2024 Tuition & Fees

University at Buffalo Law School's 2024 tuition & fees is $28,710 for New York residents and $33,550 for others. The 2024 tuition was increased by from last year.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $22,762. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of University at Buffalo Law School is $56,312.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other law school costs for University at Buffalo Law School.

Grants and Scholarships

At University at Buffalo Law School, 79.44% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $10,000. 3.81% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 29.16% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

GPA and LSAT Scores

The average GPA of University at Buffalo Law School is 3.72 and the average LSAT score is 156. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 139 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 126 students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 930 students have applied to University at Buffalo Law School and 382 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 139 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 41.08% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 36.39% at University at Buffalo Law School. With 2 pre-admitted students, total 141 first-year students enrolled in University at Buffalo Law School.

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 135 students took the bar exam first time at University at Buffalo Law School. Among them, 97 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 71.85%. For reference, the average pass rate at New York law schools is 82.39%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at University at Buffalo Law School.
In 2023, 137 students graduated from University at Buffalo Law School. Of them, 99 graduates employed where bar passage required and 20 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 117 graduates employed as full-time and 2 employed as part-time status.

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