Pace University School of Law

Admissions

For the classes starting in 2024, 52% of applicants were accepted by the law school, 28.6% of those accepted enrolled, and the enrolled students had a median 153 LSAT score and a 3.5 undergraduate GPA.[1]

Bar passage rate

In 2024, Pace had a 68.55% pass rate for first-time takers, while 78.22% passed a bar examination within two years of graduation. In 2024, 71.01% first time takers passed from the jurisdiction of New York, 54.55% from New Jersey, and 57.89% passed from 6 remaining jurisdictions.

Joint programs

The law school has several joint degree programs which require additional applications for admission. This option includes dual degrees with four masters programs in the Yale School of the Environment (Master of Environmental Management, Master of Environmental Science, Master of Forestry, and Master of Forest Science), and an M.S. in Environmental Policy at Bard College.

Clinics and Centers

John Jay Legal Services, Inc. is a not-for-profit legal services firm that houses and runs the clinic and externship programs at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, including the Amelia A. Gould Representation in Mediation Clinic, Barbara C. Salken Criminal Justice Clinic, Environmental Litigation Clinic, Equal Justice America Disability Rights Clinic, Fairbridge Investor Rights Clinic, Food and Farm Business Law Clinic, and Immigration Justice Clinic. Additionally, the school operates several nationally renowned centers and institutes including the Pace Energy and Climate Center, Land Use Law Center, and Women’s Justice Center.

Employment

According to Pace’s official 2024 ABA-required disclosures, after graduation 75.4% of the Class of 2023 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment (i.e., as attorneys) and 9.27% obtained JD-advantage employment. Most employment was in 1–10 attorney firms or in government, and no graduates obtained federal clerkships. The graduate Under-Employment Score as calculated by Law School Transparency is 9.7%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2023 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation.

Rankings

In 2025, U.S. News & World Report ranked the law school tied at No.141 out of 197 schools, and ranked the law school's Environmental Law program No.1. Other notable rankings include: Trial Advocacy tied at No. 13, Dispute Resolution tied at No. 29, and International Law tied at No. 59.

Notable alumni and faculty

Main article: List of Pace University people

References

References

1. [https://law.pace.edu/faculty/horace-e-anderson-jr Horace Anderson, Jr., Dean, Professor at Law]
2. "University of Nebraska - 2023 Standard 509 Information Report". [[American Bar Association]].
3. [https://www.courts.state.ny.us/press/pr2000_25.shtml New York's Judicial Institute Is a National First]
4. "Pace Law School Gets Mega-Gift, New Name". Wall Street Journal.
5. "Pace Law School ranks No. 1 in environmental law". Westfair Business Journal.
6. "Pace University’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law Ranks #1 in the Nation for Environmental Law for the Fifth Consecutive Year".
7. "Pace University - 2022 Bar Passage Outcomes". American Bar Association.
8. [https://www.pace.edu/law/academics/dual-and-joint-degrees Dual and Joint Degrees]
9. [https://environment.yale.edu/academic/masters/joint-degrees/law-jd Yale Joint Degree Programs]
10. "Pace University - Employment Summary For 2023 Graduates". American Bar Association.
11. "Pace University Profile". [[Law School Transparency]].
12. "Pace University (Haub)". U.S. News & World Report.
13. "Best Environmental Law Programs". U.S. News & World Report.