No goals or quotas are set, but an applicant's potential contribution to diversity is another consideration in determining which applicants are selected for admission. This latter criterion necessarily involves an assessment of such factors as geographic origin; membership in a disadvantaged economic, racial or ethnic group; personal interests and talents; special achievements; prior life experience; leadership qualities; and maturity. These elements reflect the Law School's concern that every applicant, regardless of age, sex, gender, disability, race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, marital status or parental status, be given every reasonable chance for consideration and admission.

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age when they begin the study of law and be of good moral character. The conferment of a baccalaureate degree from a college or university approved by the New York State Education Department, prior to commencing matriculation at Brooklyn Law School, is required. No student will be permitted to enroll without the award of a baccalaureate degree.

Students With Disabilities
Brooklyn Law School is committed to ensuring that all members of its student body who have a disability enjoy a satisfying and full educational experience at this school. No qualified person with a physical or learning disability shall, on the basis of handicap, be excluded from participating in, be denied benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity at the Law School.

Brooklyn Law School is fully accessible and provides reasonable accommodations to students with documented disabilities. Students requiring additional information about our disability policy or available accommodations should contact Camille Chin-Kee-Fatt by email at camille.chinkeefatt@brooklaw.edu or by telephone at (718) 780-7985.

Students Attending Another Law School
Applicants for admission to Brooklyn Law School who are currently attending or have previously attended another law school are required to show satisfactory evidence that they maintained good standing at the prior law school. An applicant who has attended another law school and who has been required to withdraw for academic reasons or under less than honorable circumstances normally will not be admitted to Brooklyn Law School. On rare occasions, Brooklyn Law School may admit a student who has been previously disqualified for academic reasons, if two or more years have elapsed since that disqualification and the nature of the student’s interim work, activities, or studies indicates a much stronger potential for successful law study.