Brooklyn Law School vs Tulane University
Where graduates end up, what each school really costs, and who gets in, side by side from each school's official ABA data. Add your LSAT and GPA to see your chances and scholarship estimates at both.
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The short version
- Tulane places more graduates in BigLaw or federal clerkships: 26.2% of the Class of 2025, against 20.5% at Brooklyn.
- Tulane costs about $24K less over three years after the average scholarship: $218K against $243K.
- Tulane is harder to get into: a 161 median LSAT and a 40.0% acceptance rate, against 161 and 44.0% at Brooklyn.
- Brooklyn has the higher first time bar pass rate: 85.5% against 76.1%.
Brooklyn
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Tulane
Where graduates go
Tulane leads 4 of 5
20.5%
BigLaw + federal clerkships
✓26.2%
18.3%
BigLaw (501+ attorney firms)
✓19.2%
2.2%
Federal clerkships
✓7.0%
91.8%
Graduates employed
✓94.4%
✓85.5%
First time bar passage
76.1%
What it costs
Even, 2 each
$243K
Three year net cost
✓$218K
✓91%
Students receiving a scholarship
87%
$34,000/yr
Median scholarship (recipients)
✓$37,500/yr
✓$32,637/yr
Average scholarship (all students)
$31,680/yr
Who gets in
Acceptance rate: Brooklyn 44.0% · Tulane 40.0%
LSAT
Bars run from the 25th to the 75th percentile, with the median marked.
Brooklyn
158161163
Tulane
159161164
156158160162164166
GPA
Undergraduate GPA of the entering class, same scale for both schools.
Brooklyn
3.373.593.75
Tulane
3.473.673.81
3.303.403.503.603.703.803.90
Brooklyn Law School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Brooklyn or Tulane better for BigLaw?
Tulane placed more of its Class of 2025 in BigLaw or federal clerkships: 26.2% against 20.5%. By BigLaw alone (firms of 501+ attorneys), Brooklyn placed 18.3% and Tulane placed 19.2%. Federal clerkships were 2.2% at Brooklyn and 7.0% at Tulane.
Which is harder to get into, Brooklyn or Tulane?
Brooklyn's Fall 2025 entering class had a median LSAT of 161 and a median GPA of 3.59, with a 44.0% acceptance rate. Tulane's had 161 and 3.67, with 40.0%. Add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances at both.
Which costs less, Brooklyn or Tulane?
After the average scholarship, three years cost about $243K at Brooklyn and $218K at Tulane, including living costs. Public schools are shown at out of state tuition. Your own scholarship can move these numbers a lot, so add your numbers above for an estimate.
Which gives more scholarship money, Brooklyn or Tulane?
91% of Brooklyn students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $34,000 a year among recipients. 87% of Tulane students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $37,500 a year among recipients.
Which has the better bar passage rate?
85.5% of Brooklyn's first time takers passed in 2025, against 76.1% at Tulane. Each school's profile shows how that compares with the states where its graduates sat.
Should I choose Brooklyn or Tulane?
It depends on your goals, your odds and your offers. Compare where each school's graduates end up, then add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances and scholarships at both. Your scholarship offer usually changes the cost more than anything else.
What a higher LSAT changes
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Figures come from each school’s official ABA disclosures. Admission chances and scholarship estimates are modeled from that data and are not predictions of any individual decision. Our data and methodology