Duquesne University

Law School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #144 Best Law Schools

Specialties #11 in Legal Writing #49 in Part-time Law

Law School Overview

The School of Law at Duquesne University has an application deadline of March 1. The full-time program application fee at the School of Law at Duquesne University is $60. The part-time program application fee at the School of Law at Duquesne University is $60. Its tuition is full-time: $35,354 per year and part-time: $27,336 per year. The student-faculty ratio is 16.9:1. The School of Law at Duquesne University has 55 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

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Year founded	1911
Public/private	Private
Law school designation	Regional

Admissions

Application deadline	March 1
Full-time program application fee	$60
Part-time program application fee	$60
Admissions Phone	(412) 396-6296
Admissions E-mail	lawadmissions@duq.edu
Web site	http://www.duq.edu/law

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	55
Student-faculty ratio	16.9:1
Total faculty	74

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	392
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2011-2012	201

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $35,354 per year Part-time: $27,336 per year
Room and board	$10,930

Careers

Employed at graduation 2	26.8%
Median private sector starting salary	$65,000
Median public service starting salary	$48,725

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

307,795

* Law School Overview details based on 2012 data