University of Maryland (Carey)

Law School Overview

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Rank Category Name #42 Best Law Schools

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Law School Overview

The School of Law at University of Maryland--Baltimore has an application deadline of April 1. The full-time program application fee at the School of Law at University of Maryland--Baltimore is $70. The part-time program application fee at the School of Law at University of Maryland--Baltimore is $70. Its tuition is full-time: $25,350 per year (in-state); full-time: $36,629 per year (out-of-state); part-time: $19,385 per year (in-state); and part-time: $27,844 per year (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 11.2:1. The School of Law at University of Maryland--Baltimore has 112 full- and part-time faculty on staff. Of the 2009 graduates, 83.2 percent were employed at graduation.

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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	112
Student-faculty ratio	11.2 - Low
Total faculty	126

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	734
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2009-2010	281

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $25,350 per year (in-state) Full-time: $36,629 per year (out-of-state) Part-time: $19,385 per year (in-state) Part-time: $27,844 per year (out-of-state)
Room and board	$19,350

Careers

Graduates known to be employed at graduation	83.2% - Medium
Median private sector starting salary	$70,000
Median public service starting salary	$46,000

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

520,269

* Law School Overview details based on 2010 data