Law School Profile
S.J. Quinney College of Law
- Founded in 1913
- Accredited by the American Bar Association
- Member, Association of American Law Schools
- J.D. and L.L.M. degree programs
- Dual Degree Programs: JD/MBA, JD/MPA, JD/MPP, JD/MSW
Student Body 2012-2013
- Total enrollment: 382
- 101 colleges & universities represented
- With prior graduate degree(s): 14%
- Graduate degrees in 35 different discliplines
- Fluent in a foreign language: 60%
- Top 5 foreign languages: Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, and Russian
- Average age: 28; Age range: 21-57
Faculty
- Full-time: 37
- Women: 32%
- Minority: 19%
- Student to faculty ratio: 8.6:1
- Adjunct and part-time clinical: 59
- Visiting: 4
Class of 2015*
- Total enrollment: 97
- Women: 47%
- Minority: 11%
- 28% with a graduate degree in 21 different disciplines
- LSAT median: 160
- 25th-75th percentile range: 156-162
- GPA median: 3.61
- 25th-75th percentile range: 3.32-3.80
- Average age: 27; Age range: 21-46
*updated on 10/5/2012
2012-2013 Tuition and Fees for First Year Students
- Resident: $22,410 plus $475 first-year orientation fee
- Nonresident: $42,548 plus $475 first-year orientation fee
2012-2013 First Year Cost of Attendance
- Resident: $43,070*
- Nonresident: $63,928*
*Includes tuition, room and board, books, laptop computer, travel, and miscellaneous needs. For a breakdown of the Cost of Attendance budget, please click here.
Financial Aid
- Average debt: $70,227 (Class of 2011)
- Federal Perkins loans
- Federal subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford loans
- Federal graduate student PLUS loans
- Work-study employment opportunities
- Jefferson B. and Rita E. Fordham Loan Repayment Assistance Program
Scholarships 2012-2013 (estimated)
- Total scholarship awards: $1,825,000
- Students receiving annual merit or need-based scholarships: 57%
- Need based scholarships awarded: 98
- Range: $500-$4,000
- Average award: $1,890
- Merit scholarships awarded: 120
- Range: $1,000-$45,434
- Average award: $13,633
- Merit recipients on renewable awards: 25%
- Number of paid research fellowships: 20
- Second and third year scholarships: 24
Employment Information for the Class of 2011
- 134 graduates
- Employment rate at graduation: 81%
- Employment rate 9 months after graduation: 90%
- Full-time: 82%
- Part-time: 8%
- In a degree program after graduation: 1%
- Unemployed: 8%
Employed Graduates by Type:
- Law Firms (all sizes): 56%
- Government: 11%
- Judicial Clerkship: 9%
- Business: 14%
- Public Interest: 4%
- Academia: 2.5%
- Military: 2.5%
Full-time Salary Information (90% response rate)
- Median: $60,000
- Range: $30,000-$145,000
- Law Firms (all sizes): $30,000-$145,000
- Government: $40,000-$110,000
- Judicial Clerkship: $42,000-$57,000
- Business: $30,000-$100,000
- Public Interest: $44,000-$60,000
- Academia: $60,000 (1 reported salary)
- Military: $57,000-$70,000
Utah Bar Passage Rate (first time test takers)
- 82% – 2012
- 90% – 2011
- 85% – 2010