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Syracuse University School of Law

New York · Private · School ID: syracuse-university

Syracuse University School of Law is a private law school in New York. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 82.9% first-time bar passage rate (state average 82.6%). 90.9% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 10.1% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $64,650 per year; a median grant of $24,351 brings median net tuition to about $40,299. The median LSAT is 158 with a 34.6% acceptance rate.

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Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)154 / 158 / 160
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.18 / 3.60 / 3.77
Acceptance rate34.6%
Applications received2,752
Offers extended952
1L enrollment271
Total JD enrollment750
GRE-only takers16
Transfers in / out2 / 5

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$64,650
Non-resident tuition$64,650
Mandatory fees$2,290
Living-expense estimate$24,472
Median grant$24,351
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$14,000 / $40,211
No-grant share8.6%
< half-tuition grants55.6%
Half-to-full grants34.3%
Full-tuition grants0.4%
Above-full grants (stipend)1.1%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)82.9%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar94.3%
State average (same exam)82.6%
Difference vs. state+0.3 pts

Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates208
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)90.9%
Bar-required jobs71.2%
MegaLaw 500+7.2%
BigLaw 251–5002.9%
Mid 101–2501.9%
Small 2–10026.4%
Solo1.4%
Clerkships5.3%
Government25.5%
Public interest6.2%
Business / industry16.3%
Academia2.4%
Seeking employment2.4%

Top destination states (2024)

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment310 (41.8%)
Female enrollment432 (58.2%)
White476
Black48
Hispanic79
Asian66
Two or more races26
Other / unreported55

Faculty

Total faculty98
Full-time59
Faculty of color14

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$208,480

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at Syracuse University School of Law?

Syracuse University School of Law reported a 82.9% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 82.6% state average.

How much does Syracuse University School of Law cost?

Resident tuition at Syracuse University School of Law is $64,650 per year (about $193,950 over three years). The median grant is $24,351, bringing median net tuition to roughly $40,299 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for Syracuse University School of Law?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Syracuse University School of Law is 158 and the median GPA is 3.60; the acceptance rate is 34.6%.

What are the job outcomes at Syracuse University School of Law?

90.9% of Syracuse University School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 10.1% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 2.4% were still seeking employment.

Other law schools in New York

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Syracuse University, published by the American Bar Association at abarequireddisclosures.org. State attorney salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS 2024 (occupation code 23-1011). Cost-of-living from U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. Methodology: /methodology.html.