University of Pittsburgh

Law School Overview

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Law School Overview

The School of Law at University of Pittsburgh has an application deadline of March 1. The full-time program application fee at the School of Law at University of Pittsburgh is $65. Its tuition is full-time: $29,468 per year (in-state) and full-time: $36,444 per year (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 14.6:1. The School of Law at University of Pittsburgh has 93 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

At the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D. students have the option to specialize their degrees in a variety of areas, including health law, international and comparative law, and environmental law, science, and policy. There are also options to complete a curricular emphasis program, such as the Holocaust and Crimes Against Humanity study emphasis. Students who would like to earn a second degree have a variety of joint program choices, including a J.D./M.B.A. through either the University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business or the Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business, a J.D./master of social work through the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, or a J.D./master of arts management through the Carnegie Mellon University Heinz School of Public Policy and Management.

To gain hands-on training, law students can partake in a number of clinical experiences through the Elder Law Clinic, the Taxpayer Clinic, the Health Law Clinic, and others. For more real-world experiences, students can participate in the Pitt Law Semester in D.C. Program, which coordinates externships in federal agencies, offices of senators and representatives, and more. Outside of class, students can vie for positions on student publications including the University of Pittsburgh Law Review, the Journal of Law and Commerce, and the Pittsburgh Tax Review. Through the university, law students can also get discount tickets for arts events throughout the city.

While Pitt Law does not have a part-time program, it does offer a flex-time program that allows students to take a less rigorous load of courses if they have other obligations. Flex-time learners may graduate in four years, though tuition doesn’t change if they take a lighter load.

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Year founded	1895
Public/private	Public
Law school designation	National

Admissions

Application deadline	March 1
Full-time program application fee	$65
Part-time program application fee	N/A
Admissions Phone	(412) 648-1415
Admissions E-mail	admissions@law.pitt.edu
Web site	http://www.law.pitt.edu

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	93
Student-faculty ratio	14.6:1
Total faculty	109

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	677
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2011-2012	222

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $29,468 per year (in-state) Full-time: $36,444 per year (out-of-state)
Room and board	$16,052

Careers

Employed at graduation 2	24.1%
Median private sector starting salary	$58,000
Median public service starting salary	$40,000

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

471,971

* Law School Overview details based on 2012 data