University of Miami

Law School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #76 Best Law Schools

Specialties #5 in Tax Law

Law School Overview

The School of Law at University of Miami has an application deadline of July 31. The full-time program application fee at the School of Law at University of Miami is $60. Its tuition is full-time: $42,938 per year and part-time: $1,500 per credit. The student-faculty ratio is 13.0:1. The School of Law at University of Miami has 144 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

At the University of Miami School of Law, students live and study in Coral Gables, Fla. The school has a high law school ranking in tax law. Miami Law students can cater their education to a specific area of study, including sports and entertainment law, corporate law, international law, and environmental law. Students can also specialize their education through a variety of joint degree programs, including a J.D./M.B.A. through the University of Miami School of Business Administration, a J.D./Master of Professional Science in Marine Affairs through the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, and a J.D./Master of Arts in Communications through the University of Miami School of Communication.

The law school offer hands-on training experience through its clinical program, which includes training in health and elder law, human rights law, and bankruptcy assistance. Students can also consider joining the Miami STREET LAW program, which works with local teens to teach critical thinking and legal analysis, as well as student organizations including the Maritime Law Society, the Older Wiser Law Students club, and The Order of Barristers organization. Experiential opportunities may also exist in school-operated centers and institutes, including the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning and the Therapeutic Jurisprudence Center. Law journals at the school include the University of Miami Race and Social Justice Law Review.

Each year, students compete in the Dean’s Cup, a competition between the law school and the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine that features games, eating contests, and more. For time away from Miami, the law school offers a variety of exchange programs in locations such as Berlin, Dublin, Rio de Janeiro, and Zurich. It also offers a unique summer program focusing on water resources management in Vietnam and China.

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Year founded	1926
Public/private	Private
Law school designation	National

Admissions

Application deadline	July 31
Full-time program application fee	$60
Part-time program application fee	$0
Admissions Phone	(305) 284-2795
Admissions E-mail	admissions@law.miami.edu
Web site	http://www.law.miami.edu

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	144
Student-faculty ratio	13.0:1
Total faculty	172

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	1,282
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2011-2012	461

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $42,938 per year Part-time: $1,500 per credit
Room and board	$13,824

Careers

Employed at graduation 2	31.2%
Median private sector starting salary	$70,000
Median public service starting salary	$43,000

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

655,458

* Law School Overview details based on 2012 data