Syracuse University

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Suite 440
Syracuse, NY 13244

Students
661
enrolled (full-time)
4
enrolled (part-time)
Tuition
$45,690
per year (full-time)

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Law School Overview

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Rank Category Name
#96 Best Law Schools

Law School Overview

The College of Law at Syracuse University has an application deadline of April 1. The full-time program application fee at the College of Law at Syracuse University is $75. Its tuition is full-time: $45,690 per year. The student-faculty ratio is 12.4:1. The College of Law at Syracuse University has 60 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

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Year founded 1895
Public/private Private
Law school designation National

Admissions

Application deadline April 1
Full-time program application fee $75
Part-time program application fee N/A
Admissions Phone (315) 443-1962
Admissions E-mail admissions@law.syr.edu
Web site http://www.law.syr.edu

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty 60
Student-faculty ratio 12.4:1
Total faculty 86

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time) 661
Gender distribution (full-time)
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2011-2012 184

Cost

Tuition and fees

Full-time: $45,690 per year

Room and board $11,190

Careers

Employed at graduation 2 36.8%
Median private sector starting salary $62,500
Median public service starting salary $50,000

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents 517,113

* Law School Overview details based on 2012 data

2. Represents the percentage of all 2011 graduates who had a full-time job lasting at least a year for which bar passage was required or a J.D. degree was an advantage. These employment rates are part of the data on placement success used to determine a school’s ranking.
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