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James E. Rogers College of Law is the law school at the University of Arizona located in Tucson, Arizona. It is named after one of its most distinguished graduates, noted broadcasting mogul and philanthropist James E. Rogers. The law school is approved by the American Bar Association and opened in 1915. It was the first law school founded in the State of Arizona. The Rogers College of Law is consistently ranked in the top tier of law schools in the U.S., and was ranked 44th nationally by U.S. News and World Report in 2008. The Rogers College of Law is one of 80 law schools nationwide to have a chapter of the Order of the Coif. It has two student publications: Arizona Law Review and Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law.

Year Founded:1915Type:Public
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Tucson, AZWebsite:http://www.law.arizona.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Terry Holpert
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$50 U.S. News (2009):38# Applications:2482Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:660LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:153J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:2/15/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:27%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:3/1/2008   Yield Rate:23% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):77Full Time Faculty:3075th GPA:3.77 75th LSAT:164
1L Section Size (PT):Part Time Faculty:31Median GPA:3.55 Median LSAT:162
2L/3L Courses:120Student to Faculty Ratio:12.125th GPA:3.27 25th LSAT:158
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:Yes1L Students:153 1L Attrition:0%Total Law Firms:57
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:463 Transfers In:8NY Law Firms:2
Other Grad Dorm:YesAll PT Students: Transfers Out:8DC Law Firms:1
  Total Students:463   CA Law Firms:6
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Resident Tuition (FT):$16,201% Receiving Grant Aid:84.9% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:AZ
Resident Tuition (PT):Full Tuition & Stipend:10.5% % Employed (9 mos.):95.4%% Pass (First Time):85%
Non-Resident Tuition (FT):$25,991Full Tuition:3.9%   State Average:71%
Non-Resident Tuition (PT):Half Tuition:15.6%   Difference:14%
Living Expenses:$17,706Other Scholarships:54.8%     
Total Cost (FT):$43,697