University of Nebraska College of Law
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Established | 1888 |
School type | Public |
Dean | Richard Moberly |
Location | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States |
Enrollment | 348 |
Faculty | 35 |
USNWR ranking | 87th (2022)[1] |
Website | law.unl.edu |
The University of Nebraska College of Law is one of the professional graduate schools of 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.[2]
History[]
Nebraska Law is a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools and is accredited by the American Bar Association.
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 or JD-advantage employment ten months after graduation.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] The U.S. News & World Report law school rankings placed Nebraska 50th of the 215 law schools in the U.S. in 2014.[6] For the 2021 U.S. News & World Report law school rankings placed Nebraska Law as the 19th best public law school and 76th best law school overall.[7]
Costs[]
Cost per credit hour for the 2018-2019 academic year is $384.75 for residents and $1,016.75 for non-residents. Annual fees for the 2018-2019 academic year total $3,386 per student.[8]
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 GeneralTed Sorensen
L.L.B. 1949
7th White House Counsel to John F. KennedyStanley K. Hathaway
L.L.B. 1950
40th United States Secretary of the Interior,
27th Governor of WyomingLee 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 CircuitClayton 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 NebraskaLaurie Smith Camp
J.D. 1977
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of NebraskaDeborah R. Gilg
J.D. 1977
United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska.Joseph Kelly
J.D. 1981
United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska.L. Steven Grasz
J.D. 1989
Judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
- C. Arlen Beam, 1965, Federal Judge
- Curt Bromm, 1970, Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature
- Jon Bruning, 1994, attorney general of Nebraska
- Elmer Burkett, 1893, U.S. Senator from Nebraska
- William G. Cambridge, 1955, Federal Judge
- Laurie Smith Camp, 1977, Judge on United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
- Hal Daub, 1966, U.S. Representative for Nebraska and mayor of Omaha
- James Donnewald, 1949, Illinois State Treasurer
- Jeffrey J. Funke, 1994, Justice, Nebraska Supreme Court
- L. Steven Grasz, 1989, Federal Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- Deborah R. Gilg, 1977, United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska
- Stanley Knapp Hathaway, 1950, Governor of Wyoming
- Michael Heavican, 1975, Chief Justice, Nebraska Supreme Court
- Richard G. Kopf, 1972, Federal Judge
- George Heinke, 1908, U.S. Representative for Nebraska
- Frank Brenner Morrison, 1931, Governor of Nebraska
- Fred Gustus Johnson, 1903, U.S. Representative for Nebraska
- John Freudenberg, 1995, Justice, Nebraska Supreme Court
- Harvey M. Johnsen, 1919, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- Richard G. Kopf, 1972, Federal Judge
- Thomas F. Konop, 1904, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
- John A. Maguire, 1899, U.S. Representative for Nebraska
- John R. McCarl, 1903, first Comptroller General of the United States
- Howard Shultz Miller, 1900, U.S. Representative for Kansas
- Thomas J. Monaghan, 1972, United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska
- Ben Nelson, 1970, Governor of Nebraska, U.S. Senator from Nebraska
- John J. Pershing, 1893, General of the Armies, Commander of American Expeditionary Forces in WWI
- Harvey Perlman, 1966, Chancellor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- John Coleman Pickett, 1922, Federal Judge
- J. Lee Rankin, U.S. Solicitor General
- William J. Riley, 1972, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- Donald Roe Ross, 1948, Federal Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- Mark Quandahl, 1972, Federal Judge, U.S. Senator from Nebraska
- Ted Sorensen, 1949, Special adviser and speechwriter to President John F. Kennedy
- Kenneth C. Stephan, 1973, Justice, Nebraska Supreme Court
- Stephanie Stacy, 1991, Justice, Nebraska Supreme Court
- Joe Stecher, 1983, United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska
- Charles Thone, 1950, U.S. Representative for Nebraska, Governor of Nebraska
- Robert Van Pelt, 1922, Federal Judge
- Arthur J. Weaver, 1896, Governor of Nebraska
- John F. Wright, 1970, Justice, Nebraska Supreme Court
- Lee Calvin White, 9th White Council and Special Counselor to the President of the United States
- Clayton Yeutter, 1963, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Notable professors[]
- Roger Kirst
- Richard Dooling
- William J. Riley, Federal Judge, adjunct Trial Advocacy professor
- David Landis
- Roscoe Pound
- Harvey Perlman
References[]
- ^ "University of Nebraska—Lincoln". U.S. News & World Report – Best Law Schools. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Employment Statistics" (PDF).
- ^ "Employment Statistics" (PDF).
- ^ "Nebraska University Profile".
- ^ Loudenback, Tanza. "The 50 best law schools in America". businessinsider.com. Business Insider.
- ^ "2018 Best Law Schools Ranked". usnews.com. US News & World Report. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Best Law Schools". usnews.com. U.S. News & World Report.
- ^ Network, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Web Developer. "Financial Information | Nebraska College of Law". law.unl.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
External links[]
Coordinates: 40°49′51″N 96°39′37″W / 40.83083°N 96.66028°W
- Law schools in Nebraska
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- Educational institutions established in 1888
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