Rankings and Accolades

Unique as a premier public law school, University at Buffalo School of Law is situated on the flagship campus of a world-class research-intensive public university, the largest in the northeastern United States.

It is located in a city densely packed with legal institutions and situated on an international border. We enjoy a worldwide reputation for excellence.

UB grad school programs again ranked among nation’s best
Several UB graduate and professional degree programs have been cited as among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking of “America’s Best Graduate Schools."

U.S. News data shows School of Law grads’ debt load is light
11/18/15
The latest data on a much-talked-about issue in legal education, the amount of education debt carried by new graduates, shows that the University at Buffalo School of Law grads carry less debt than nearly ninety percent of their peers.

Law School comes in 5th out of 15 law schools for having the most Super Lawyers for 2015

Unlike other law school rankings that are based on GPAs and LSAT scores, Super Lawyers magazine examines at the quality of lawyers produced by the schools. SUNY Buffalo Law School has 547 alumni listed as Super Lawyers for 2015, beating out such law schools as Cornell, St. John’s and Syracuse.

Faculty Achievements

Blurring the lines between wilderness and captivity
11/16/17
Drawing on years of fieldwork and interviews with over 120 conservation scientists from all over the world, Professor Irus Braverman’s new book explores what it means to be captive, what it means to be managed.
Michael Boucai says U.S. Supreme Court poised to guarantee marriage equality nationwide
1/30/17
Says Boucai, the Supreme Court’s notice that it would soon consider whether states are constitutionally required to license same-sex marriages will likely bring marriage equality to all states.
Professor Marcus receives first Woman of SUNY Buffalo Law Award
11/18/16
After a career of advocating for women’s and civil rights, Marcus was honored with the first Woman of SUNY Buffalo Law Award.