University of Kentucky (Rosenberg)

Graduate School (Law) • Lexington, KY •

Graduate School (Law) • Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky (Rosenberg) Law School Overview

The J. David Rosenberg College of Law at University of Kentucky (Rosenberg) has an application deadline of April 15. The full-time program application fee at the J. David Rosenberg College of Law at University of Kentucky (Rosenberg) is $50. Its tuition is full-time: $26,232 (in-state) and full-time: $51,380 (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 8.8:1.

University of Kentucky (Rosenberg) 2024 Rankings

University of Kentucky (Rosenberg) is ranked No. 61 (tie) out of 196 in Best Law Schools. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.

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University of Kentucky (Rosenberg) Law School Ranking Scores and Data

Overall Ranking Scores

Overall Score

Peer assessment score (out of 5)

2.6

Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5)

3.0

GPA (25th-75th percentile)

3.35-3.87

Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants

3.67

LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)

155-160

Median LSAT score for all program entrants

157

Acceptance rate

52.5%

Student-faculty ratio

8.8:1

Full-credit outcomes 10 months after graduation

95.3%

% First-time bar passage

82.9%

Average first-time bar passage among states

70.7%

Ultimate Bar Passage rate for 2020 graduating class

93.5%

Student per library staff

97.8

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University of Kentucky (Rosenberg) Law School Data

Application

Director of admissions

Grace Thompson

Application deadline

April 15

Full-time program application fee

$50

Part-time program application fee

N/A

Admissions phone

(859) 218-1699

Admissions email

Uklawadmissions@uky.edu

Application website

Website

Besides the fall semester, can enter in

N/A

Virtual Tour URL

N/A

Website

Admissions & Enrollment (Overall)

Applicants:

1,500

1,125

750

375

1,500

1,125

750

375

Applicants

Accepted

Enrolled

(first-year students)

Acceptance rate

52.5%

GPA (25th-75th percentile)

3.35-3.87

Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants

3.67

Percent of new entrants providing LSAT scores

100%

LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)

155-160

Median LSAT score for all program entrants

157

Percent of new entrants providing GRE scores

N/A

Median GRE scores for all program entrants

N/A

Median GRE analytical writing score for all program entrants

N/A

Admissions & Enrollment (Full-time)

Applicants:

1,500

1,125

750

375

1,500

1,125

750

375

Applicants

(full-time)

Accepted

(full-time)

Enrolled

(full-time)

Acceptance rate

52.5%

Undergraduate GPA (25th-75th percentile)

3.35-3.87

Median undergraduate GPA for full-time program entrants

3.67

Percent of new entrants providing LSAT scores

100%

LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)

155-160

Median LSAT score for full-time program entrants

157

Percent of new entrants providing GRE scores

N/A

Median GRE scores for full-time program entrants

N/A

Median GRE analytical writing score for full-time program entrants

N/A

Academic Program Details

Academic calendar

Semester

Joint degrees offered

N/A

Special programs offered to J.D. students

As provided by the school.

Student lawyers in the Law Clinic represent indigent clients on various matters. We offer an Exchange Program with Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) in Vienna, Austria. We have approximately 15 externship programs, including: Department of Public Advocacy; Innocence Project; Childrens Law Center; KY Energy & Environment Cabinet; and UK HealthCare Risk Management Office.

Programs/courses offered in:

clinical training
dispute resolution
environmental law
health care law
intellectual property law
international law
tax law
trial advocacy
business/corporate law
constitutional law

contracts/commercial law
criminal law
writing

AND 3 MORE

Curricular Offerings (Overall)

Classroom course titles, beyond the first-year curriculum, offered last year

Seminars

Positions available in seminars

128

Positions available in simulation courses

461

Student activities

As provided by the school.

We have over 20 student organizations plus 2 student-run law journals. Students compete in competitions, including National Moot Court, National Trial Advocacy, Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court, National BLSA Mock Trial, Employee Benefits Moot Court, and KMK's Diversity Case Competition. Students also receive recognition for voluntarily completing 50 hours of pro bono in law school.

Number of law clinics

Number of seats available in law clinics

Curricular Offerings (Full-time)

Typical first-year full-time section size taught by full-time faculty (excludes small sections)

Is there typically a full-time "small section" of the first-year class taught by full-time faculty (excluding Legal Writing)?

Positions filled in full-time program seminars

112

Positions filled in full-time program simulation courses

375

Positions filled in field placements

Full-time students involved in law journals

117

Full-time students involved in interschool skills competitions

114

Full-time students enrolled in independent study

Number of seats filled in law clinics (full-time)

Curricular Offerings (Part-time)

Is there typically a part-time "small section" of the first-year class taught by full-time faculty (excluding Legal Writing)?

Faculty Profile (Fall 2023)

Student-faculty ratio

8.8:1

Total faculty

N/A

Faculty distribution:

Full-time40.5%

Part-time59.5%

Full-time faculty gender distribution:

Female40%

Male60%

Part-time faculty gender distribution:

Female43.2%

Male54.5%

Other2.3%

Full-time minority faculty

3.3%

Part-time minority faculty

9.1%

Total faculty (men)

56.8%

Total faculty (women)

41.9%

Total faculty (minorities)

6.8%

Full-time faculty ethnicity distribution:

96.7%

White

3.3%

Black or African American

Part-time faculty ethnicity distribution:

90.9%

White

6.8%

Black or African American

Class Size

Number of upper-division course sections with an enrollment of:

Course

sections under 25

Course

sections 25-49

Course

sections 50-74

Course

sections 75-99

Course

sections over 100

Student Body (Overall)

Total Enrolled

N/A

In-state enrollment

67.1%

Out-of-state enrollment

32.9%

Student diversity:

79.3%

White

6.8%

Hispanic

6.6%

Black or African American

3.2%

Asian

2.4%

Unknown

0.7%

American Indian

0.7%

International

0.2%

Two or more races

Pacific Islander

Student Body (Full-time)

Enrollment (full-time)

408

Gender distribution (full-time):

Female49.5%

Male50.5%

Student Body (Part-time)

Enrollment (part-time)

Attrition Rates for Full- and Part-time Students (2022-2023)

First-year students discontinuing law school

6.7%

Second-year students discontinuing law school

0.7%

Third-year students discontinuing law school

0.8%

Fourth-year students discontinuing law school

N/A

Male students discontinuing law school

4.2%

Female students discontinuing law school

Financial Aid Contact Information

Financial aid director

Kathy Bialk

Financial aid phone

(859) 257-3172

Financial aid application deadline

April 15

Expenses

Tuition and fees:

Type

Cost

Full-time

$26,232 (in-state) cost

$26,232 (in-state)

Full-time

$51,380 (out-of-state) cost

$51,380 (out-of-state)

Room and board

$15,674

Books

$1,200

Miscellaneous expenses

$3,200

Is the tuition the same for first-, second-, and third-year students?

Yes

Does the university offer housing restricted to law students?

Does the university offer graduate student housing for which law students are eligible?

Yes

Does the university offer a public-interest scholarship program to current J.D. students?

Yes

Grants (Full-time students)

Median grant amount

$13,000

Grant range (25th-75th percentile)

$7,000-$20,000

Full-time students receiving grants

96.9%

Students receiving grants of more than full tuition

4.9%

Students receiving grants of full tuition

Students receiving grants of one-half tuition or more but less than full

24.8%

Students receiving grants of less than one-half tuition

67.3%

Indebtedness

Average indebtedness of 2023 J.D. graduates who incurred law school debt

$91,676

Proportion who borrowed

N/A

Does the school offer a loan repayment assistance program for 2023 J.D. graduates?

Library Information Resources

Volume equivalent microforms

N/A

Information Technology

Department(s) responsible for the law school information technology operations

Law school information technology department, law school library, university information technology department

Approximate number of full-time-equivalent information technology staff (excluding hourly students and other temporary staff)

Does the school require entering students to own a computer?

Physical Library Facilities

Net square feet of space assigned for library purposes

N/A

Total seats available for library users

N/A

Details about the library and other facilities

As provided by the school.

Our Law Building received national recognition for building expansion design. The 2019 new construction increased square footage by 26% for teaching, learning, collaboration, research, practical skills training and co-curricular programming. Two courtrooms, double the number of classrooms and library with triple the number of group study rooms are equipped with state-of-the-art technology.

Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2022 administrations)

% First-time bar passage

82.9%

Average first-time bar passage among states

70.7%

Bar Statistics, first-time test takers (Winter and Summer 2022)

State

Number of test takers

Number who passed

Pass rate (school)

Pass rate (all ABA school test takers)

State	Number of test takers	Number who passed	Pass rate (school)	Pass rate (all ABA school test takers)

Kentucky	60	48	80%	70.3%

Graduates with diploma privilege

N/A

Class of 2022 Graduates

Total number of graduates

Employed at graduation:

N/A

Employed 10 months after graduation:

95.3%

Employed at Graduation (excludes law school/university-funded positions)

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage

76.7%

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (full-time, lasting a year or more)

76.7%

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (full-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (part-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (part-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (length of employment unknown)

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage

3.5%

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (full-time, lasting a year or more)

3.5%

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (full-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (part-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (part-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (length of employment unknown)

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (length of employment unknown)

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (length of employment unknown)

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown (length of employment unknown)

Graduates that were pursuing a graduate degree full-time

Graduates that were unemployed and not seeking employment

2.3%

Graduates that were unemployed and seeking employment

17.4%

Graduates whose employment status was unknown

Employed 10 Months After Graduation (excludes law school/university-funded positions)

Graduates employed in jobs that require bar passage

90.7%

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (full-time, lasting a year or more)

90.7%

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (full-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (part-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (part-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (length of employment unknown)

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage

4.7%