Overview

Applicants
811
Acceptance Rate
60%
Median Undergrad GPA
3.45
Accepted Applicants Who Attend
73

Test Scores

LSAT
25th-75th percentile
(enrolled students)
151 - 159

Deadlines

Application Deadlines
March 15

Application Process

Rolling Admissions
Yes

Application Fee
$35

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
Letters of Recommendation
Essay / Personal Statement

Selectivity Rating

Faculty Information

Student/Faculty
9:1
Total Faculty
69

39
Female
13
Underrepresented Minorities


Students Say

Students at the University of Cincinnati get the “small class sizes” and “intimate environment” typical of a private college while paying the comfortable, low tuition you would expect from a public institution. With roughly one hundred students in each entering class, the school strikes an “excellent” balance with “its affordability, reputation, small class size, and excellent faculty. Students agree that UC professors are an “amazing and diverse group of people who care just as much for teaching and students as they do about publishing their own work.” UC is particularly noted for its focus on “public interest” and “international” law; however, “there is no shortage of brilliant legal minds in a broad range of subjects—that goes for students as well as the professors.” In addition to the accomplished tenured faculty, students rave about the school’s recent acquisition of “exceptional young faculty members that have great teaching skills to match their great scholarship.” A 2L sums it up, “As one of the smallest public law schools in the country, I feel my educational experience has been fantastic, and yet, at very little cost. Because our class consists of only 128 people, all of my professors know my name.”
University of Cincinnati runs several “amazing” legal institutes and research centers focused on unique topics such as domestic violence, law and psychiatry, and corporate law. Through these centers, students can earn credit hours while doing fulfilling and useful work in the community. Many students make particular note of the Ohio Innocence Project, an institute at the University of Cincinnati through which students conduct substantive work to impact legislative reform, and work on real criminal cases. The institute also brings notable speakers to campus. Students also have the opportunity to research and write for the school’s renowned publications, including the Human Rights Quarterly, Law Review, and Freedom Center Journal. While students at other schools might scramble for spots on the school’s law review or clinic programs, “since the school is small, each student can participate in and get involved in a number of organizations.”
Thanks to an “ambitious but not overly competitive student body,” the learning environment is charged, but not cutthroat, at University of Cincinnati. A 3L attests, “While academic achievement is always a numbers game in law school, the atmosphere at UC is nonpretentious and noncontentious.” When it comes to the job and internship placements, University of Cincinnati maintains a “deep and well-regarded history as a legal educational institution” both locally and nationally. As a result, most students say the school “is a great place for students with all different kinds of career aspirations, and especially has a public interest/human rights orientation that I think is unparalleled in the Midwest.” In fact, “public interest students can actually obtain funding for their summer jobs through the school’s Summer Public Interest Fellowship Program.” Most UC grads stay in the Cincinnati area and meet with good results while those looking outside the region must do a little extra legwork to find a good placement. “While plenty of our grads go on to excellent careers in major firms, federal clerkships, and other government positions, I don’t feel like our school does enough PR work to get out-of-town employers interested in our students,” says one student.

Career overview

Median Starting Salary
$60,000
% of graduates who are employed within ten months of graduation
88%
% of job accepting graduates providing useable salary information
43%

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
100

Employers who most frequently hire graduates
All major law firms in Cincinnati as well as other Ohio and Midwestern cities. Also public interest organizations and government agencies.

Graduates Employed by Area

40%
Private Practice
21%
Government
19%
Business/Industry
5%
Judicial Clerkships
2%
Public Interes
1%
Academic

Graduates Employed by Region

75%
MidWest
9%
South
3%
Mountain
1%
Mid-Atlantic
1%
South West

Prominent Alumni

Major General John D. Altenberg
Military

Cris Collinsworth
Journalist

Billy Martin
Wash, DC based high profile case attorney

Andrew Savage
IP Guru; Survivor Contestant

William Howard Taft
President & Supreme Court Justice

Dates

Financial Aid Rating
Mar 1

Financial Aid Statistics


Expenses per Academic Year

In-State Tuition
$22,332
Out-Of-State Tuition
$27,332
Estimated Off-Campus Room and Board
$16,797
Estimated Cost for Books / Academic Expense
$1,539
Fees
$1,678

Student Body Profile

Total Enrollment
293
Parent Institution Enrollement
42,000

Average Age at Entry
24

% International
1%

Demographics

12.70%
% Under-represented Minorities

100% are full time
0% are part time
40% female
60% male

Campus Life

Students Say

For starving students/aspiring lawyers, Cincinnati is an excellent home base offering the unbeatable combination of “small town prices (housing, dining, entertainment) with big city amenities.” For both professional and recreational pursuits, the UC campus is pleasantly located “close to downtown so it’s easy to get to work, ballgames, and entertainment.” While Cincinnati has its charms, students complain that the law school could use “more outlets and better lighting.” “Windows would be nice,” adds another. However, the school is considering remodeling or re-building the law school along with other campus projects. The good news is that “the new parking garage has been built, and there are brand-new (and attractive) living units pretty much right across the street.” Not to mention that a few “ice cream shops have opened within a short walk from school.”
Despite the rigors of the academic curriculum, “the students that are here create a suitable balance between academic and social life. There are plenty of opportunities to go out and have fun and not be completely overwhelmed with school.” On and off campus, “there are frequently SBA social events for students, such as happy hours at local bars.” In fact, the SBA is very active and “most of the students are friends and spend time together outside of the law school.” On the other hand, students remind us that Cincinnati also attracts “a large contingent of commuter students who spend little if no time involved in the school outside of actual class.”

More Information

% of Classrooms with Internet Access
100%

Admissions Office Contact

Contact
Al Watson
Senior Assistant Dean and Director of Admission

Address
PO Box 210040
Cincinnati, OH 45221

Phone
513-556-0078

Email
admissions@law.uc.edu