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The University of Georgia School of Law is an American Bar Association-accredited law school located in Athens, Georgia on the campus of the University of Georgia (UGA). Formerly known as the Lumpkin School of Law and founded in 1859, it is the second oldest of the University's schools and colleges and one of the oldest public law schools in the United States. The University of Georgia School of Law is currently ranked 34th by U.S. News and World Report rankings of public and private law schools. Its founders were Joseph Henry Lumpkin, William Hope Hull, and Thomas R. R. Cobb.

Year Founded:1859Type:Public
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Athens, GAWebsite:http://www.law.uga.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Giles Kennedy
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$30 U.S. News (2009):32# Applications:2449Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:554LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:232J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:2/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:23%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:3/1/2008   Yield Rate:42% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):76Full Time Faculty:3775th GPA:3.85 75th LSAT:164
1L Section Size (PT):Part Time Faculty:13Median GPA:3.62 Median LSAT:163
2L/3L Courses:126Student to Faculty Ratio:15.725th GPA:3.39 25th LSAT:156
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:Yes1L Students:232 1L Attrition:1.4%Total Law Firms:163
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:670 Transfers In:5NY Law Firms:7
Other Grad Dorm:YesAll PT Students: Transfers Out:1DC Law Firms:11
  Total Students:670   CA Law Firms:11
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Resident Tuition (FT):$10,614% Receiving Grant Aid:32.7% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:GA
Resident Tuition (PT):Full Tuition & Stipend:0.4% % Employed (9 mos.):95.8%% Pass (First Time):92%
Non-Resident Tuition (FT):$28,490Full Tuition:1.6%   State Average:86%
Non-Resident Tuition (PT):Half Tuition:4.9%   Difference:6%
Living Expenses:$12,700Other Scholarships:25.8%     
Total Cost (FT):$41,190