Syracuse University College of Law

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University College of Law is located in Syracuse, NY and enrolls approximately 271 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 158 and median GPA is 3.6. In the most recent reporting year, 78.2% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 10.4% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 2% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
271
Median LSAT
158
Median GPA
3.6
Bar-Required Jobs
78.2%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 160
50th Percentile 158
25th Percentile 154
75th Percentile 3.77
50th Percentile 3.6
25th Percentile 3.18

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
78.2%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
44.1%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
10.4%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
6.4%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
2%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
19.3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
8.4%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
11.4%
In-house & corporate
Education
4.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
7.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2.5%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
82.9%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
82.61%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+0.29%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
193
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 62
Less than ½ tuition 400
Half to full tuition 247
Full tuition 3
More than full tuition 8