University at Buffalo School of Law

319 O'Brian Hall, Buffalo, New York 14260

University at Buffalo School of Law enrolls approximately 167 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 157 and median GPA is 3.71. In the most recent reporting year, 88.1% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 7.5% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0.6% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
167
Median LSAT
157
Median GPA
3.71
Bar-Required Jobs
88.1%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 161
50th Percentile 157
25th Percentile 155
75th Percentile 3.88
50th Percentile 3.71
25th Percentile 3.51

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
88.1%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
60.6%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
7.5%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
3.1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.6%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
12.5%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
11.9%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
3.8%
In-house & corporate
Education
3.1%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
6.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2.5%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
85.71%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
86.24%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-0.53%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
154
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 200
Less than ½ tuition 168
Half to full tuition 44
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 0