I ranked the 15 New York law schools based on their July pass rates over the past 13 years (July 2005-July 2017). NYU has the highest overall First-time taker pass rate at 96% while Touro has the lowest overall First-time taker pass rate at 72%.
| Rank | Law School in New York | 13 Year Avg. Pass Rate |
| 1 | NYU – New York, NY | 96% |
| 2 | Columbia – New York, NY | 95% |
| 3 | Cornell Law School – Ithaca, NY | 94% |
| 4 | Fordham Law – New York, NY | 90% |
| 5 | St. John’s University – Jamaica, NY | 87% |
| 6 | Yeshiva University (Cardozo) – New York, NY | 87% |
| 7 | Brookyn Law School – Brooklyn, NY | 86% |
| 8 | Syracuse University – Syracuse, NY | 82% |
| 9 | University at Buffalo – SUNY – Buffalo, NY | 80% |
| 10 | Albany Law School-Union University – Albany, NY | 79% |
| 11 | Pace University – White Plains, NY | 78% |
| 12 | CUNY – Queens College – Flushing, NY | 78% |
| 13 | New York Law School – New York, NY | 78% |
| 14 | Hofstra University – Hempstead, NY | 77% |
| 15 | Touro College (Fuchsberg) – Central Islip, NY | 72% |