The College of Law
- 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: 54 total; 10 legal writing (50% women; 19% faculty of color)
- Total J.D. and LL.M. Student Enrollment: 683 JD, 27 LLM (8% of upper-class students are joint degree candidates)
- Student to Faculty ratio: 10.7 to 1
- Fall 2023 Entering Class Profile
Admissions & Financial Aid Information
- Merit scholarships and need-based financial aid programs
- Admissions application deadline: August 1
- 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.
- Tuition and cost of attendance information can be found on the Financial Aid website.
Career Services
Employment Survey for the Class of 2022
- Number of graduates in class: 193
- Percent of class employed in all sectors or pursuing an advanced degree: 93.3%
- Percent of class that provided salary information: 31.6%
- Average salary reported for all private practice: $98,084
- Average salary reported for government employers: $69,601
- Average salary reported for all public sector employers: $66,346
View Office of Career Services Employment Statistics
Centers & Institutes
- 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)
Experiential Learning
Joint Degree Programs
- 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.)