Overview

Applicants
1,041
Acceptance Rate
51%
Median Undergrad GPA
3.38
Accepted Applicants Who Attend
126

Test Scores

LSAT
25th-75th percentile
(enrolled students)
154 - 159

Deadlines

Application Deadlines
March 1

Application Process

Rolling Admissions
Yes

Application Fee
$0

CAS Service Used
Yes

Applicants accepted in terms other than fall
No

Transfer Applicants Accepted
Yes

Deferred Admission
Yes

Other Admission Factors

Academic

LSAT Score
Undergraduate GPA
Essay / Personal Statement

Selectivity Rating

Faculty Information

Student/Faculty
4:1
Total Faculty
95

46
Female
12
Underrepresented Minorities


Students Say

As the state鈥檚 only public law, the University of Oregon鈥檚 School of Law provides numerous opportunities for interdisciplinary learning that go beyond the traditional curriculum (such as intersections with journalism, conflict resolution, and environmental studies), and a robust commitment to public service and public interest law. The school's clinics and externship opportunities and 鈥渁mazing鈥 legal writing and research program round out the affordable and respected degree on offer here.
Every faculty and staff member at Oregon is 鈥渆xtremely focused on the student experience.鈥 鈥淵ou can always get ahold of your professor, and the Dean even holds office hours, allowing you to go and discuss whatever you'd like with him,鈥 says a student. For common occurrences like clinics, externships and registration, the 鈥渁mazingly helpful鈥 administration 鈥渉as made everything flow very easily.鈥 Conversely, if you have a special situation, 鈥渁dministrators are always available to meet and discuss solutions with you.鈥 鈥淭he school is small enough that you really get to know the faculty and administration, and they will help you in any way they can to network and get jobs,鈥 says a 2L (though some admit that the school 鈥渃ould use more career services related to jobs out of state鈥). The school鈥檚 major focus is on public interest law, but it has 鈥渁 high number of specialized programs and great faculty that allow for students to get a great education in their area of interest,鈥 and 鈥渋s very supportive of students who want to pursue non-Big Law careers.鈥
The classroom experience is 鈥渧ery collaborative,鈥 and members of the 鈥渆mpowered student body鈥 are supportive of one another all hours of the day. Students do worry that the University of Oregon (and law schools in general) are 鈥渘ot concerned enough about practical lawyering skills,鈥 and wish that the administration could hurry along the process for creating even more clinics. 鈥淚n order for the legal job market to weather this ongoing crisis, law schools must take swift measures to make law schools more affordable, practical, and efficient,鈥 says one. Top programs and centers such as the Appropriate Dispute Resolution Center, the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, and the Center for Law and Entrepreneurship鈥檚 Small Business Clinic (which assists small and micro-businesses) help to offset this need and add to the school鈥檚 reputation.
The law school has addressed these issues through offering nine different clinical opportunities each year wither between 110 and 180 seats. There is also a robust externship program. Top programs and centers such as the Appropriate Dispute Resolution Center, the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, and the Center for Law and Entrepreneurship鈥檚 Small Business Clinic (which assists small and microbusinesses) help to offset most other experiential complaints and add to the school鈥檚 reputation.

Career overview

Pass Rate for First-Time Bar Exam
83%
Median Starting Salary
$58,312
% of graduates who are employed within ten months of graduation
85%
% of job accepting graduates providing useable salary information
46%

Career Services

On campus summer employment recruitment for first year JD students
Yes

On campus summer employment recruitment for second year JD students
Yes

# of Employers that Recruit on Campus Each Year
60

Employers who most frequently hire graduates
Law firms from Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and California; federal courts; Oregon appellate courts; Lane County and Portland-area state trial courts; Oregon Department of Justice; Washington Attorney General's office; and various nonprofit organizations and federal, state, and local government offices.

Graduates Employed by Area

26%
Private Practice
19%
Government
18%
Judicial Clerkships
8%
Public Interes
7%
Business/Industry
6%
Academic

Graduates Employed by Region

73%
Pacific
10%
Mountain
6%
South
5%
MidWest
2%
International
1%
Mid-Atlantic
1%
New England

Prominent Alumni

Ron Wyden
U.S. Senator

Hon. John V. Acosta
United States Magistrate Judge

Jim Carter
VP & General Counsel, Nike

Ellen Rosenblum
Attorney General of the State of Oregon

Suzanne Bonamici
U.S. Representative

Dates

Financial Aid Rating
Mar 1

Financial Aid Statistics

Average Annual Total Aid Package Awarded
$32,472

% Students Receiving Some Aid
100%

Expenses per Academic Year

In-State Tuition
$35,418
Out-Of-State Tuition
$44,022
Estimated On-Campus Room and Board
$11,850
Estimated Off-Campus Room and Board
$11,850
Estimated Cost for Books / Academic Expense
$1,146
Fees
$2,136

Student Body Profile

Total Enrollment
363
Parent Institution Enrollement
22,760

Number of Foreign Countries Represented
4
Average Age at Entry
25

% Out-of-State
71%
% International
4%

Demographics

19.80%
% Under-represented Minorities

100% are full time
0% are part time
54% female
46% male

Campus Life

Students Say

Oregon is 鈥渁 pretty white state,鈥 so 鈥渨hile the administration does a lot of outreach to attract minority students, the overall population is really white.鈥 The school and students may tend towards younger and liberal, but 鈥渢here is a healthy dose of differing opinions and political backgrounds.鈥 The 鈥渢ech-savvy鈥 school 鈥渕akes most students feel welcome in what is a very stressful environment:鈥 鈥淓veryone is very friendly,鈥 the law school 鈥渉as a great vibe,鈥 the building is 鈥渁mazing,鈥 and the library is 鈥済reat.鈥 The city of Eugene itself is 鈥済enerally a pretty great place to live,鈥 and students also get 鈥渇ree tickets to Ducks football,鈥 which helps relax the soul and bolster school spirit.
鈥淪tudent groups are very active on campus,鈥 and this social bunch take advantage whenever they can find the time. The 鈥済eographically breathtaking location鈥 provides 鈥渂iking trails, hills to climb, [and]outdoor activities galore,鈥 which is par for the course of any Oregonian (less than half of the student body is an Oregon resident when they enroll).

More Information

% of Classrooms with Internet Access
100%

Admissions Office Contact

Contact
Sarah Keiski
Assistant Dean of Admissions

Address
1221 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1221

Phone
541-346-3846

Email
admissions@law.uoregon.edu


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