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
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.
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
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