Quick Facts
About
Quick Facts
Accreditation
Touro Law is accredited by the ABA*
Membership
Touro Law is a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS)
Admissions
- Rolling Admissions
- There is no Application Fee
- Application may be made by:
- LSAC Electronic Application - click here.
- Touro Law’s Paper Application Form (printable PDF or from Office of Admissions)
- Letters of recommendation are optional, though encouraged
Programs
- Juris Doctor (J.D.)
- JD/MSW with the State University of New York at Stony Brook
- Master of Laws (LLM) (for JD degree holders from ABA-accredited law schools)
- Programs for Foreign Law Graduates:
- Two-Year JD Program for Foreign Law Graduates
- LLM in U.S. Legal Studies (for Foreign Law Graduates)
Faculty
- 30 Full-Time Faculty
Fall 2020 Enrollment
- First Year: 208
Fall 2020 Entering Class
- Average Age: 27
- Minorities: 42.8%
- Women: 45.7%
J.D. Tuition 2020 - 2021
First-Year Students
- Full-Time Students (12 – 16 credits) $26,700.00 per semester
- Part-Time Students (8 – 11 credits) $19,900.00 per semester
- 2 Year/Accelerated/Flex-Time Students - $1,820 per credit
Student Activity Fee: $60.00 per semester
Technology Fee: $150.00 per semester
Administrative Fee (Non-refundable for per credit students): $100.00
Scholarships
- Dean’s Fellowships - full tuition
- Merit Scholarships up to 95% of tuition
- Summer Public Services Fellowship Awards
Library
- 42,000 square feet
- 476 seats
Clinical Programs
- Advanced Bankruptcy Clinic
- Advanced In-House Clinic
- Bankruptcy and MOrtgage Foreclosure Clinic
- Child Advocacy Clinic (offered in alternating years)
- Criminal Defense Clinic
- Criminal Prosecution Clinic
- Education and Youth Justice Clinic
- Family Law Clinic (offered in alternating years)
- Immigration Law Clinic
- Landlord-Tenant Mediation Clinic
- Senior Citizens Law Project
- Small Business and Not-for-Profit Clinic
- Veterans' and Servicemembers' Rights Clinic
Externships
- Private Law Offices
- The Courts
- Law Offices of Public Interest Organizations
- Federal, State, and Local Government Employers
On-Campus Public Service Projects
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
- William Randolph Hearst Public Advocacy Center
- Senior Citizens Law Program
- 1L ProBono Project
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
- New York (On-Campus)
Our Location
- Central Islip, Long Island is in close proximity to New York City
- Easily accessible by car
- Free Touro Law Center shuttle to and from the law school
* Law School Accreditation -- Touro Law Center is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar. The ABA Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar is approved by the U.S. Department of Education as the national agency for the accreditation of law schools.
Chicago, IL 60611
Fax: 312.988.5681
312.988.6738
www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_education/resources/accreditation.html