University of Utah : S.J. Quinney College of Law

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Law School Profile

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  • Founded in 1913
  • Accredited by the American Bar Association
  • Member, Association of American Law Schools
  • J.D. and L.L.M. degree programs

2007-2008 Tuition and Fees

  • Resident: $13,210 plus $400 first-year orientation fee
  • Nonresident: $28,250 plus $400 first-year orientation fee

Student Body

  • Total enrollment: 400
  • With prior graduate degree(s): 16%
  • Fluent in a foreign language: 63%
  • Top 3 foreign languages: Spanish, French, German
  • Colleges & Universities represented: 114
  • Average age: 29

Class of 2010

  • Number of applicants: 950
  • Total enrollment: 122
  • LSAT Admitted candidate median: 160
  • 25th-75th percentile range: 156-162
  • GPA Admitted candidate median: 3.57
  • 25th-75th percentile range: 3.31-3.77

Utah State Bar passage on first attempt

  • July 2004: 90%
  • February 2005: 86%
  • July 2005: 91%
  • Feburary 2006: 82%
  • July 2006: 82%
  • February 2007: 73.3%

Employment, Class of 2006

  • Employed or degree* 
    (as of February 15, 2007) :  100%
  • Business: $60,000 - $72,000
  • Private Practice $42,000 - $140,000
  • Government & Public Interest: $50,000 - $61,488 
  • Judicial Clerkship: $45,000 - $49,000
*does not include students who are not seeking employment

Faculty

  • Full-time: 36
    • Female: 13
    • Minority: 7
  • Student to full-time faculty ratio: 9.25:1
  • Adjunct and part-time clinical: 54 
  • Visiting: 7