Facts & Figures
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Law School Profile (2009-2010 Academic Year)
Total Enrollment (full-time day program only): 546
Student/Faculty Ratio: 12.4 to 1
Class Size Range: 12 to 84
Colorado Bar Passage Rate (July first-time takers): 94%
JD Dual Degrees & Certificates
JD/Master of Business Administration
JD/Master of Public Affairs
JD/Master in Telecommunications
JD/Master in Environmental Studies
JD/Master of Urban and Regional Planning
JD/PhD in Environmental Studies
JD/Doctor of Medicine
JD/LLB from University of Alberta
Tax Emphasis Program
American Indian Law Certificate
Juvenile and Family Law Certificate
Entrepreneurial Law
Certificate
Master of Laws Degrees
LLM in Entrepreneurial Law
LLM in Information Technology & Intellectual Property Law
LLM in Natural Resources Law
Tuition, Fees, and On-Campus Living Expenses (2009-2010 Academic Year)
Resident: $25,431
Nonresident* & LLM Students: $33,495
Living Expenses: $14,925
Nonresident Living Expenses: $15,797
*Nonresident students may qualify for in-state tuition after the first year.
Entering Class Profile (Class of 2012)
Entering Class Size: 166
Median LSAT Score: 163
25/75 Percentile LSAT Score: 160/165
Median GPA: 3.68
25/75 Percentile GPA: 3.42/3.78
Women: 52%
Minority Students: 29%
Median Age (Range 20-48): 24
Undergraduate Schools Represented: 94
Employment Statistics (Class of 2008)
9 Months after Graduation: 87.7%
Law Firms: 42.3%
Government Agencies: 14.1%
Judicial Clerkships: 25.4%
Business/Industry: 5.6%
Public Interest/Nonprofit: 7.0%
Academic: 3.5%
Employer Unknown: 2.1%
(Unemployed: 10.5%; Full-time Degree Students: 0.6%; Studying for Bar: 1.2%)
Salary Ranges (Class of 2008)
2-10 person firms: $35,000 - $70,000
11-25 person firms: $55,000 - $100,000
51-100 person firms: $52,000 - $120,000
101-250 person firms: $100,000 - $120,000
251-500 person firms: $120,000 - $135,000
500+ person firms: $80,000 - $160,000
Public Interest Sector: $35,000 - $50,000
Government Sector: $43,000 - $102,000
Judicial Clerkships: $32,000 - $60,000
Business Sector: $7,800 - $90,000
Regional Information (Class of 2008)
Mountain: 81.3%
Pacific: 5.0%
South Atlantic: 2.9%
Mid-Atlantic: 2.2%
East North Central: 0.7%
West North Central: 1.4%
East South Central: 1.4%
West South Central: 1.4%
Foreign: 2.2%
New England: 1.4%
Accreditation
Colorado Law was a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools, organized in 1901, and has been an American Bar Association-approved law schools since its first publication in 1923. For more information, contact:
Office of the Consultant on Legal Education /
Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
American Bar Association
321 N. Clark Street, 21st Floor
Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: (312) 988-6738
Fax: (312) 988-5681
www.abanet.org/legaled
