Practice Management

University Of Wyoming College Of Law

By chucknewton

I cannot help it really.  When I think of the University of Wyoming College of Law, located in Laramie, Wyoming, I think of all of those old black and white westerns I use to watch on TV back when I was a kid.  In fact, I remember the show Laramie staring John Smith as "Slim" and Robert Fuller as "Jess", and their horses Alamo and Hoot.

Well, the great wild west has grown up and has a law school.  In fact Wyoming Law was established in 1920 and is accredited by the ABA.  It offers a J.D. degree as well as a joint degree with a Masters of Public Administration.

One of its famous alumni really plays the old west part -- famed trail lawyer Gerry Spence.

It is the only law school in the Wyoming and it is one of the smallest law schools in the nation, with only a total enrollment of 225.  This might present some problems, such as not having a part-time program, but with 20 full-time professors, there can be no shortage of personal attention from the school.

Laramie is a town of approximately 30 thousand people in the southeast portion of the state and sits at an altitude of about 7,200 feet between two mountain ranges.  Denver, Colorado is about two hours south.  Most people describe the area as majestic.

The school is also a value because its full-time tuition for in-state students is just $7,635 per year.  But, even for out-of-state students the tuition is $16,155.00, which is substantially lower than most private law schools.

The law schools bar passage rate for first time takes is pretty good at 74%, but the bar passage rate for first time takers is 80%.  The school is not far off.

About 82% of students receive grants and the the median grant amount per student is $1,200.

It is a law school worth looking at.

Full post as published by Chuck Newton on January 31, 2008 (boomark / email).