University of Toledo College of Law

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University of Toledo College of Law
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Parent school University of Toledo
Established1906 [1]
School type Public
Dean D. Benjamin Barros
Location Toledo, Ohio, United States
41°39′31″N83°37′13″W / 41.658611°N 83.620278°W / 41.658611; -83.620278
Enrollment355 [2]
Faculty42 (22 FT) [2]
USNWR ranking148th (tie) (2024) [3]
Bar pass rate65.96% (2022 first time takers) [4]
Website law.utoledo.edu

The University of Toledo College of Law is the law school at the University of Toledo, and is located on the university's main campus in a residential neighborhood in western Toledo, Ohio. The school is fully accredited by the American Bar Association [5] and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. [6]

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The College of Law offers a three-year, full-time program leading to a Juris Doctor degree. It also offers Certificates of Concentration, permitting a student to focus on a particular field of interest such as Criminal, Environmental, or International Law. [7]

According to the College of Law's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 48.3% of the class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, bar passage-required employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo-practitioners. [8]

History

The College of Law was established in 1906. [1] The school was accredited by the American Bar Association in 1939 and joined the Association of American Law Schools in 1941. [9]

Academics

First-year students are required to take classes on civil procedure, constitutional law, contracts, criminal law, property, torts, and legal research, writing, and appellate advocacy. [9] The school offers more than 90 classes beyond the first-year curriculum [2] and students can earn certificates in six concentrations: criminal law, environmental law, intellectual property law, health law, or labor and employment law. [9]

Students can attend the College of Law on a full-time or part-time basis. [9] As of 2022, the school had 42 total faculty members including 20 part-time, and a student-full time faculty ratio of 16.14 to 1. [2]

University of Toledo College of Law students may participate in clinics focused on civil advocacy, criminal law practice, dispute resolution, domestic violence and juvenile issue, and public service externships. [9]

College of Law students may participate in 28 extra-curricular groups. [9]

Admissions

In 2022, University of Toledo College of Law accepted 43.68% applicants with 15.88% of those accepted enrolling, all of whom were enrolled full-time. [2] As of 2022, 14.37% all of the J.D. students were minorities. [2]

The LSAT range for students admitted in 2022 was 149-155 with an average of 152, and the median undergraduate GPA was 3.55. [2]

Post-graduation employment

According to University of Toledo College of Law's official 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 48.3% of the class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, bar passage-required employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo-practitioners. [8] The school ranked 126th out of 201 ABA-approved law schools in terms of the percentage of 2013 graduates with non-school-funded, full-time, long-term, bar passage required jobs nine months after graduation. [10]

University of Toledo School of Law's Law School Transparency under-employment score was 28%, indicating the percentage of the class of 2013 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation. [11] 82.2% of the class of 2013 were employed in some capacity while 2.5% were pursuing graduate degrees and 11% were unemployed nine months graduation. [8]

The top three employment destinations for 2013 University of Toledo School of Law graduates were Ohio, Michigan, and California. [8]

Costs

The total cost of full-time attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at the University of Toledo College of Law for the 2022–2023 academic year was $46,509 for Ohio residents living on campus and $46,709 for non-residents living on-campus. [2] The schools's tuition and fees for Ohio residents on average increased by 3.78% annually over the past five years. [12]

The 2013 Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years was $157,733. [12] The average indebtedness of the 88% of 2013 College of Law graduates who took out loans was $99,889. [13]

Rankings

The University of Toledo College of Law ranked #141 in U.S. News & World Report 's 2023 law school rankings. [3] The school ranked tied for #55 in U.S. News & World Report's ranking of part-time law programs. [3] [14]

Alumni

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