University of Kansas

Law School Overview

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Law School Overview

The School of Law at University of Kansas has an application deadline of May 1. The full-time program application fee at the School of Law at University of Kansas is $55. Its tuition is full-time: $18,664 per year (in-state) and full-time: $31,474 per year (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 12.7:1. The School of Law at University of Kansas has 51 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

The University of Kansas School of Law is a public institution on the university’s main campus in Lawrence. The law school offers a variety of ways for students to hone legal skills in specific areas, whether through concentrations—including media, law, and technology; tribal law; and business and commercial law—or through more than 10 clinics, which train students to counsel clients about elder law, criminal prosecution, and more.

Students interested in earning a joint degree have many options to do so through other departments of the University of Kansas. For instance, a law student could pursue a joint J.D./M.B.A through the KU School of Business, a J.D./Master of Science in Journalism through the KU William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, or a J.D./Master of East Asian Languages and Cultures through the KU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

The KU School of Law operates a variety of centers, including the Center for International Trade and Agriculture; the Tribal Law and Government Center; and the Shook, Hardy, and Bacon Center for Excellence in Advocacy. It is also home to two student-edited journals, the Kansas Law Review and the Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy. Students seeking an experience outside of Lawrence have several study abroad options to consider, including a semester in London and summers in either Cambridge, England, Istanbul, or Ireland.

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Year founded	1878
Public/private	Public
Law school designation	National

Admissions

Application deadline	May 1
Full-time program application fee	$55
Part-time program application fee	N/A
Admissions Phone	(866) 220-3654
Admissions E-mail	admitlaw@ku.edu
Web site	http://www.law.ku.edu

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	51
Student-faculty ratio	12.7:1
Total faculty	62

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	441
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2011-2012	154

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $18,664 per year (in-state) Full-time: $31,474 per year (out-of-state)
Room and board	$10,474

Careers

Employed at graduation 2	26.2%
Median private sector starting salary	$55,000
Median public service starting salary	$46,500

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

372,750

* Law School Overview details based on 2012 data