University of Miami School of Law
The University of Miami School of Law (Miami Law or UM Law)[3] is the law school of the University of Miami, a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida.
University of Miami School of Law
1926
David Yellen
Coral Gables, Florida, United States
1,208
70 full time, 107 part time[1]
71st (2024)
82.5% (Florida bar exam, July 2021 first-time takers) [2]
Founded in 1926, the University of Miami School of Law is the oldest law school in South Florida, graduating its first class of 13 students in 1929.[4] The school offers 300 courses in 18 areas of study, 17 legal clinics and practicums, and over two dozen interdisciplinary and joint-degree programs.
Students[edit]
Costs[edit]
Total cost of attendance (including tuition, fees, and living expenses) at University of Miami School of Law was $74,815 annually as of the 2015-2016 academic year.[12] Law School Transparency's estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $259,857.[13]
Student demographics[edit]
The University of Miami School of Law has a total student body of approximately 1,250. As of Fall 2020, 54% of its students body are female, 48% are minorities, 66% speak more than one language, and 47% enroll in the University of Miami School of Law immediately after graduating from college.[9] Students range in age from 20 to 51 with a median age of 24.
Rankings[edit]
In 2022, U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of Miami School of Law the 73nd-best law school in the nation, down from 72nd-best in 2021.[23]
In 2019, the University of Miami School of Law's White & Case International Arbitration LL.M. Program was ranked among the top 10 alternative dispute resolution degrees globally.[24] Its Academic Achievement Program provides participating students additional tools to succeed in law school.
University of Miami School of Law has had 16 deans since its 1926 founding, including:[25]