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University of Maryland School of Law is a law school located in downtown Baltimore, Maryland. It is part of the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Established in 1816, it opened in 1823 as the Maryland Law Institute, making it one of the oldest law schools in the country. In 2003, the law school moved into a new facility at 500 West Baltimore Street on the Westside of downtown near the Inner Harbor and Camden Yards. The dean of University of Maryland School of Law is Karen Rothenberg. The school was ranked number 36 in the 2008 edition of the U.S. News and World Report law school rankings.

Year Founded:1823Type:Public
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Baltimore, MDWebsite:http://www.law.umaryland.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Jos? Bahamonde-Gonz?lez
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$65 U.S. News (2009):42# Applications:4331Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:688LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:263J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:3/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:16%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:3/1/2008   Yield Rate:38% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):73Full Time Faculty:5575th GPA:3.76 75th LSAT:164
1L Section Size (PT):27Part Time Faculty:64Median GPA:3.6 Median LSAT:161
2L/3L Courses:152Student to Faculty Ratio:11.825th GPA:3.38 25th LSAT:159
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:Yes1L Students:262 1L Attrition:3.9%Total Law Firms:100
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:673 Transfers In:16NY Law Firms:4
Other Grad Dorm:YesAll PT Students:153 Transfers Out:7DC Law Firms:34
  Total Students:826   CA Law Firms:8
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Resident Tuition (FT):$19,105% Receiving Grant Aid:58.7% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:MD
Resident Tuition (PT):$14,460Full Tuition & Stipend:0.0% % Employed (9 mos.):90.6%% Pass (First Time):81%
Non-Resident Tuition (FT):$30,384Full Tuition:2.7%   State Average:76%
Non-Resident Tuition (PT):$22,919Half Tuition:7.5%   Difference:5%
Living Expenses:$23,848Other Scholarships:48.5%     
Total Cost (FT):$54,232