University at Buffalo-SUNY

John Lord O'Brian Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260
(716) 645-2907

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#28 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Buffalo Law is tied for #28 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (5.5:1).

#40 in Presence of Female Faculty

Buffalo Law is tied for #40 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (45.4%).

#72 in Library Size

Buffalo Law ranks #72 in terms of library size with 478,990 volumes or equivalents.

#107 in Bar Passage Rate

Buffalo Law ranks #107 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (77.5%), and it outperforms by +1.8% the state of New York’s overall bar passage rate of 75.7%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#108 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Buffalo Law ranks #108 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.41) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#109 in Public Sector Salary

Buffalo Law is tied for #109 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($52,000).

#115 in Median LSAT

Buffalo Law is tied for #115 in terms of the median LSAT score (153) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#118 in Presence of Minority Students

Buffalo Law ranks #118 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (28.9%).

#129 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#130 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
Buffalo Law ranks #129 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (36.8%) and #130 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (71.1%).

#148 in Acceptance Rate

Buffalo Law ranks #148 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 57.9% among those who applied for admission.

#160 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Buffalo Law ranks #160 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (8.5%).

#163 in Private Sector Salary

Buffalo Law is tied for #163 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($56,500).

#198 in Highest Tuition (out-of-state)

#218 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
Buffalo Law ranks #198 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $32,054, and it ranks #218 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $27,964. We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates. Room and board expenses average $13,651 per year.

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: March 1
Application Fee: $85

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 57.9% 51.7%
LSAT Score (Median) 153 154
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 150-156 150-157
GPA (Median) 3.41 3.44
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.14-3.63 3.21-3.66

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: NY NY
School's bar passage rate: 77.5% 76.4%
State overall bar passage rate: 75.7% 72.7%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +1.8% +3.7%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 36.8% 41.4%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 71.1% 70.7%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition (In-State): $27,964 N/A
Tuition (Out-of-State): $32,054 N/A
Room and Board: $13,651 $14,725
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 50.3% 61.9%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $8,000 $6,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $88,687 $86,970
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 76.9% 74.9%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 446 494
Men: 44.8% 49.6%
Women: 55.0% 50.4%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 71.1% N/A
Black: 6.1% N/A
Hispanic: 5.2% N/A
Asian: 4.3% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 5.5 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 130 N/A
Male: 54.6% N/A
Female: 45.4% N/A
Minority: 8.5% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $56,500 $65,000
Public Sector (Median): $52,000 $59,414
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 478,990 545,351