University of Pittsburgh

Law School Overview

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Law School Overview

The law school at University of Pittsburgh has an application deadline of March 1. The full-time program application fee at the law school at University of Pittsburgh is $55. Its tuition is full-time: $26,550 per year (in-state) and full-time: $34,176 per year (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 13.8:1. The law school at University of Pittsburgh has 95 full- and part-time faculty on staff. Of the 2009 graduates, 57.4 percent were employed at graduation.

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Year founded	1895
Public/private	Public
Law school designation	National

Admissions

Application deadline	March 1
Full-time program application fee	$55
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	95
Student-faculty ratio	13.8 - Medium
Total faculty	107

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	605
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2009-2010	209

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $26,550 per year (in-state) Full-time: $34,176 per year (out-of-state)
Room and board	N/A

Careers

Graduates known to be employed at graduation	57.4% - Low
Median private sector starting salary	$110,000
Median public service starting salary	$45,695

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

472,928

* Law School Overview details based on 2010 data