University at Buffalo Law School Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 823 students enrolled in University at Buffalo Law School - 434 JD and 389 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 5 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 141 students newly enrolled to the law school - 146 men and 227 women. University at Buffalo Law School has similar number of students as other law schools' average 714.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2024 Admission 930 382 139 2 141
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020151 68 81 2
    2021141 71 68 2
    2022156 64 92 0
    2023286 108 177 1
    2024379 146 227 6
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at University at Buffalo Law School Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, 823 students enrolled, of which 434 are J.D. students and 389 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 52.73% at University at Buffalo Law School.
    You can compare University at Buffalo Law School with law schools that have similar student population between 700 and 1000
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at University at Buffalo Law School.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    202046743136
    202153644492
    20224724657
    2023828462366
    2024823434389
    University at Buffalo Law School Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at University at Buffalo Law School is 76.98%. The percentage of African-american students is 2.16% with 3 students and the percentage of Asian students is 4.32% with 6 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at University at Buffalo Law School.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black3
    (2.16%)    		 12
    Asian6
    (4.32%)    		 24
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic12
    (8.63%)    		 66
    White107
    (76.98%)    		 4760
    Two or More6
    (4.32%)    		 33
    Race Unknown4
    (2.88%)    		 22
    Nonresident Aliens3
    (2.16%)    		 12
    University at Buffalo Law School Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    108 faculties and 12 law librarians work for University at Buffalo Law School. With the 823 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    University at Buffalo Law School108128 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15376 to 1
    New York Law Schools20896 to 1
    Public10196 to 1
    Private22496 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 59 men (54.63%) and 49 women (45.37%) faculties teaching/advising students at SUNY Buffalo Law. By employment status, 49 full-time and 59 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total10297108
    Full-time474049
    Men232125
    Women241924
    Other000
    Part-time555759
    Men323234
    Women232525
    Other000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 12 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at University at Buffalo Law School.
    202220232024
    Librarians101112
    Full-time101112
    Part-time000
    Articles to Prepare for Law School Admission