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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

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