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College · Catholic life on campus

New York Law School

  • LocationNew York, NY
  • Type and sizePrivate nonprofit · 4-year · 1,056 students
Official website

New York Law School is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.

Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess. The nearest Catholic church mapped in OpenStreetMap is 0.4 miles away.

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Catholic churches nearby

Map of New York Law School, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches0.25 mi0.5 miSt. Andrew Church: 0.4 mi1Saint Peter Catholic Church: 0.4 mi2Basilica of Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral - Most Precious Blood Catholic Church: 0.4 mi3Church of the Transfiguration: 0.5 mi4San Lorenzo Ruiz Chapel: 0.6 mi5St. James Church: 0.6 mi6New York Law School (campus)N0.25 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. St. Andrew Church — 0.4 mi · 20 Cardinal Hayes Place, New York
  2. Saint Peter Catholic Church — 0.4 mi · 22 Barclay Street, New York
  3. Basilica of Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral - Most Precious Blood Catholic Church — 0.4 mi · 113 Baxter Street, New York;Manhattan
  4. Church of the Transfiguration — 0.5 mi
  5. San Lorenzo Ruiz Chapel — 0.6 mi · 378 Broome Street, New York
  6. St. James Church — 0.6 mi · 32 James Street

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

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Campus facts

SettingCity

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Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Archdiocese of New York

The Most Reverend Ronald A. Hicks, Archbishop of New York

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Cathedral: St. Patrick's Cathedral

Source: archny.org, archny.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county, using the diocese’s county list (Wikipedia). Confirm with the diocese.

About this school’s data

  • IPEDS unit ID 193821
  • Carnegie classification: Special focus: law school
  • Accreditation: American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar; Middle States Commission on Higher Education (U.S. Department of Education DAPIP)
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