Overview

Applicants
1,038
Acceptance Rate
73%
Median Undergrad GPA
3.02
Accepted Applicants Who Attend
205

Test Scores

LSAT
25th-75th percentile
(enrolled students)
145 - 150

Application Process

Rolling Admissions
Yes

Application Fee
$0

CAS Service Used
Yes

Applicants accepted in terms other than fall
Yes

Transfer Applicants Accepted
Yes

Deferred Admission
Yes

Other Admission Factors

Academic

LSAT Score
Undergraduate GPA
Essay / Personal Statement

Selectivity Rating

Faculty Information

Student/Faculty
19:1
Total Faculty
80

45
Female
9
Underrepresented Minorities


Students Say

Long Island鈥檚 Touro may not receive national accolades, but 鈥渢he quality of the education at Touro is exceptionally better than the school's reputation.鈥 Students say there is 鈥渘o difference鈥 between professors here and those at more prestigious schools; they are 鈥渙f the same caliber as professors of top tier law schools.鈥 鈥淏rilliant and caring,鈥 these 鈥減assionate鈥 professors 鈥渃onvey not only legal theory, but the practical points which are necessary to know in the new legal economy.鈥 Even outside the classroom, they make the time necessary to guide you through the curriculum. 鈥淚 have never had a problem with scheduling a meeting with a professor,鈥 one student notes. Though TLC is 鈥渘ot too large,鈥 it boasts 鈥渆xcellent library resources鈥 and a staff who 鈥渁re always there to help.鈥 Overall, at Touro, students feel the 鈥渉elpful, kind, and compassionate鈥 administration 鈥渋s committed to the success of each and every student.鈥
Touro鈥檚 Long Island location may not seem like a prime destination for law students, but in fact, the school鈥檚 location is one of its great strengths. Having a 鈥渃lose proximity to the state and federal court houses鈥 means that students here enjoy 鈥渙pportunities that are unavailable to most other law schools.鈥 That access to real law being practiced in real courts, as well as its 鈥済reat relationship with the judges and attorneys,鈥 means 鈥渋t feels like the courts are part of our educational experience on a daily basis because we frequently visit them to watch trials, and we also have some of the judges teaching in our school.鈥
That access is important to the primary goal here: providing you with the framework necessary to have a thriving career. Faculty members 鈥渨ant to ensure that every student has an opportunity to achieve a solid job opportunity after graduation.鈥 The 鈥渃hallenging but fruitful鈥 education students enjoy at Touro 鈥渇osters academic and professional development鈥 that, when coupled with the access students have to lawyers and judges鈥斺渨e can get clerkships much easier than many other schools,鈥 one student notes鈥攁llows graduates to quickly be on course for their career pursuits. As one student boasts, 鈥渓awyers who graduate from our school are more competent and better equipped to practice law than most other third and fourth tier schools.鈥

Career overview

Pass Rate for First-Time Bar Exam
77%
Median Starting Salary
$66,742

Career Services

On campus summer employment recruitment for first year JD students
Yes

On campus summer employment recruitment for second year JD students
Yes

# of Employers that Recruit on Campus Each Year
16

Employers who most frequently hire graduates
mid-size and small law firms; D.A. Offices, Legal Aid Offices and County Attorney Offices in Suffolk County, Nassau County and the five NYC Boroughs (Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, NYC and Staten Island)

Graduates Employed by Area

58%
Private Practice
19%
Government
14%
Business/Industry
5%
Judicial Clerkships
3%
Public Interes
1%
Academic

Graduates Employed by Region

96%
Mid-Atlantic
2%
South
1%
MidWest
1%
Pacific

Prominent Alumni

Lewis Lubell
Justice, NYS Supreme Court

Kathleen Rice
Nassau County District Attorney

Seymour Liebman
Corporate Counsel, Canon USA

Jothy Narendran
Partner, Certilman, Balin, Adler & Hyman

Jo Christine Reed Miles
Partner, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal

Dates

Financial Aid Rating
Jun 13

Financial Aid Statistics


Expenses per Academic Year

Tuition
$44,300
Estimated Off-Campus Room and Board
$20,526
Estimated Cost for Books / Academic Expense
$1,840
Fees
$220

Student Body Profile

Total Enrollment
658

Average Age at Entry
27

Demographics

32.00%
% Under-represented Minorities

69% are full time
31% are part time
49% female
51% male

Campus Life

Students Say

When making 鈥渁wesome new friends鈥 is set alongside meeting 鈥渟ome excellent attorneys, district attorneys, assistant U.S. attorneys and judges,鈥 it鈥檚 easy to see why students appreciate life at Touro, even if opportunities for good times on the weekend are relatively limited in the quiet community of Central Islip. (New York City is an hour away, and is a prime destination for those looking for excitement.) Though everyone here is working hard, don鈥檛 expect a cutthroat atmosphere. Those at Touro 鈥渟hare a spirit more of camaraderie than competition.鈥 Your fellow students will not be homogenous, either. 鈥淭LC encompasses a diverse student body鈥攏ot just in terms of race and gender, but also diversity of backgrounds, walks of life, and stages of life.鈥
The people and atmosphere may be inviting, but there are complaints about the facilities. The elevators are 鈥渁 nightmare,鈥 and 鈥渉orrible acoustics鈥 and 鈥渙bstructed view seats鈥 make lectures halls less than pleasant places to be. Even the layout wins some scorn for being unnecessarily complex; 鈥済oing from the third floor in the library to third floor in the school, ten feet away, you must travel six flights of stairs.鈥 In addition, be prepared to work around a schedule influenced by the college鈥檚 Jewish affiliation. Though the school promotes non-secular activities, 鈥渢he school and library are closed at 2:30 p.m. on Friday afternoons鈥 and most Saturdays, which for some 鈥渕akes it extremely hard to put in 100 percent.鈥 That said, the building is 鈥渞elatively new,鈥 with wireless available 鈥渆verywhere.鈥

More Information

% of Classrooms with Internet Access
100%

Admissions Office Contact

Contact
Susan Thompson
Director of Enrollment

Address
225 Eastview Drive
Central Islip, NY 11722

Phone
631-761-7010

Email
admissions@tourolaw.edu


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