University of Colorado--Boulder

Law School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #47 Best Law Schools

Specialties #5 in Environmental Law Locked in Law Firms Rank Schools

Law School Overview

At the University of Colorado—Boulder Law School, students can graduate with a J.D. in as little as 2.5 years. Students can focus their legal education through elective curriculums in areas including environmental and natural resource law and intellectual property, technology, and telecommunication. There are also a variety of dual degree programs, such as a J.D./M.B.A. through the Leeds School of Business, a J.D./Master of Urban and Regional Planning via the College of Architecture and Planning, and a J.D./M.D. program through the CU—Denver School of Medicine.

In addition to a traditional legal curriculum, the school has an Experiential Learning Program that sets students up in clinics, externships, and a voluntary public service program that commits students to at least 50 hours of pro bono work before graduation. Students can also get involved in school centers, such as the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship and the Natural Resources Law Center.

 There are more than 30 student organizations to check out, including the Colorado Election Law Project and the Sports and Entertainment Law Student Association, as well as three legal journals: the University of Colorado Law Review; the Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy; and the Journal on Telecommunications and High Technology Law.

Notable alumni of the CU School of Law include Chuck Berry, president of the Colorado Association of Commerce & Industry, and Glenn Jones, a pioneer in the technology industry who founded various entities including Jones International University, an online school, and Great American Country, a 24-hour country music cable TV network.

Year founded	1892
Public/private	Public
Law school designation	National

Admissions

Application deadline	March 15
Full-time program application fee	$65
Part-time program application fee	N/A
Admissions Phone	(303) 492-7203
Admissions E-mail	lawadmin@colorado.edu
Web site	http://www.colorado.edu/law/

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	59
Student-faculty ratio	10.8 - Low
Total faculty	66

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	546
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2009-2010	183

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $28,915 per year (in-state) Full-time: $35,773 per year (out-of-state)
Room and board	$11,294

Careers

Graduates known to be employed at graduation	69.1% - Low
Median private sector starting salary	$95,000
Median public service starting salary	$50,000

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

754,084

* Law School Overview details based on 2010 data