Syracuse University College of Law

Syracuse University College of Law
Dineen Hall
Dineen Hall in 2015
Parent schoolSyracuse University
Established1895; 129 years ago (1895)
School typePrivate
Parent endowment$1.8 billion (2021)[1]
DeanTerence J. Lau[2][3]
LocationSyracuse, New York, U.S.
Enrollment694 JD; 44 LLM[4]
Faculty56
USNWR ranking120th (2025)[5]
Bar pass rate91.6%[6]
Websitelaw.syr.edu
ABA profileSyracuse University College of Law Profile

Syracuse University College of Law is a Juris Doctor degree-granting law school of Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. It is one of only four law schools in upstate New York. Syracuse was accredited by the American Bar Association in 1923 and is a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools.

Syracuse's College of Law is a leader in the emerging field of National Security law through the Institute for Security Policy and Law. The College of Law is home to the New York State Science & Technology Law Center. It maintains a chapter of the Order of the Coif law honor society, of which only 86 of the more than 204 ABA-accredited law schools are a member.[7][8] In February 2018, the College of Law announced its formation of the first "real-time, ABA-approved online juris doctor program in the United States." The online J.D. program, titled JDinteractive was launched in 2019.[9]

  1. ^ "Syracuse endowment posts 30.8% return". Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "SU appoints Terence J. Lau as new College of Law dean". The Daily Orange. June 5, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Terence J. Lau L'98 Named Dean of the College of Law". Syracuse University College of Law. June 5, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "Fast Facts: Syracuse University College of Law". Syracuse University College of Law. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "Syracuse University". Best Law Schools. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  6. ^ Conrad, Robert (October 25, 2017). "College of Law New York Bar Exam Pass Rate is Highest in Decades". Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  7. ^ Smith, Anesha. "member chart". www.orderofthecoif.org. Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  8. ^ "ABA-Approved Law Schools: Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar". www.americanbar.org. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  9. ^ Janelle (July 23, 2020). "Syracuse gets ABA approval to expand online law degree program". The National Jurist. Retrieved 10 April 2021.