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 2024 Entering Class Profile
Rankings and Recognition
- Named one of the 2024 Best Online JD Programs, 2024 The Princeton Review
- Named one of the 2024 Best Law School, 2024 The Princeton Review
- Named one of the 2024 Best Law Schools for Practical Training, 2024 prelaw Magazine
- Name one of the 2024 Best Online J.D. Programs, 2024 prelaw Magazine
- #2 Most Competitive Students, 2024 The Princeton Review
- #8 for Ultimate Bar Passage, 2024 prelaw Magazine
- #10 Most Chosen by Older Students, 2024 The Princeton Review
- #13 in Trial Advocacy (tied), 2024 U.S. News & World Report
- #18 Best Law Building, 2024 prelaw Magazine
- #27 First-Time Bar Test Takers, 2024 preLaw Magazine
Ranking & Recognition of Joint Degree Partner Schools at Syracuse University
- #1 Best Public Affairs Schools, 2024 U.S. News & World Report
- #1 MBA for private schools in the U.S., Bloomberg Business School ROI Calculator
- #21 Online MBA Programs, 2024 The Princeton Review
- #29 Best Online Business Programs, 2024 Poets&Quants
- #33 Best Online MBA Programs, 2024 Fortune
- #50 Political Science Programs, 2024 U.S. News & World Report
- #63 MBA programs, 2023-24Bloomberg Businessweek
- #63 MBA programs, 2024 U.S. News & World Report
- #67 History programs, 2024 U.S. News & World Report
- #71 Best Education Schools, 2024 U.S. News & World Report
Admissions & Financial Aid Information
- Merit scholarships and need-based financial aid programs
- Admissions application deadline: July 15
- Priority application deadline: March 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.
Centers & Institutes
- 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
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