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

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
• Dual Degree Programs: JD/MBA, JD/MPA, JD/MPP
  

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees

• Resident: $17,950 plus $475 first-year orientation fee
• Nonresident: $34,046 plus $475 first-year orientation fee

Student Body

• Total enrollment: 405
• With prior graduate degree(s): 16%
• Fluent in a foreign language: 62%
• Top 3 foreign languages: Spanish, French, German
• Colleges & Universities represented: 110
• Average age: 28

Class of 2012

• Number of applicants: 1277
• Total enrollment: 128
• LSAT median: 160
• 25th-75th percentile range: 156-163
• GPA median: 3.60
• 25th-75th percentile range: 3.41-3.76
• Average age: 28; Age range: 20-49

Utah State Bar passage on first attempt

• February 2009: 75%
• July 2008: 90%
• February 2008: 74%
• July 2008: 90%

Employment, Class of 2008

• Law Firms (all sizes): $42,000 - $215,000
• Government: $25,000 - $70,000
• Judicial Clerkship: $32,000 - $50,000
• Business: $53,000 - $208,200
• Public Interest: $45,744 - $72,000
• Academic: $50,000 - $50,000
• Military: $60,000 - $60,000

• Law Firms (all sizes): 59.69%
• Government: 13.18%
• Judicial Clerkship: 10.08%
• Business: 6.98%
• Public Interest: 5.43%
• Academic: 3.1%
• Military: 1.55%

• Full-time: 42
  • Female: 33%
  • Minority:  15%
• Student to full-time faculty ratio: 9.5:1
• Adjunct and part-time clinical: 54 
• Visiting: 2