About Us - University at Buffalo Law School

Fast Facts for 2009

Student Profile - Class of 2012
Concentrations
Degree Options
Interdisciplinary Research
Career Placement
Clinical Legal Education
Tuition and Financial Aid
Faculty

The Law School awarded 226 JD degrees during the 2007-2008 academic year and 13 LLM degrees. This reflects a small attrition rate 3%. On average, 97% of the students accepted to the Law School will complete their degree. Most of our graduates take the New York State Bar exam and our pass rate for the June 2008 first time test takers is 83%. For more information, please contact the Admissions Office.

Student Profile - Class of 2012

Enrolled: 208
Average age: 25
Women: 49%
Men: 51%
Ethnic Diversity: 16%
Percentage of Applicants Admitted: 31%
Median GPA of enrolled applicants: 3.52
75% 3.73
25% 3.19
Median LSAT of enrolled applicants: 157
75% 159
25% 153
Students with advanced Degrees: 11%
Out of State Population 14%

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Concentrations

UB Law's innovative and flexible curriculum offers 10 areas of concentration for in-depth study, as well as more than a hundred other courses:

Housing Finance & Development Law
Civil Litigation
Criminal Law
Environmental Law
Family Law
Finance Transactions
Health Law
Intellectual Property Concentration and Technology Transfer Certification
International Law

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Degree Options

Interdisciplinary studies are an essential building block of UB Law's curriculum. Course offerings reflect the rich diversity of faculty backgrounds and experiences. You may enhance your education by taking up to three graduate courses elsewhere in the university or participating in our interdisciplinary centers or dual-degree programs. Our dual degree programs include:

JD/MBA
JD/MLS
JD/MPH
JD/MSW
JD/MA in Applied Economics
JD/MUP
JD/PharmD
JD/Ph.D.

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Interdisciplinary Research

These interdisciplinary research centers energize UB Law's intellectual environment:

Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy
Buffalo Human Rights Center
Canada-United States Legal Studies Centre
Center for the Study of Business Transactions
Edwin F. Jaeckle Center for State and Local Democracy
Program for Excellence in Family Law

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Career Placement

Thanks to the multifaceted resources of UB's Career Services Office — as well as networking and other assistance from our more than 8,700 alumni — our career placement rate for 2008 is 96%. UB Law graduates are employed across the country and around the world.

Graduates from the Class of 2008 are employed as followed:

Graduates from the Class of 2008 are employed as follows

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Clinical Legal Education

UB Law's nationally renowned clinics offer diverse and sophisticated practice opportunities. Known for its groundbreaking approaches to skills training and public-interest practice, our Clinical Education Program combines client service, impact litigation, transactional practice, and public policy development. The Clinical Education Program includes:

Affordable Housing Clinic
Community Economic Development Clinic
Environment and Development Clinic
Environmental Law and Policy Clinic
Law and Social Work Clinic
Mediation Clinic
William and Mary Foster Elder Law Clinic
Women, Children and Social Justice Clinic

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Tuition and Financial Aid

In state tuition for 2009-2010: $16,010
Out of state 2009-2010: $25,110

Merit and need-based scholarships are available for approximately one-third of the entering class. These awards do not require a separate scholarship application; however, your admissions application must be on file at UB by March 1st.

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Faculty

Our ratio of faculty to students is very low. Many of our 57 faculty members are nationally prominent and hold advanced degrees in the social sciences and other disciplines, in addition to their law degrees. Their scholarship is published widely, and they bring a wealth of practice and policy experience to UB Law. UB Law's innovative January "bridge courses," taught by accomplished practitioners, offer an inside view of real life lawyering.

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