Overview

School of Law / School of Law is located in Akron, OH, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Juris Doctor (JD)
Juris Doctor/Master of Taxation (JD/M Tax)
Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA)
Juris Doctor/Master of Public Administration (JD/MPA)
Master of Laws (LL M)
Juris Doctor/Master of Applied Politics (JD/MAP)
Juris Doctor/Master of Laws (JD/LL M)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	2
Doctoral Degrees	122
Other Advanced Degrees	37

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?	No

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

816

Applied

458

Accepted

161

Enrolled

Applying

45

Application Fee - Domestic

70

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	March 1st	March 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	LSAT
Doctoral Degree Requirements	LSDAS

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 650 TOEFL IBT score: 115

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

460

Total Graduate Students

1%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.35%
Black or African American	6.52%
White or Caucasian	80%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	1.74%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.39%
Unknown	3.48%

Gender

Male (53%)

Female (46%)

Faculty

54

Total faculty

Full-time - 38

Part-time - 16

Male (36)

Female (18)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Intellectual property; law and science; trust and elder law, including taxation and retirement benefits; professional responsibility and judicial ethics; Constitutional law, theory, and process
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 302 Buchtel Common
http://www.uakron.edu/
Akron, OH  44325
United States

Contact Mr. Martin H. Belsky
Dean
Email: belsky@uakron.edu
Phone: 330-972-6359
Fax: 330-258-2343

Larger Map