University at Buffalo--SUNY

Law School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #84 Best Law Schools

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: $17,450 per year (in-state) and full-time: $29,260 per year (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 12.5:1. The law school at University at Buffalo--SUNY has 89 full- and part-time faculty on staff. Of the 2009 graduates, 55.4 percent were employed at graduation.

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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	89
Student-faculty ratio	12.5 - Medium
Total faculty	107

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	693
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2009-2010	268

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $17,450 per year (in-state) Full-time: $29,260 per year (out-of-state)
Room and board	$12,612

Careers

Graduates known to be employed at graduation	55.4% - Low
Median private sector starting salary	$62,500
Median public service starting salary	$53,500

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

591,376

* Law School Overview details based on 2010 data