University of Nevada--Las Vegas (Boyd)

Law School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #71 Best Law Schools

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Law School Overview

The William S. Boyd School of Law at University of Nevada--Las Vegas has an application deadline of March 15. The full-time program application fee at the William S. Boyd School of Law at University of Nevada--Las Vegas is $50. The part-time program application fee at the William S. Boyd School of Law at University of Nevada--Las Vegas is $50. Its tuition is full-time: $20,838 per year (in-state); full-time: $34,238 per year (out-of-state); part-time: $13,606 per year (in-state); and part-time: $22,228 per year (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 13.4:1. The William S. Boyd School of Law at University of Nevada--Las Vegas has 37 full- and part-time faculty on staff. Of the 2009 graduates, 76.4 percent were employed at graduation.

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Year founded	1997
Public/private	Public
Law school designation	Regional

Admissions

Application deadline	March 15
Full-time program application fee	$50
Part-time program application fee	$50
Admissions Phone	(702) 895-2440
Admissions E-mail	request@law.unlv.edu
Web site	http://www.law.unlv.edu/

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	37
Student-faculty ratio	13.4 - Medium
Total faculty	46

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	347
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2009-2010	146

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $20,838 per year (in-state) Full-time: $34,238 per year (out-of-state) Part-time: $13,606 per year (in-state) Part-time: $22,228 per year (out-of-state)
Room and board	$13,520

Careers

Graduates known to be employed at graduation	76.4% - Medium
Median private sector starting salary	$80,000
Median public service starting salary	$59,000

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

344,023

* Law School Overview details based on 2010 data