University of Baltimore School of Law
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| Established | 1925 |
| School type | Public |
| Dean | Ronald Weich |
| Enrollment | 1086 |
| Faculty | 111 |
| USNWR ranking | 111 (2016) |
| Bar pass rate | 84.44% |
| Website | http://law.ubalt.edu/ |
Coordinates: 39°18′22″N 76°37′02″W / 39.30622°N 76.617212°W
The University of Baltimore School of Law, or UB Law, is one of the four colleges that make up the University of Baltimore, which is part of the University System of Maryland. UB Law is one of only two law schools in the state of Maryland, with the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law; both are located in downtown Baltimore. The University of Baltimore School of Law is housed in the new John and Frances Angelos Law Center, at the corner of Mount Royal Ave. and N. Charles St. on the University of Baltimore's main campus in the Mt. Vernon cultural district. The twelve-story building designed by Stefan Behnisch opened in April 2013.
The School of Law was founded in 1925 as a part of the then private, nonprofit University of Baltimore, with the first class of 38 students receiving their diplomas in 1928. Created initially to serve the working population of the Baltimore area with a part-time evening program, the school added a full-time day division in 1969.In September 1970, the University of Baltimore School of Law merged with Eastern College and its Mount Vernon School of Law, which was founded in 1935. On Jan. 1, 1975, the school became a public institution when the University of Baltimore joined the State of Maryland's system for public higher education. An alumni body of approximately 13,000 graduates includes many prominent figures, including Peter Angelos, owner of the Baltimore Orioles; Maryland's former first lady, the Hon. Catherine Curran O'Malley; Thomas Condon, widely considered the most powerful agent in professional football; and U.S. Rep. C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger III. Nearly a third of Maryland's sitting judges are UB School of Law graduates, and the number of University of Baltimore law alumni who serve among Maryland's 188 elected officials is second only to that of the University of Maryland, College Park. The new John and Frances Angelos Law Center offers 192,000 square feet of space and is among the most environmentally sustainable academic buildings in the nation. This 12-story facility, located on the northeast corner of the intersection of North Charles Street and West Mt. Royal Avenue, houses all of the school's clinics, centers and classrooms, and affords students countless options for indoor and outdoor study.
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