University at Buffalo

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

977

Offers of admission

414

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

42.4%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

155 / 157 / 161

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

3.51 / 3.71 / 3.88

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

$26,430 tuition + $3,320 fees

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

$32,100 tuition + $3,320 fees

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), residents

$89,250

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), non-residents

$106,260

Living costs (estimate)

$24,814 a year

Living costs are the school's own estimate for a single student.

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

51%

Full-time grant, 25th / median / 75th percentile

$3,500 / $7,500 / $11,500 a year

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

137

Employed

130

Full-time, long-term jobs that require passing the bar

91.2% of graduates

BigLaw: full-time, long-term jobs at firms with 501+ lawyers

4.4% of graduates

Federal clerkships

0.7% of graduates

State and local clerkships

7.3% of graduates

Government

8.0% of graduates

Public interest

20.4% of graduates

Education

2.9% of graduates

Business and industry

2.9% of graduates

Percentages are of all graduates and count full-time, long-term jobs ten months after graduation.

Bar passage

ABA bar passage report, 2026

First-time takers

130

First-time pass rate

88.5%

ABA state average

87.2%This is the ABA's average across the states where this school's graduates took the bar, weighted by where most sat. It is not one state's number.

Difference from the ABA state average

+1.2 points

Two-year pass rate

89.7%