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The William H. Bowen School of Law is part of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) and was established in 1975. The law school is public, and has approximately 444 law students enrolled in full-time and part-time divisions. The annual entering class is approximately 135 students. UALR School of Law is both American Bar Association (ABA) accredited and a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). The school ranks amongst the most prestigious of the University of Arkansas System with highly competitive admissions.

Year Founded:1975Type:Public
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Little Rock, ARWebsite:http://www.law.ualr.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Aaron N. Taylor
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$0 U.S. News (2009):300# Applications:1322Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:267LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:134J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:4/15/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:20%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:3/1/2008   Yield Rate:50% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):90Full Time Faculty:2275th GPA:3.57 75th LSAT:157
1L Section Size (PT):48Part Time Faculty:28Median GPA:3.26 Median LSAT:153
2L/3L Courses:124Student to Faculty Ratio:14.725th GPA:2.98 25th LSAT:149
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:No1L Students:135 1L Attrition:12.3%Total Law Firms:0
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:283 Transfers In:5NY Law Firms:0
Other Grad Dorm:NoAll PT Students:161 Transfers Out:1DC Law Firms:0
  Total Students:444   CA Law Firms:0
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Resident Tuition (FT):$9,817% Receiving Grant Aid:27.1% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:AR
Resident Tuition (PT):$6,867Full Tuition & Stipend:1.7% % Employed (9 mos.):79.2%% Pass (First Time):64%
Non-Resident Tuition (FT):$19,747Full Tuition:4.2%   State Average:77%
Non-Resident Tuition (PT):$13,487Half Tuition:6.1%   Difference:-13%
Living Expenses:$10,376Other Scholarships:15.0%     
Total Cost (FT):$30,123