University of Baltimore School of Law

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University of Baltimore School of Law
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Parent school University of Baltimore
Established1925;100 years ago (1925)
School type Public law school
Dean LaVonda Reed
Location Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
39°18′22″N76°37′02″W / 39.30622°N 76.617212°W / 39.30622; -76.617212
Enrollment700 (October 2024) [1]
Faculty57 (full–time), 114 (part–time) [1]
USNWR ranking139th (tied) (2025) [2]
Bar pass rate70.71% (2024 first-time takers) [3]
Website law.ubalt.edu

The University of Baltimore School of Law, or the UB School of Law, is one of the four colleges that make up the University of Baltimore, which is part of the University System of Maryland. The UBalt School of Law is one of only two law schools in the state of Maryland. The University of Baltimore School of Law is housed in the John and Frances Angelos Law Center, at the northeast corner of West Mount Royal Avenue and North Charles Street on the University of Baltimore campus in the city's Mt. Vernon cultural district. The 12-story building, designed by German architect Stefan Behnisch, opened in April 2013 and was rated LEED-Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council.

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Admissions

For the class entering in 2024, the law school accepted 575 out of 1,164 applicants (a 49.40% acceptance rate), with 217 of those accepted enrolling, a 37.74% yield rate (the percentage of accepted students who enrolled). Seven students were not included in the acceptance statistics. The class consists of 224 students. The median LSAT score was 153 and the median undergraduate GPA was 3.42. Three students were not included in the GPA calculation and two not included in the LSAT calculation. The reported 25th/75th percentile LSAT scores and GPAs were 151/156 and 3.10/3.63. [1]

Post-graduation employment and academics

Employment outcomes

Of the Class of 2017 graduates, 60.27% found employment in positions for which bar admission was required (i.e., as attorneys). An additional 12.5% of the Class of 2017 found employment in positions for which a J.D. was an advantage. (Of 224 graduates, 96.9% reported their employment status.) 25.45% of graduates secured state or local judicial clerkships, while none secured federal clerkships. Most graduates were employed in firms of 2 –10 members, with most graduates employed in Maryland, seven employed in the District of Columbia, and five employed in Virginia. [4]

Costs

The School of Law's total cost for full-time attendance (tuition and fees) is $31,954 for in-state residents and $46,622 for out-of-state residents for the 2018–2019 academic year. Students in Washington, D.C., and certain areas of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and northern Virginia are eligible to receive Maryland in-state tuition.

Degrees and concentrations

The UBalt School of Law offers the juris doctor (J.D.) degree and master's degrees (LL.M.) in tax and U.S. law. The school offers several concentrations for J.D. students, including: Business Law, Criminal Practice, Estate Planning, Family Law, Intellectual Property, International & Comparative Law, Litigation & Advocacy, Public and Governmental Service, Real Estate Practice and Tax Law.

In conjunction with the law school's and University's other programs and schools, the law school offers joint degree combinations of JD/MBA, JD/MPA, JD/MS in criminal justice, JD/MS in negotiations and conflict management, JD/Ph.D. in policy science and JD/LL.M. in taxation. [5]

Publications

Notable alumni

Notable UBalt Law graduates include:

Vice presidents

Judges

Attorneys general

Governors and lieutenant governors

Maryland first ladies

U.S. congressmen

State delegates and senators

State's attorneys

Other alumni

References in media and culture

  • Cedric Daniels - former Baltimore Police Commissioner character in the fictional television series The Wire .

List of Deans

References

  1. 1 2 3 "University of Baltimore School of Law - 2024 Standard 509 Information Report". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association . Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  2. ↑ "University of Baltimore". U.S. News & World Report . Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  3. ↑ "University of Baltimore School of Law - 2024 Bar Passage". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association . Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ "University of Baltimore School of Law Employment Summary for 2017 Graduates". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association . Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Overview". University of Baltimore. 2015. Archived from the original on August 13, 2007.
  6. ↑ "Biographical Series: Curtis Anderson". Maryland State Archives. Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  7. ↑ "Clark Allen C K filed for Anne Arundel Co State Senator Oct 1961". The Evening Sun. 5 October 1961. p. 42. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  8. ↑ "Clark Allen C full Obit Mar 1986". The Evening Sun. 28 March 1986. p. 34. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "Thomas E. Dewberry". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. 2022-03-11. Archived from the original on 2023-02-25. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  10. ↑ "Office of the Dean | University of Baltimore Library Archives".
  11. ↑ "Office of the Dean | University of Baltimore Library Archives".
  12. ↑ "Office of the Dean | University of Baltimore Library Archives".
  13. ↑ "Office of the Dean | University of Baltimore Library Archives".
  14. ↑ "Office of the Dean | University of Baltimore Library Archives".
  15. ↑ "Phillip J. Closius".
  16. ↑ "Ronald H. Weich, Prominent Legal Authority, Named Dean of Seton Hall School of Law".
  17. ↑ https://www.ubalt.edu/news/news-releases.cfm?id=4287
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