Fast Facts

The College of Law

• Founded in 1895
• Accredited by: American Bar Association (1923) and Association of American Law Schools (1900)
• Faculty and Legal Writing Professors: 65 (37% women; 14% minority)
• Students enrolled: 643 (12% of upperclass students are joint degree candidates)

Admissions & Financial Aid Information

• Merit- and need-based financial aid programs
• Admissions application deadline: April 1
• Financial Aid application deadlines:
• Submit FAFSA on the Web to federal processor: early January
• Submit College of Law financial aid application: February 15
• See catalog for complete instructions
• Application processes for admission and financial aid must be done concurrently; do not wait for an admissions decision to begin the financial aid application process.
• Tuition in 2010 - 2011: $43,500
• Required fees: $1626
• Class of 2013 receiving institutional financial aid: 70%

Employment Survey for the Class of 2009 (nine months after graduation)

• Number of graduates in class: 217
• Percent employed including full-time degree students: 94%
• Average salary reported for 100+ attorney firms: $127,000
• Average salary reported for all private practice: $92,500
• Average salary reported for government employers: $53,500

Interdisciplinary Learning Opportunities

Centers and Institutes

• Burton Blatt Institute: Centers of Innovation on Disability
• Disability Law and Policy
• Family Law and Social Policy
• Global Law and Practice
• Indigenous Law, Governance and Citizenship
• Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism
• Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics, and the Media
• Property, Citizenship, and Social Entrepreneurism
• Technology Commercialization Law

Clinical Programs

• Children's Rights and Family Law Clinic
• Community Development Law Clinic 
• Criminal Defense Law Clinic
• Disability Rights Clinic 
• Elder law Clinic
• Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic 
• Securities Arbritration/Consumer Law Clini

Externship Courses

• Advocacy Externship
• Judicial Externship
• Public Interest Externship

Advocacy Skills Program

• Trial Advocacy Courses
• Moot Court Teams and Competitions

Opportunities for Specialization & Interdisciplinary Study

First-Year Elective Courses:

• Employment Discrimination
• Family Law
• Health Law 
• Special Education Law
• Voting Rights

Joint Degree Programs:

• J.D./Public Administration (M.P.A.)
• J.D./Business Administration (M.B.A.) 
• J.D./Social Work (M.S.W.)
• J.D./M.S. in Accounting
• J.D./M.S. Communications
• J.D./M.S. in Disability Studies
• J.D./M.S. or Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Forestry 
• J.D./M.S. in Engineering and Computer Science
• J.D./M.S. in Forensic Science
• J.D./M.S. in International Relations
• J.D./M.S. or M.A. in other disciplines including economics,  education, English, history, library science, philosophy, and political science.

Summer Abroad Program

•  Law in London