University of Oregon

Law School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #94 Best Law Schools

Specialties #7 in Dispute Resolution #8 in Environmental Law #5 in Legal Writing

Law School Overview

The School of Law at University of Oregon has an application deadline of March 1. The full-time program application fee at the School of Law at University of Oregon is $50. Its tuition is full-time: $28,354 per year (in-state) and full-time: $35,374 per year (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 15.1:1. The School of Law at University of Oregon has 49 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

The University of Oregon School of Law is a public school in Eugene that boasts a student body with more out-of-state than in-state students. It has a high law school ranking for its legal writing program and is also well known for dispute resolution and environmental law.

Through the school’s clinics and externship programs, students can gain hands-on experience in bankruptcy law, business law, mediation, environmental law, and more.While earning a J.D., students have the option to complete a concurrent degree in several areas. Program options include a J.D./M.B.A. through the University of Oregon Charles H. Lundquist College of Business, a J.D./Master of Environmental Studies through the UO Environmental Studies Program, and a J.D./Master of International Studies through the University of Oregon Department of International Studies.

The University of Oregon School of Law operates many research centers, including the Appropriate Dispute Resolution Center, the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center, and the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics. It also offers student organizations, such as the Student Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and the Oregon Law Students Public Interest Fund, as well as journals including the Oregon Law Review, the Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation, the Oregon Review of International Law, and online journal The Legality. For time away from Eugene, the law school coordinates a Semester in the City program for students who want to study and complete externships in Portland.

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Year founded	1884
Public/private	Public
Law school designation	National

Admissions

Application deadline	March 1
Full-time program application fee	$50
Part-time program application fee	N/A
Admissions Phone	(541) 346-3846
Admissions E-mail	admissions@law.uoregon.edu
Web site	http://www.law.uoregon.edu

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	49
Student-faculty ratio	15.1:1
Total faculty	58

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	480
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2011-2012	160

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $28,354 per year (in-state) Full-time: $35,374 per year (out-of-state)
Room and board	$10,854

Careers

Employed at graduation 2	22.4%
Median private sector starting salary	$53,500
Median public service starting salary	$50,000

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

383,166

* Law School Overview details based on 2012 data