University of Idaho College of Law | |
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Parent school | University of Idaho |
Established | 1909 | , 108 years ago
School type | Public |
Dean | Mark L. Adams |
Location |
Moscow, Idaho, U.S. 46°43′41″N 117°00′58″W / 46.728°N 117.016°WCoordinates: 46°43′41″N 117°00′58″W / 46.728°N 117.016°W |
Enrollment | 343 |
Faculty | 40 |
USNWR ranking | Ranked # 109/203 ABA accredited law schools |
Bar pass rate | 65.1% (2014) |
Website | www |
ABA profile | UI College of Law Profile |
The University of Idaho College of Law is the law school of the University of Idaho, with its main location in Moscow. The school has also established a second and third-year option in Boise and is in the approval process for a first year by fall of 2017. The College of Law was established in 1909, and its graduates tend to dominate the legal market in the state.
The UI College of Law has been a member of the Association of American Law Schools since 1914 and has been accredited by the American Bar Association since 1925. In the 2018 rankings, the US News & World Report ranked Idaho Law at # 109/203 A.B.A. accredited law schools in its annual law school rankings.
The College of Law in fall of 2016 had an enrollment of around 300 students, with an entering first-year class of 97 students. As a public law school, new students hail from across Idaho and 18 different states and foreign countries. Over 70 undergraduate colleges and universities are represented.
The college offers four areas of emphasis: Native American Law; Natural Resources and Environmental Law and Business Law and Entrepreneurship;
The college has recently opened its Idaho Law and Justice Learning Center in Boise. The Boise second and third-year option accommodates approximately 35 students, which began third-year classes in 2010 and a second-year in 2014. Plans are currently in place to begin first-year instruction in 2017. The University of Idaho College of Law is one of two A.B.A. accredited law school in the state.
According to Idaho Law's 2015 A.B.A.-required disclosures, 78.5% of the Class of 2015 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation. Moreover, 3.2% of 2015 graduates of the University of Idaho College of Law secured full-time, long-term employment based—in part—upon a "Juris Doctor advantage." Thus, almost 85% of 2015 graduates benefitted professionally from their post-graduate education.