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Brooklyn Law School, New York

Overview of Brooklyn Law School

Brooklyn Law is found in New York, New York. New York is a large city. The school is a private, not-for-profit institution.

Areas of Study

Brooklyn Law has a tighter focus on specific areas of study than most colleges its size. The school is known for its programs in law.

Brooklyn Law Selectivity

Admission to Brooklyn Law is not automatic; not everyone who applies gets in.

Faculty

The school has a tenure system for senior faculty. The full-time faculty at Brooklyn Law is well-paid, which often goes with faculty quality.

Student Body

Students numbered 1,490 in 2005 at the school.

Student Life

Brooklyn Law offers dorm rooms to a higher percentage of its students than do most colleges.

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Brooklyn Law

Brooklyn Law School
250 Joralemon St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
General Phone: (718) 625-2200
Admissions Phone: (718) 780-7906
Financial Aid Phone: (718) 780-7915
http://www.brooklaw.edu

Brooklyn Law Programs and Degrees (2005)

Brooklyn Law awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Law494law

Number of programs and degrees for Brooklyn Law in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
First-professional degree4941

Brooklyn Law Student Body

In 2005, Brooklyn Law had a total enrollment of 1,490 students (1,328 full-time equivalent).

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
First Professional100%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White76%
Black5%
Hispanic5%
Asian13%
American Indian0%
(Foreign Students)1%

Brooklyn Law Room and Board (2005)

Brooklyn Law offers campus housing for 504 of its 1,328 (full-time) students.

(Please refer to our profile of New York, New York for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other New York Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Brooklyn Law Faculty

Brooklyn Law has a tenure system for faculty.

Tenure Status of Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Tenured2214
Non-tenured, but on tenure track53
Non-tenured and not on tenure track311

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Assistant professorcalendar year0*1*
All faculty totalcalendar year0*1*

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year24$160,18213$153,843
Associate professoracademic year0*3$101,517
Assistant professoracademic year5$107,3203$108,238
Instructoracademic year1*8$74,011
All faculty totalacademic year30$147,96327$119,308

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Brooklyn Law Degree Programs (2005)

LAW
Law (LLB, JD)

Brooklyn Law Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Brooklyn Law Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Salaries of full-time faculty
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Brooklyn Law Salaries of full-time faculty
% of degrees in law
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Brooklyn Law % of degrees in law
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Brooklyn Law Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
Dorm rooms per full-time student
(vs. all colleges)
Top 17%Brooklyn Law Dorm rooms per full-time student
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Career counseling
Career placement services
Student employment services
Remedial classes for students
Option to study abroad
Offers campus housing
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Tenure system for quality teaching

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