Quick Facts

Accreditation

• American Bar Association
• Association of American Law Schools

Admissions

• Rolling Admissions
• Application Fee: $60.00
• Application may be made by:
  • Touro Law’s Paper Application Form (printable PDF or from Office of Admissions)
  • LSAC Electronic Application
• Letters of recommendation are optional, though encouraged

Degrees Granted

• Juris Doctor (J.D.)
• J.D./M.B.A. with Dowling College
• J.D./M.B.A. with Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
• J.D./M.P.A. (Health Care) with Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
• J.D./M.S.W. with the State University of New York at Stony Brook
• Master of Laws (LL.M.) (for JD degree holders from ABA accredited law schools)
• LL.M. in U.S. Legal Studies (for Foreign Law Graduates)

Faculty

• 50 Full-Time Faculty
• Student: Faculty Ratio 16:1

Fall 2012 Enrollment

• First Year: 250
• Total Enrollment: 748

Fall 2012 Entering Class

• Average Age: 26
• Minorities: 37%
• Women: 47%

J.D. Tuition 2012 - 2013

First Year Students

Full Time Students (12 – 16 credits) $21,405.00 per semester
Part Time Students (8 – 11 credits)  $15,960.00 per semester

Second Year Students

Full Time Students (12 – 16 credits) $21,405.00 per semester
Part Time Students (8 – 11 credits) $15,960.00 per semester

Third Year Students

Full Time Students (12 – 16 credits) $21,405.00 per semester
Part Time Students (8 – 11 credits) $15,960.00 per semester

Fourth Year Students

Scholarships

• Dean’s Fellowships - full tuition
• Merit Scholarships up to $40,000
• Incentive Awards up to $12,000
• Summer Public Services Fellowship Awards

Library

• 450,000 volumes and volume equivalents
• 42,000 square feet
• 476 seats
• 24 on library staff

Clinical & Externship Programs In-House Clinics

• Advanced Bankruptcy
• Civil Rights Litigation
• Elder Law
• Family Law
• Mortgage Foreclosure & Bankruptcy
• Not-For-Profit Corporation Law

Externships

• Advanced Criminal Prosecution
• Business & Technology Law
• Civil Practice
• Criminal Law
• Judicial Clerkship
• United States Attorney’s Office
• Independent Externship 

On-Campus Public Service Projects

• Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
• William Randolph Hearst Public Advocacy Center
• Suffolk Bar/Touro Law Pro Bono Foreclosure Assistance Project
• Senior Citizens Law Program
  

Collaborative Court Program

A three-year curricular option for students, the Collaborative Court Program incrementally merges doctrinal education with the procedural and substantive work of the courts. Students begin their legal education with a mandatory 1L Court Observation Program, continue to 2L integrative courses representing the infusion of practical courthouse experience into the classroom and culminate with a 3L Court Specialization Program.

The William Randolph Hearst Public Advocacy Center

The first of its kind in the nation, the Center houses a number of legal advocacy groups within the law school. These organizations work to provide legal services to the local community and provide opportunities for students to gain hands-on skills training while developing an understanding of the problems facing the local community.

Summer Law Programs

• Croatia
• Germany
• India
• Israel
• Vietnam
• New York (On-Campus)

Our Location

• Central Islip is in close proximity to New York City
• Easily accessible by car
• Free Touro Law Center shuttle to and from the Long Island Railroad, Central Islip station
• Free parking

Housing

• Local affordable apartments, condominiums and single-family homes