Head-to-head · 28 cross-admits
When applicants got into both, 82% chose St. John's. Side-by-side on admissions, costs, and outcomes — sourced from 28 self-reported decisions and ABA 509 filings.
Choice, not ranking
These are decisions, not opinions. Scholarship offers, location, intended practice, and personal fit are all priced into the split.
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About St. John's vs Brooklyn
Across 28 applicants admitted to both schools and self-reporting on LSD, 82% enrolled at St. John's University and 18% at Brooklyn Law School. The split has shifted +86 points across the tracked cycles.
These numbers reflect every factor that goes into a real decision: scholarship offers, geographic preference, intended practice area, and fit. Choosing one school doesn't mean it's "better" — it means the pool of cross-admits, weighing their options, ended up there more often. Pair this with the scholarship distribution and employment outcomes above for full context.
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Detailed comparison narrative
This page compares St. John's University and Brooklyn Law School across admissions data, cost of attendance, and employment outcomes — plus cross-admit decision data from 28 applicants admitted to both.
Based on 28 applicants admitted to both schools, 82% chose to attend St. John's University. This cross-admit data reflects real enrollment decisions from verified law school applicants on LSD.Law.
In the U.S. News rankings, St. John's University is ranked #62 compared to #105 — a gap of 43 positions that often correlates with differences in employment outcomes and peer assessment scores.
St. John's University is significantly more selective, with an acceptance rate of 23.1% compared to Brooklyn Law School's 44.0%.
Both schools are located in New York — St. John's University in Queens and Brooklyn Law School in Brooklyn — meaning graduates often compete in the same regional legal market.
Among cross-admitted applicants, St. John's University offered a median scholarship of $196,500 compared to $144,000, a difference of $52,500 that may factor into enrollment decisions.