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, 76.4% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 10.1% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.4% 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 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
76.4%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
39.9%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
10.1%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
5.3%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.4%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
25.5%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
5.8%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
16.8%
In-house & corporate
Education
2.4%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
6.2%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2.4%
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