Fast Facts

• Founded in 1895—browse the College of Law's History and Timeline
• Accredited by: American Bar Association (1923) and Association of American Law Schools (1900)
• Full-time Faculty and Legal Writing Professors: 61 total; 10 legal writing (47.5% women; 24.6% faculty of color)
• Total J.D. and LL.M. Student Enrollment: 694 JD, 44 LLM (12.62% of upper-class students are joint degree candidates)
• Student to Faculty ratio: 8.4 to 1
  
• Class of 2024 Profile

• Merit scholarships and need-based financial aid programs
• Admissions application deadline: June 30
• Early Decision application deadline: January 15
  
  • Admission and merit scholarship decisions are made on a "rolling admissions" basis
  • June LSAT scores and late applications will be considered based on space availability
• Financial Aid application deadlines: Submit FAFSA on the Web to federal processor: beginning October 1. Priority submission deadline: March 15. 
  
• Application processes for admission and financial aid must be done concurrently; do not wait for an admissions decision to begin the financial aid application process.
• JDr tuition for 2021-2022: $55,140 Required fees: $2,168
• JDi tuition for 2021 -2022: $54,535 ($1,980 per credit hour)

Employment Survey for the Class of 2020

• Number of graduates in class: 183
  
• Percent of class employed in all sectors or pursuing an advanced degree: 79.89%
  
• Percent of class that provided salary information: 48.27%
• Average salary reported for all private practice: $70,000
  
• Average salary reported for government employers: $69,000
  
• Average salary reported for all public sector employers: $58,000
  

View Office of Career Services Employment Statistics

• Burton Blatt Institute 
• Disability Law and Policy Program
• Innovation Law Center 
• Institute for Security Policy and Law (SPL) 
• Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics, and the Media (IJPM) 
• Property, Citizenship, and Social Entrepreneurism 
• Syracuse Intellectual Property Law Institute (SIPLI)

• Advocacy Curriculum
• Advocacy Program
• Experiential Courses
• Clinics
• Externships
• Pro Bono Program

• J.D./Business Administration (M.B.A)
  
• J.D./M.S. in Cultural Foundations of Education (Disability Studies)
• J.D./M.S. in Computer Science
• J.D./Environmental Science and Forestry
  
• J.D./M.S. in Forensic Science
• J.D./Master in Public Administration (M.P.A.)
• J.D./M.S. Communications
• J.D./M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science
• J.D./M.A. in Economics
• J.D./M.A. in History
• J.D./M.A. in International Relations
• J.D./M.A. in Philosophy, and J.D./Doctor of Philosophy
• J.D./Master of Social Work (M.S.W.)