A. Applicants must have a bachelor's degree in any field from an accredited college or university by the time they enter law school. All applicants are required to take the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) and have all academic transcripts sent to the Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS). Our admissions requirements are available here. International applicants are encouraged to read requirement eight (8) carefully. More information on the LSAT and LSDAS is available at www.lsac.org.
Q. When can I apply for admission?A. The College of Law offers only a fall start for the JD program. Applications for Fall 2010 can be submitted any time between September 1, 2009 and March 1, 2010. Applicants for scholarship consideration are strongly encouraged to submit the Scholarship Application Form with their application for admission. To begin the admissions process, please visit the following link here.
Q. When are applications reviewed and who reviews the applications?A. The admissions committee, composed of three faculty, the Assistant Dean for Admissions, and two students, begins the review process each fall. Each member of the committee receives and reviews every application for admission. Using a full file review process, the committee considers all factors including personal statements and letters of recommendation, along with numerical measurements such as the LSAT score and undergraduate grade point average. Therefore, we strongly encourage applicants to give special attention to their personal statement and letters of recommendation as they are read carefully and considered by the committee.
Q. When are applicants notified of an admission decision?A. The Admissions Office will notify you by email when your file is complete. Once you have received this email, the committee has begun reviewing your file. A decision is likely in the next 3-5 weeks.
Q. If admitted, when will I have to pay an acceptance deposit?A. If admitted prior to March 1, the acceptance deposit date is April 16. For students admitted after March 1, the acceptance deposit deadline is typically 3-4 weeks from the date of acceptance. Cincinnati Law requires only one acceptance deposit of $250; half of that deposit ($125) is refundable up to May 15 if you notify us of your intent not to enroll. For these reasons we prefer not to grant acceptance deposit extensions.
Q. How much does it cost to attend Cincinnati Law?A. Resident tuition and fees for the 2009-10 academic year is $19,942 while non-resident tuition and fees is $34,776. The Cincinnati area has a low cost of living, especially considering the size of our metropolitan area. The Class of 2008 had an average law school student loan debt of $60,558, which is below the national average.
Q. Is admission competitive?A. For Fall 2009, over 1,300 applicants applied for a first year class of 138 students. Because many applicants apply and are admitted to more than one law school, the College admits more applicants than ultimately matriculate. The same admissions standards apply for both residents and non-residents. The median LSAT and GPA for the Fall 2009 class were a 160 and a 3.60. The 75%/25% for the LSAT and GPA were 161/156 and 3.79/3.29.
Q. Can I attend Cincinnati Law part time?A. No, we offer a full time, day program only.
For further information, please contact us at the following addresses:
University of Cincinnati College of Law
Office of Admissions
PO Box 210040
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0040
admissions@law.uc.edu
(513) 556-0078 or (513) 556-6805