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The University of Connecticut School of Law (commonly known as UConn Law) is the only public law school in Connecticut and one of only two in New England. The school was recently ranked forty-seventh out of the 190 American Bar Association-accredited law schools in the United States by U.S. News & World Report. The law school is in Hartford, Connecticut, though the main campus of the University of Connecticut is in Storrs.

Year Founded:1921Type:Public
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Hartford, CTWebsite:http://www.law.uconn.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Karen DeMeola
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$30 U.S. News (2009):46# Applications:2598Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:396LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:209J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:3/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:15%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:3/1/2008   Yield Rate:53% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):62Full Time Faculty:4375th GPA:3.66 75th LSAT:162
1L Section Size (PT):73Part Time Faculty:23Median GPA:3.45 Median LSAT:160
2L/3L Courses:131Student to Faculty Ratio:11.525th GPA:3.24 25th LSAT:156
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:No1L Students:213 1L Attrition:4.5%Total Law Firms:53
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:464 Transfers In:13NY Law Firms:10
Other Grad Dorm:NoAll PT Students:184 Transfers Out:7DC Law Firms:4
  Total Students:648   CA Law Firms:1
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Resident Tuition (FT):$17,284% Receiving Grant Aid:62.0% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:CT
Resident Tuition (PT):$12,086Full Tuition & Stipend:3.0% % Employed (9 mos.):95.8%% Pass (First Time):90%
Non-Resident Tuition (FT):$35,692Full Tuition:0.0%   State Average:81%
Non-Resident Tuition (PT):$24,926Half Tuition:31.7%   Difference:9%
Living Expenses:$15,800Other Scholarships:27.3%     
Total Cost (FT):$51,492