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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#46 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#121 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
UB Law ranks #46 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (59.4%) and #121 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (72.8%).

#54 in Presence of Minority Students

UB Law ranks #54 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (41.0%).

#69 in Presence of Minority Faculty

UB Law ranks #69 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (14.9%).

#73 in Presence of Female Faculty

UB Law is tied for #73 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (42.2%).

#75 in Student to Faculty Ratio

UB Law is tied for #75 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (6.5:1).

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

#200 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
UB Law ranks #87 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $46,662, and it ranks #200 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $31,954. 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 $19,350 per year.

#113 in Private Sector Salary

UB Law is tied for #113 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($68,000).

#136 in Median LSAT

UB Law is tied for #136 in terms of the median LSAT score (152) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#142 in Acceptance Rate

UB Law ranks #142 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 56.1% among those who applied for admission.

#151 in Median Undergraduate GPA

UB Law ranks #151 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.25) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#157 in Bar Passage Rate

UB Law ranks #157 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (67.3%), and it outperforms by +0.9% the state of Maryland’s overall bar passage rate of 66.4%. (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.)

#158 in Public Sector Salary

UB Law is tied for #158 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($47,000).

#170 in Library Size

UB Law ranks #170 in terms of library size with 200,809 volumes or equivalents.

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: August 1
Application Fee: $60

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 56.1% 52.2%
LSAT Score (Median) 152 152
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 150-155 149-155
GPA (Median) 3.25 3.24
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 2.91-3.49 2.97-3.51

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: MD MD
School's bar passage rate: 67.3% 79.6%
State overall bar passage rate: 66.4% 76.2%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +0.9% +3.4%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 59.4% 41.4%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 72.8% 73.2%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition (In-State): $31,954 N/A
Tuition (Out-of-State): $46,662 N/A
Room and Board: $19,350 $14,200
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 59.8% 48.2%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $10,000 $10,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $103,106 $112,008
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 85.9% 81.7%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 658 496
Men: 49.7% 47.4%
Women: 50.3% 52.6%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 59.0% N/A
Black: 17.3% N/A
Hispanic: 5.9% N/A
Asian: 7.1% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 6.5 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 154 N/A
Male: 57.8% N/A
Female: 42.2% N/A
Minority: 14.9% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $68,000 $60,500
Public Sector (Median): $47,000 $42,500
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 200,809 204,620