University of Houston

Law School Overview

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Law School Overview

The Law Center at University of Houston has an application deadline of April 1. The full-time program application fee at the Law Center at University of Houston is $70. The part-time program application fee at the Law Center at University of Houston is $70. Its tuition is full-time: $26,731 per year (in-state); full-time: $36,903 per year (out-of-state); part-time: $18,953 per year (in-state); and part-time: $25,735 per year (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 10.3:1. The Law Center at University of Houston has 290 full- and part-time faculty on staff. Of the 2009 graduates, 75.5 percent were employed at graduation.

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Year founded	1947
Public/private	Public
Law school designation	National

Admissions

Application deadline	April 1
Full-time program application fee	$70
Part-time program application fee	$70
Admissions Phone	(713) 743-2280
Admissions E-mail	lawadmissions@uh.edu
Web site	http://www.law.uh.edu

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	290
Student-faculty ratio	10.3 - Low
Total faculty	304

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	701
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2009-2010	284

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $26,731 per year (in-state) Full-time: $36,903 per year (out-of-state) Part-time: $18,953 per year (in-state) Part-time: $25,735 per year (out-of-state)
Room and board	$9,234

Careers

Graduates known to be employed at graduation	75.5% - Medium
Median private sector starting salary	$100,000
Median public service starting salary	$51,500

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

550,162

* Law School Overview details based on 2010 data