Syracuse University

College of Law
Suite 440 Syracuse, NY 13244-1030
Admissions Phone: (315) 443-1962
Admissions Email: admissions@law.syr.edu
Web site: http://www.law.syr.edu
Admissions URL: N/A

Admissions Information

Fall 2010 Admissions Information
Director of admissions
Anikka S. Laubenstein
Application deadline
04/01
Full-time program application fee
$70
Part-time program application fee
$70
Besides the fall semester, can enter in
N/A
Fall 2008 Admissions and Enrollment Statistics
Total number of full- and part-time applicants
1,842
Total number of full- and part-time acceptances
930
Overall acceptance rate
50.5%
Total number of full- and part-time first-year students enrolled
226
Number of full-time program applicants
1,779
Number of full-time program acceptances
922
Full-time acceptance rate
51.8%
Number of first-year full-time students enrolled
224
Number of part-time program applicants
63
Number of part-time program acceptances
8
Part-time acceptance rate
12.7%
Number of first-year part-time students enrolled
2
Fall 2008 GPA and LSAT Scores
25th-75th percentile GPA scores for all students
3.05-3.49
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for all students
152-156
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for full-time students
3.06-3.49
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for full-time students
152-156
25th-75th percentile undergraduate GPA for part-time students
N/A
25th-75th percentile LSAT scores for part-time students
N/A

Career Information

Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2007 administrations)
State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar
NY
School’s bar passage rate for first-time test takers
81.3%
Statewide bar passage rate for first-time test takers
76.7%
Class of 2007 Graduates
Total graduates
206
Graduates employed at graduation
N/A
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation
91.7%
Starting Salaries of 2007 Graduates Employed Full-time
25th percentile private sector starting salary
$55,000
Median private sector starting salary
$80,000
75th percentile private sector starting salary
$107,500
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information
76%
Median public service starting salary
$50,000
Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2007)
Percent employed in academia
2.0%
Percent employed in business and industry
28.0%
Percent employed in government
12.0%
Percent employed in all judicial clerkships
8.0%
Percent employed in law firms
48.0%
Percent employed in public interest
2.0%
Percent employed in an unknown field
0.0%
Percent employed in a judicial clerkship by an Article III federal judge
0.6%
2007 Graduates Employment Location
Graduates employed in-state
49%
Graduates employed in foreign countries
0%
Number of states where graduates are employed
24
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
6.0%
Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA)
57.0%
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
2.0%
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
0.0%
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
21.0%
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
0.0%
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
1.0%
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
6.0%
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY)
6.0%
Employment location unknown
1.0%
Career Services
Career services operations: Services include: career and professional development seminars; individual counseling; mock interviews; assistance for 1L students with networking skills, career exploration and professionalism; on and off campus interview programs; resume collection program; alumni networking and mentoring opportunities; assistance with strategic career planning. www.law.syr.edu/careerdevelopment/index.asp
Job Type
Bar admission required or anticipated (e.g., attorney and corporate counsel positions, law clerks, judicial clerks)
80.0%
J.D. preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., corporate contracts administrator, alternative dispute resolution specialist, government regulatory analyst, FBI special agent)
15.0%
Professional/other (jobs that require professional skills or training but for which a J.D. is neither preferred nor particularly applicable; e.g., accountant, teacher, business manager, nurse)
4.0%
Nonprofessional/other (job that does not require any professional skills or training or is taken on a temporary basis and not viewed as part of a career path)
1.0%

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