Brooklyn Law School: Statistics

Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 2409 of 12,502	In the World
# 678 of 1,147	In North America
# 619 of 452	In the United States
# 60 of 33	In New York State
# 21 of 9	In New York City
# 149 of 12,502	For Intellectual Property and Patent Law
Top 1-3	For 7 other topics

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Quick Review

Acceptance rate

35%

Enrollment

1,062

Average SAT

1,485

Average ACT

Graduates

1,125

Male:Female Ratio

38:62

Type

Privatenot-for-profit

Highest Degree

Doctor's degree

Website

brooklaw.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate	35%
Academic Calendar	August to May
Enrollment	1,062

We've calculated the 35% acceptance rate for Brooklyn Law School based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	57%
■ Nonresident Alien	6%
■ Asian	11%
■ Hispanic	14%
■ Black or African American	5%
■ Two or more races	3%
■ Unknown	5%

Brooklyn Law School majors

Brooklyn Law School has granted 5 master's across 1 programs, and 400 doctorate degrees across 1 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Brooklyn Law School.

Major	Master	Doctoral
Law	-	400
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	5	-
Grand Total	5	400

Publications & Citations

Brooklyn Law School has published 2,587 scientific papers with 16,353 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Business, Philosophy, Economics, Environmental Science, Finance, and Computer Science.

Publications

2,587

Citations

16,353

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	2,374 / 15,615
Political Science	2,225 / 14,904
Law	2,073 / 14,438
Sociology	1,544 / 9,047
Business	1,082 / 7,863
Philosophy	1,004 / 6,000
Economics	975 / 7,763
Environmental Science	824 / 8,282
Finance	733 / 6,513
Computer Science	607 / 4,340
History	588 / 7,080
Geography and Cartography	571 / 6,958
Archaeology	511 / 6,797
Psychology	477 / 3,319
Biology	464 / 3,472
Linguistics	404 / 3,060
Criminology and Criminal Justice	359 / 2,424
Engineering	353 / 1,544
Medicine	324 / 2,227
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies	322 / 1,486
Physics	308 / 1,448
Accounting	302 / 4,770
Ecology	295 / 1,558
Mathematics	287 / 4,450
Social Psychology	280 / 2,428
Art & Design	264 / 1,802
Geology	238 / 1,726
Management	225 / 5,002
Cyber Security	209 / 1,304
Quantum and Particle physics	195 / 1,016
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	195 / 2,017
Paleontology	181 / 1,477
Chemistry	177 / 1,933
Development Studies	168 / 523
International Business	146 / 380
Law Enforcement	132 / 1,079
Literature	130 / 874
Public Policy / Administration	129 / 699
Communications and Public Relations	128 / 746
Statistics	128 / 3,997

Annual publication & citation counts

Academic rankings

67 Notable alumni

1. Morton J. Gold

1917-2013 (aged 96)

military officer

Morton Joseph Gold was a United States Air Force (USAF) brigadier general who was staff judge advocate for Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. In this position he was responsible for advising the commander in chief, PACAF, on all legal matters and interpreting and administering military law and justice for the command.

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2. Matthew T. Abruzzo

1889-1971 (aged 82)

lawyer judge

Matthew T. Abruzzo was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He was the first Italian American to be appointed as a federal judge.

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3. David Matthew Potts

1906-1976 (aged 70)

lawyer judge politician

David Matthew Potts was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1947 to 1949.

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