N/A April 1

 

Connecticut


School Early Decision Deadline Regular Application Deadline for Admission in September
University of Connecticut School of Law N/A Rolling admissions beginning in early September and ending March 1.
Quinnipiac University School of Law N/A Rolling admissions ending March 1.
Yale University Law School N/A
Rolling admissions beginning September 1 and ending February 1.