University of Florida (Levin)

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Law School Overview

The Levin College of Law at University of Florida has an application deadline of March 15. The full-time program application fee at the Levin College of Law at University of Florida is $30. Its tuition is full-time: $21,421 per year (in-state) and full-time: $40,786 per year (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 13.4:1. The Levin College of Law at University of Florida has 89 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

The University of Florida Levin College of Law is one of the largest law schools in the country, educating more than 1,200 students annually. J.D. candidates take a required set of first year courses before selecting from more than 100 electives and seminars in their second and third years. Law students can concentrate their academics or earn additional certificates in areas including environmental and land use law and intellectual property law. In addition, the University of Florida offers joint degree programs in almost every other academic discipline offered, from pharmacy to exercise and sport sciences.

Students get hands-on training in several school clinics, including the Virgil D. Hawkins Civil Clinics and the Criminal Law Clinics. The Levin College of Law also has a variety of research centers and institutes, including the Camp Center for Estate Planning and the Institute for Human Rights, Peace and Development . Outside of class, there are more than 20 student organizations to consider, from the Federalist Society to Gators for Alternative Dispute Resolution. There are also several legal journals including the Florida Journal of International Law, the Journal of Technology Law and Policy, and the Florida Law Review. For study opportunities away from Gainesville, Fla., students can take advantage of formal exchange programs offered at schools around the world, including Monash University in Australia; Tel Aviv University in Israel; and the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Back in Gainesville, graduate students may live in university-owned housing, if they wish.

Notable alumni of the University of Florida Levin College of Law include Stephen Zack, president of the American Bar Association from 2010-11, and John White, former president of the Florida Bar Association.

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Year founded	1909
Public/private	Public
Law school designation	National

Admissions

Application deadline	March 15
Full-time program application fee	$30
Part-time program application fee	N/A
Admissions Phone	(352) 273-0890
Admissions E-mail	admissions@law.ufl.edu
Web site	http://www.law.ufl.edu

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	89
Student-faculty ratio	13.4:1
Total faculty	118

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	960
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2011-2012	333

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $21,421 per year (in-state) Full-time: $40,786 per year (out-of-state)
Room and board	$10,550

Careers

Employed at graduation 2	35.0%
Median private sector starting salary	$70,000
Median public service starting salary	$41,500

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

658,889

* Law School Overview details based on 2012 data