University of Maryland (Carey)

Law School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #41 Best Law Schools

Specialties #5 in Clinical Training #6 in Environmental Law #4 in Healthcare Law #6 in Part-time Law

Law School Overview

The Francis King Carey School of Law at University of Maryland--Baltimore has an application deadline of April 1. The full-time program application fee at the Francis King Carey School of Law at University of Maryland--Baltimore is $70. The part-time program application fee at the Francis King Carey School of Law at University of Maryland--Baltimore is $70. Its tuition is full-time: $26,093 per year (in-state); full-time: $37,710 per year (out-of-state); part-time: $19,958 per year (in-state); and part-time: $28,671 per year (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 11.9:1. The Francis King Carey School of Law at University of Maryland--Baltimore has 119 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

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Year founded	1870
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	(410) 706-3492
Admissions E-mail	admissions@law.umaryland.edu
Web site	http://www.law.umaryland.edu

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	119
Student-faculty ratio	11.9:1
Total faculty	138

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	711
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2011-2012	319

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $26,093 per year (in-state) Full-time: $37,710 per year (out-of-state) Part-time: $19,958 per year (in-state) Part-time: $28,671 per year (out-of-state)
Room and board	$19,350

Careers

Employed at graduation 2	57.6%
Median private sector starting salary	$64,000
Median public service starting salary	$45,000

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

542,937

* Law School Overview details based on 2012 data