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University of Nebraska College of Law
Established	1888; 136 years ago (1888)
School type	Public
Dean	Richard Moberly
Location	Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Enrollment	454
Faculty	35
USNWR ranking	82nd (tie) (2024)
Website	law.unl.edu

The University of Nebraska College of Law is the law school of the University of Nebraska system. It was founded in 1888 and became part of University of Nebraska in 1891. According to Nebraska's official 2017 ABA-required disclosures, 70.3% of the Class of 2016 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.

History

Nebraska Law is a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools and is accredited by the American Bar Association.

Admissions

For the class entering in 2023, the school accepted 65.90% of applicants, with 19.97% of those accepted enrolling. The average enrollee had a 158 LSAT score and 3.75 undergraduate GPA.

Employment and rankings

According to Nebraska's official 2018 ABA-required disclosures, 87.5% of the Class of 2017 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required (i.e. as attorneys) or JD-advantage employment ten months after graduation. Nebraska's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 16.9%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2013 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation.

In 2016, Business Insider ranked U.S. law schools placing a higher weight on jobs and no weight on selectivity or reputation, ranked UNL College of Law as the 44th best law school in America. The 2024 U.S. News & World Report law school rankings placed Nebraska tied for 89th of the 196 ABA accredited law schools.

Costs

Cost per credit hour for the 2023–2024 academic year is $420 for residents and $1,132 for non-residents. Annual fees for that academic year total $3,482 per student.

Notable alumni

• Notable College of Law alumni include:
• John J. Pershing
  L.L.B. 1893
  General of the Armies,
  Commander of American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
• John R. McCarl
  L.L.B. 1903
  1st Comptroller General of the United States.
• J. Lee Rankin
  L.L.B. 1930
  31st U.S. Solicitor General
• Ted Sorensen
  L.L.B. 1949
  7th White House Counsel to John F. Kennedy
• Stanley K. Hathaway
  L.L.B. 1950
  40th United States Secretary of the Interior,
  27th Governor of Wyoming
• Lee C. White
  L.L.B. 1953
  9th White House Counsel to Lyndon B. Johnson.
• C. Arlen Beam
  J.D. 1965
  Judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Clayton Yeutter
  J.D. 1963
  23rd U.S. Secretary of Agriculture,
  13th Counselor to the President.
• Ben Nelson
  J.D. 1970
  37th Governor of Nebraska,
  U.S. Senator from Nebraska.
• William J. Riley
  J.D. 1972
  Chief Judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
• Richard G. Kopf
  J.D. 1972
  Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
• Laurie Smith Camp
  J.D. 1977
  Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
• Deborah R. Gilg
  J.D. 1977
  United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska.
• Joe Kelly
  J.D. 1981
  42nd Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska.
• L. Steven Grasz
  J.D. 1989
  Judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Notable professors

Present

• Roger Kirst, professor of Civil Procedure, Civil Rights Litigation, and Evidence
• Harvey Perlman, former chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Past

• Richard Dooling, novelist and screenwriter, former lecturer
• William J. Riley (deceased), former federal judge, former adjunct professor of Trial Advocacy
• David Landis, former Nebraska state legislator, former negotiation instructor
• Roscoe Pound (deceased), never received a law degree, former dean 1903-1911, former dean Harvard Law School 1916-1937

References

1. ^ "University of Nebraska—Lincoln". usnews.com. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
2. "Employment Statistics" (PDF).
3. ^ "University of Nebraska - 2023 Standard 509 Information Report". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
4. "Employment Statistics" (PDF).
5. "Nebraska University Profile".
6. Loudenback, Tanza. "The 50 best law schools in America". businessinsider.com. Business Insider.

External links

• Official site

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