Overview

School of Law / School of Law is located in Albuquerque, NM, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Juris Doctor/Master of Accountancy (JD/M Acct)
Juris Doctor/Master of Public Administration (JD/MPA)
Juris Doctor (JD)
Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA)
Juris Doctor/Master of Arts (JD/MA)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	111

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam LSAT Ethics class, 2 writing classes, clinic

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

636

Applied

281

Accepted

111

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 15th	February 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	LSAT
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 100

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

347

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	34.87%
Black or African American	1.44%
White or Caucasian	47%
American Indian or Alaska Native	6.92%
Asian	1.73%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	3.75%
Unknown	3.17%

Gender

Male (50%)

Female (49%)

Faculty

66

Total faculty

Full-time - 33

Part-time - 33

Male (30)

Female (36)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Clinical legal education, international law, Indian law, natural resources and environmental law, Constitutional law, business and tax law, legal writing
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address MSC11 6070
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM  87131-0001
United States

Contact Mr. David Herring
Dean
Email: herring@law.unm.edu
Phone: 505-277-4700
Fax: 505-277-9558

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