University of Tennessee--Knoxville

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Law School Overview

The law school at University of Tennessee has an application deadline of February 15. The full-time program application fee at the law school at University of Tennessee is $15. Its tuition is full-time: $14,462 per year (in-state) and full-time: $33,206 per year (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 15.3:1. The law school at University of Tennessee has 88 full- and part-time faculty on staff. Of the 2009 graduates, 73.6 percent were employed at graduation.

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Year founded	1890
Public/private	Public
Law school designation	Regional

Admissions

Application deadline	February 15
Full-time program application fee	$15
Part-time program application fee	N/A
Admissions Phone	(865) 974-4131
Admissions E-mail	lawadmit@utk.edu
Web site	http://www.law.utk.edu

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	88
Student-faculty ratio	15.3 - Medium
Total faculty	105

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	482
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2009-2010	168

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $14,462 per year (in-state) Full-time: $33,206 per year (out-of-state)
Room and board	$10,550

Careers

Graduates known to be employed at graduation	73.6% - Medium
Median private sector starting salary	$70,000
Median public service starting salary	$51,000

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

595,105

* Law School Overview details based on 2010 data