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The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom.
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UMD Law School
College Park, Maryland
JD Admissions & Requirements
UMD Law School is a prestigious JD program located in College Park, Maryland. In the competitive 2024 law school rankings, UMD Law School was ranked 55 by US News & World Report, making it a strong option for prospective law students in the current application cycle. For the current admissions cycle, UMD Law School has an entering 1L class size of approximately 205 with an acceptance rate of 30.2%, positioning it among the competitive law schools for JD applicants.
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If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.
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The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (Maryland Carey Law), located in downtown Baltimore, was established in 1816 and began regular instruction in 1824. It is the third-oldest law school in the nation, but its innovative programs make it one of the liveliest and most dynamic today. The University of Maryland campus is located within blocks of courthouses, government agencies, restaurants, and entertainment venues. Home to the University of Maryland’s professional schools in law, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, social work, and dentistry, the Baltimore campus is undergoing a renaissance of its own. Newly built student housing; a state-of-the-art student center with a lap pool, workout rooms, and space for intramural competition; a row of new restaurants; and two major theaters have brought a vibrancy to the neighborhood, which is just blocks away from the well-known Inner Harbor area. A campus shuttle and free city bus make getting to other Baltimore neighborhoods easy and convenient.
Baltimore’s proximity to other major East Coast cities is another plus. Students can easily travel by train to Washington, DC (40 minutes); Wilmington, DE (40 minutes); Philadelphia (1 hour); or New York City (2.5 hours). Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is less than 10 miles from the law school building and is accessible by light rail. It is, for many, the preferred airport in the Washington, DC, area. Maryland Carey Law has taken advantage of this location to become an integral part of the Baltimore–Washington legal and business community.