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The University of Miami School of Law, founded in 1926, is the law school of the University of Miami, located in Coral Gables, Florida, in the United States. The University of Miami School of Law has a notable faculty, recognized for the volume of its publishing and the frequency with which the law school faculty's work is cited by others. The faculty includes professors with a wide range of legal interests and expertise, most of whom are leaders in their scholarly fields and play important roles in the legal community.

Year Founded:1926Type:Private
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Coral Gables, FLWebsite:http://www.law.miami.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Michael L. Goodnight
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$60 U.S. News (2009):82# Applications:4777Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:2340LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:420J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:7/31/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:49%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:3/1/2008   Yield Rate:18% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):100Full Time Faculty:5175th GPA:3.66 75th LSAT:160
1L Section Size (PT):Part Time Faculty:113Median GPA:3.47 Median LSAT:158
2L/3L Courses:102Student to Faculty Ratio:18.225th GPA:3.25 25th LSAT:156
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:Yes1L Students:416 1L Attrition:10.1%Total Law Firms:128
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:1163 Transfers In:20NY Law Firms:8
Other Grad Dorm:YesAll PT Students:45 Transfers Out:30DC Law Firms:6
  Total Students:1208   CA Law Firms:11
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Full Time Tuition:$32,820% Receiving Grant Aid:34.6% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:FL
Part Time Tuition:$24,316Full Tuition & Stipend:0.9% % Employed (9 mos.):92.6%% Pass (First Time):79%
Living Expenses:$16,820Full Tuition:0.2%   State Average:71%
Total Cost (FT):$49,640Half Tuition:16.1%   Difference:8%
Total Cost (PT):$41,136Other Scholarships:17.5%