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University of Baltimore Law School
Baltimore , Maryland
JD Admissions & Requirements
Data from 2023 admissions cycle
University of Baltimore Law School is a prestigious JD program located in Baltimore , Maryland. In the competitive 2024 law school rankings, University of Baltimore Law School was ranked 140 by US News & World Report, making it a strong option for prospective law students in the current application cycle. For the 2023 admissions cycle, University of Baltimore Law School has an entering 1L class size of approximately 226 with an acceptance rate of 58.7%, positioning it among the competitive law schools for JD applicants.
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The University of Baltimore School of Law, part of the University System of Maryland, prepares students for the 21st-century legal marketplace with a rigorous, fast-paced legal education. The School of Law is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. UB’s law alumni, numbering over 13,000, provide a valuable professional network for students and graduates.
The School of Law’s world-class faculty grounds students in the study of legal doctrine and contemporary legal theory. Meanwhile, from an early stage of their careers at UB, students face the real-world challenges of legal practice by participating in the school’s nationally renowned law clinics and externships throughout the Baltimore-Washington, DC, area.
The UB School of Law also teaches professional skills and provides a host of practical experiences to help its graduates flourish in today’s changing marketplace.
In addition to its 13 clinics, the School of Law also has six academic centers that foster in-depth research in the following specializations:
Applied feminism
Family law
International and comparative law
Medicine and law
Law of intellectual property and technology
Sports law
Baltimore affords the advantages of an important legal center with many law firms, government offices, nongovernmental organizations, and federal and state courts. The School of Law is located in the city’s Mount Vernon Cultural District, a short distance from Baltimore’s bustling downtown and the scenic Inner Harbor. Situated in a public transportation hub, the School of Law is easy to access. In particular, the school’s location next to Baltimore’s Penn Station allows students to reach Capitol Hill in just an hour by rail.
The School of Law offers two LLM and two certificate programs. The Graduate Tax Program, begun in 1987, offers an LLM in Taxation and a Certificate in Estate Planning (along with an MS in Taxation for accountants). Since its inception, the Graduate Tax Program has graduated more than 500 LLM and MS students. The Master of Laws in the Law of the United States (LLM LOTUS) program, housed at the Center for International and Comparative Law since 2003, provides core courses on US law for attorneys who earned their first law degree outside of the United States. Starting in fall 2017, the UB School of Law also offers a Post-JD Certificate in Family Law.