SUNY Buffalo Law School

Law School Overview

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Law School Overview

The law school at University at Buffalo--SUNY has an application deadline of March 1. The full-time program application fee at the law school at University at Buffalo--SUNY is $75. Its tuition is full-time: $22,624 per year (in-state) and full-time: $37,114 per year (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 12.8:1. The law school at University at Buffalo--SUNY has 83 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

The University at Buffalo—SUNY School of Law is the only law school in the State University of New York system. Through the many other academic departments at the university, UB Law students have a variety of dual degree options to consider, if interested, including a J.D./M.B.A. in conjunction with the University at Buffalo—SUNY School of Management and a J.D./Doctor of Pharmacy through the University at Buffalo—SUNY School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Both law students and J.D./M.B.A. candidates are eligible to participate the New York City Program in Finance and Law, spending a semester taking courses and completing projects. In Buffalo, students can get hands-on counseling training through the UB Clinical Legal Education program, working on issues surrounding elder law, environmental policy, social justice, and more. The law school also operates a variety of research centers and institutes, including the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy, the Buffalo Human Rights Center, and the Canada-United States Legal Studies Centre.

There are many ways to get involved in the legal community at the UB School of Law, including student organizations such as the Prison Task Force and the Armed Forces and Veterans Law Student Association. There are also a variety of law journals, including the Buffalo Law Review, the Buffalo Environmental Law Journal, and the Buffalo Intellectual Property Law Journal.

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Year founded	1887
Public/private	Public
Law school designation	National

Admissions

Application deadline	March 1
Full-time program application fee	$75
Part-time program application fee	N/A
Admissions Phone	(716) 645-2907
Admissions E-mail	law-admissions@buffalo.edu
Web site	http://www.law.buffalo.edu

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	83
Student-faculty ratio	12.8:1
Total faculty	104

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	598
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2011-2012	211

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $22,624 per year (in-state) Full-time: $37,114 per year (out-of-state)
Room and board	$12,673

Careers

Employed at graduation 2	36.3%
Median private sector starting salary	$53,000
Median public service starting salary	$50,000

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

598,995

* Law School Overview details based on 2012 data