University of Maryland (Carey)

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500 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Students
734
enrolled (full-time)
233
enrolled (part-time)
Tuition
$25,350
per year (full-time)
$36,629
per year (full-time)
$19,385
per year (part-time)
$27,844
per year (part-time)

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Law School Overview

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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

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Academics

Full- and part-time faculty 112
Student-faculty ratio 11.2 - Low
Total faculty 126

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Student Body

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

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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

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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

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Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents 520,269

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