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The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education. The university is home to the S.J. Quinney School of Law. It is the oldest law school in the state and until the 1970s, it was the only school in the state. It's alumni and faculty include distinguished scholars and judges. Currently former professor Judge Michael McConnel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals and Judge Paul Cassell serve on the federal court. The law school is home to the William H. Leary lecture series. Mr. Leary was the 2nd dean of the law school and served for over three decades in that capacity.

Year Founded:1913Type:Public
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Salt Lake City, UTWebsite:http://www.law.utah.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Reyes Aguilar
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$60 U.S. News (2009):51# Applications:1130Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:360LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:122J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:3/10/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:32%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:3/15/2008   Yield Rate:34% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):40Full Time Faculty:2775th GPA:3.81 75th LSAT:162
1L Section Size (PT):Part Time Faculty:27Median GPA:3.58 Median LSAT:160
2L/3L Courses:94Student to Faculty Ratio:11.625th GPA:3.36 25th LSAT:157
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:Yes1L Students:119 1L Attrition:3.2%Total Law Firms:34
Law School Dorm:YesAll FT Students:391 Transfers In:15NY Law Firms:2
Other Grad Dorm:YesAll PT Students: Transfers Out:4DC Law Firms:0
  Total Students:391   CA Law Firms:4
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Resident Tuition (FT):$11,758% Receiving Grant Aid:42.2% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:UT
Resident Tuition (PT):Full Tuition & Stipend:0.8% % Employed (9 mos.):92.0%% Pass (First Time):91%
Non-Resident Tuition (FT):$25,116Full Tuition:0.0%   State Average:90%
Non-Resident Tuition (PT):Half Tuition:8.5%   Difference:1%
Living Expenses:$16,150Other Scholarships:32.9%     
Total Cost (FT):$41,266