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The University of Cincinnati College of Law is the fourth oldest continually running law school in the United States and a founding member of the Association of American Law Schools. It was started in 1833 as the Cincinnati Law School. Then-dean and future 27th President of the United States, William Howard Taft (1880), merged it with the University of Cincinnati in 1896.
| University of Cincinnati College of Law | |||
| Established | 1833 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| School type | Public university | ||
| Dean | Louis D. Bilionis | ||
| Location | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | ||
| Enrollment | 385 | ||
| Faculty | 29 professors | 27 adjunct faculty||
| USNWR ranking | 53 | ||
| Bar pass rate | 89.4% for first-time test takers | ||
| Homepage | http://www.law.uc.edu/ | ||
UC College of Law
UC Law's faculty is made up of some of the leading scholars in their fields. The faculty consists of 29 full-time employees and 27 part-time employees. This makes for a very favorable student to faculty ratio of 11.8: 1. The faculty is dedicated to teaching success and a continued focus on scholarly excellence. There are 10 endowed UC College of Law professorships currently. In 2005, the school announced the appointment of Louis Bilionis to be Dean and Nippert Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
The student body is a made up of highly qualified, motivated individuals. From an admissions perspective, UC Law is quite competitive. In 2005, there were 1,186 applications, 435 admissions, and 133 matriculations. UC Law offers a full-time, day program only. Enrollment for the First Year Class is limited to 135 students. Total enrollment is limited to 385 students. According to 2005 data, the median LSAT is a 160 and the median GPA is a 3.66. The 75th percentile for LSAT/GPA is a 162/3.83 respectively, while the 25th percentile for LSAT/GPA is a 156/3.29 respectively. There are 71 undergraduate schools represented in the 2005 incoming class and 147 undergraduate institutions represented for all classes combined. The UC Law student body is also a very diverse group. 18% of the students come from minority backgrounds and about one-half of the student population is female.
UC Law also has excellent career placement services. The bar passage rate for first time test-takers in 2005 was 89.4% which was 8.4% higher than the state average. 96% of students are employed within 9 months post graduation. Roughly half are employed in law firms and 65% are employed in Ohio. The median starting salary for graduates is around $65,000 ($10,000 higher than the national average).
Special Programs
UC Law also places a high standard on learning through special programs. The Center for Professional Development has developed students' legal research and writing capacities. The Rosenthal Justice Center has also played a vital role in shaping student experiences with the help of the Ohio Innocence Project. The college also offers a joint degree in law and Women's Studies. Also, the Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights is the oldest endowed international human rights program for American law schools.
Library Services
The Robert S. Marx Library has 422,146 volumes with 196,995 titles and a full-time staff of 8 employees. The library also has two computer labs and a wireless network.
Tuition/Financial Aid
Tuition and fees for the 2005-06 academic year was $16,210 for a resident and $29,284 for a non-resident. After one year students are able to apply for residency and obtain the in-state tuition rate. On average, a student will receive a $6,000/year scholarship.
Rankings
In the most recent U.S. News & World Report rankings of top law schools (2007), UC Law was ranked 53rd in a tie with Arizona State University College of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo-Yeshiva School of Law (NY), and Florida State University College of Law. The Law School 100 ranks the University of Cincinnati College of Law in a 12-way tie for 48th place. For more information on law school rankings, extensive articles have been written on the subject including Professor Caron's and Professor Gely's "What Law Schools Can Learn From Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics"and well-known UT law professor and scholar Brian Leiter has other law school ranking insights--Brian Leiter's Rankings.
=Notable alumni=
- John D. Altenburg - (1973)- Major General and military lawyer (U.S. army retired)
- William M. Barker- (1967) - Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court
- Sandra Beckwith - (1968) - Chief Judge and the first woman to sit on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- Joseph Gurney Cannon - (attended, 1859) - U.S. Congressman and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1903-1911)
- James Beauchamp Clark - (1875) - U.S. Congressman and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1911-1919)
- Norton P. Chipman - (1859) - Chief JAG Prosecutor at Andersonville, Secretary of the District of Columbia, U.S. Congressman, Author, and First Presiding Justice of the California Third District Court of Appeal
- Charles G. Dawes - (1886) - 30th Vice President of the United States (1925-1929)
- Joe Deters - (1982) - Ohio State Treasurer (1999-2005), Prosecuting Attorney of Hamilton County, Ohio (2005-present)
- Richard P. Ernst - (1880) - U.S. Senator from Kentucky (1921-1927)
- Judson Harmon - (1870) - Attorney General of the United States (1895-1897), Governor of Ohio (1909-1913)
- Nicholas Longworth - (1894) - U.S. Congressman and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1925-1931)
- Charlie Luken - (1976) - U.S. Congressman and mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio (1984-1991, 1999-2006)
- Harold G. Maier - (1963) - International Law Scholar; former Counselor on International Law, U.S. Department of State
- Lawrence Maxwell, Jr. - (1875) - United States Solicitor General (1893-1895)
- Edwin P. Morrow - (1902) - Governor of Kentucky (1919-1923)
- Bob Taft - (1976) - Governor of Ohio (1999-present)
- William Howard Taft - (1880) - 27th President of the United States (1909-1913), 10th Chief Justice of the United States (1921-1930) and United States Solicitor General (1890-1892)
- Willis Van Devanter - (1881) - Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (1911-1937)
=External Links=
"University of Cincinnati College of Law"