University of Akron

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C. Blake McDowell Law Center
Akron, OH 44325

Students
299
enrolled (full-time)
216
enrolled (part-time)
Tuition
$23,085
per year (full-time, in-state)
$36,268
per year (full-time, out-of-state)
$14,842
per year (part-time, in-state)
$23,191
per year (part-time, out-of-state)

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Law School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category
Rank Category Name
#119 Best Law Schools

Specialties

#47 in Part-time Law

Law School Overview

The School of Law at University of Akron has an application deadline of March 1. Its tuition is full-time: $23,085 per year (in-state); full-time: $36,268 per year (out-of-state); part-time: $14,842 per year (in-state); and part-time: $23,191 per year (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 12.1:1. The School of Law at University of Akron has 46 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

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Year founded 1921
Public/private Public
Law school designation Regional

Admissions

Application deadline March 1
Full-time program application fee $0
Part-time program application fee $0
Admissions Phone (800) 425-7668
Admissions E-mail lawadmissions@uakron.edu
Web site http://www.uakron.edu/law

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty 46
Student-faculty ratio 12.1:1
Total faculty 53

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time) 299
Gender distribution (full-time)
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2011-2012 139

Cost

Tuition and fees

Full-time: $23,085 per year (in-state)
Full-time: $36,268 per year (out-of-state)
Part-time: $14,842 per year (in-state)
Part-time: $23,191 per year (out-of-state)

Room and board $11,134

Careers

Employed at graduation 2 21.6%
Median private sector starting salary $54,000
Median public service starting salary $41,000

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents 263,830

* 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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