Northern Kentucky University (Chase)

Law School Overview

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Specialties #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)
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