Overview

School of Law / School of Law is located in Buffalo, NY, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Juris Doctor/Master of Library Science (JD/MLS)
Juris Doctor/Master of Social Work (JD/MSW)
Juris Doctor/Master of Urban Planning (JD/MUP)
Juris Doctor/Doctor of Philosophy (JD/PhD)
Master of Laws/Master of Laws (LL M/LL M)
Juris Doctor/Master of Arts (JD/MA)
Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA)
Doctor of Jurisprudence (JSD)
Juris Doctor (JD)	Law
Master of Laws (LL M)	Cross-border legal studies
Master of Laws (LL M)	General law
Master of Laws (LL M)	Environmental law
Master of Laws (LL M)	Criminal law

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	9
Doctoral Degrees	138

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,045

Applied

404

Accepted

149

Enrolled

Applying

85

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	March 1st	March 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	LSAT or GRE (JD only)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 90
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$0

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

465

Total Graduate Students

3%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	8.39%
Black or African American	4.52%
White or Caucasian	75%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.22%
Asian	1.94%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.37%
Unknown	3.87%

Gender

Male (43%)

Female (56%)

Faculty

108

Total faculty

Full-time - 53

Part-time - 55

Male (57)

Female (51)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Criminal law, environmental law, international law and human rights, law and finance, cross-border legal studies
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	253,482

Location & Contact

Address John Lord O'Brian Hall
Buffalo, NY  14260
United States

Contact Aviva Abramovsky
Dean
Email: aabramov@buffalo.edu
Phone: 716-645-2052

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