Northern Kentucky University (Chase)

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Nunn Hall
Highland Heights, KY 41099

Students
364
enrolled (full-time)
182
enrolled (part-time)
Tuition
$16,562
per year (full-time, in-state)
$35,204
per year (full-time, out-of-state)
$14,014
per year (part-time, in-state)
$29,788
per year (part-time, out-of-state)

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#62 in Part-time Law

Law School Overview

The Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University has an application deadline of April 1. The full-time program application fee at the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University is $40. The part-time program application fee at the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University is $40. Its tuition is full-time: $16,562 per year (in-state); full-time: $35,204 per year (out-of-state); part-time: $14,014 per year (in-state); and part-time: $29,788 per year (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 14.3:1. The Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University has 47 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

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Year founded 1893
Public/private Public
Law school designation Regional

Admissions

Application deadline April 1
Full-time program application fee $40
Part-time program application fee $40
Admissions Phone (859) 572-5841
Admissions E-mail chaseadmissions@nku.edu
Web site http://chaselaw.nku.edu

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty 47
Student-faculty ratio 14.3:1
Total faculty 60

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time) 364
Gender distribution (full-time)
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2011-2012 165

Cost

Tuition and fees

Full-time: $16,562 per year (in-state)
Full-time: $35,204 per year (out-of-state)
Part-time: $14,014 per year (in-state)
Part-time: $29,788 per year (out-of-state)

Room and board $9,674

Careers

Employed at graduation 2 N/A
Median private sector starting salary $50,000
Median public service starting salary $38,500

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents 342,926

* Law School Overview details based on 2012 data

2. Represents the percentage of all 2011 graduates who had a full-time job lasting at least a year for which bar passage was required or a J.D. degree was an advantage. These employment rates are part of the data on placement success used to determine a school’s ranking.
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