University at Buffalo Law School

The 2026-2027 law school tuition at University at Buffalo Law School is $29,750 for New York residents and $36,060 for out-of-state students. The law school tuition has increased by 1.81% from last year. The undergraduate tuition & fees is $10,936 for New York residents and $31,536 for out-of-state students. The graduate school tuition & fees other than law school is $14,530 for New York residents and $28,210 for out-of-state students (2025)

The average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $21,142 when living on campus. This amount may not include health insurance fee and exam fees and varies by student's living setting.

The 2026 average LSAT score for University at Buffalo Law School is 157. Compared to the average LSAT of all law schools, University at Buffalo Law School's LSAT score is average (the average is 160).

The average GPA at the school is 3.71, which is the around average of other law schools (average is 3.65).

The 2026 acceptance rate at University at Buffalo Law School is 42.4% where 977 applicants have applied to and 414 students have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate at University at Buffalo Law School is slightly higher than the average (relatively easy to get in) compared to other law schools in united states (the average acceptance rate is 36.1%).

The Yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 39.4% where 163 students finally enrolled out of 414 admitted students. The yield University at Buffalo Law School is average compared to other law schools (the average yield is 36.1%).

For the academic year 2025-2026, total 919 law school students have enrolled to University at Buffalo Law School. 430 students have enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 489 students enrolled in Non-JD program.

167 first-time students have enrolled in University at Buffalo Law School. By gender, 72 male , 90 female, and 5 other/unknown gender first-time students newly enrolled in University at Buffalo Law School. With 4 pre-admitted students, there are 167 first-time law school Students at University at Buffalo Law School.

For the first time bar exam takers at University at Buffalo Law School, the bar exam pass rate is 85.71% - 154 students have taken and 132 students have passed the exam. The pass rate is lower than New York average bar exam pass rate (86.24%).