Enrollment: 1923
Average LSAT: ###,###,##0
Pass Rate for First Time Bar Exam: 90%
Average Undergrad GPA: 0.00
Regular Application Deadline: 04/01
School Type: Public

Part Time Program: 25%
Evening Program: No

Average Starting Salary: $53,100.00

Out-of-State Tuition: $15,880.12
In-State Tuition: $6,372.60
Financial Aid Deadline: 04/15
Average Loan Received: $21,286.00

Student Says - Academics
The School of Law at the University of North Dakota benefits from low costs, a helpful administration, and a dedicated faculty, helping propel an already well-respected reputation in the region. While UND Law is a small school, it's the only law school in a relatively unpopulated state, so there are "more exclusive opportunities for clerkships and externships" than most public law schools, better chances of participating in moot court and law reviews, and the school brings in great speakers (even the ND Supreme Court every year). Many of the state's lawyers also came out of this school, which helps boost employment prospects.
With "some of the brightest and hardest working legal minds in the country hiding here in North Dakota," UND Law professors "always have open-door policies," and many are published, some even with their own casebooks. "I feel privileged to have been allowed to learn from some of the best legal scholars in the United States. They almost made me forget how cold it was outside in the winter," muses a student. The one-on-one relationships between professors and students here "is like nothing you'd expect out of a law school." Class sizes are capped at about 75 students, and 2L and 3L classes have significantly less students, so classes are with relatively small groups a lot of the time. Faculty "seem to keep up with the latest news and incorporate it into the lectures." In order to add some more practical flavor into the curriculum, many courses are offered by adjunct faculty. The attorneys, some with 35 or more years of legal practice, "offer a lot of insight and practical advice that academic professors just can't bring to the table." This results in a diverse group of professors who teach very different courses ranging from general to specialized, allowing students some opportunity to pick and choose, although there is plenty of clamoring for stronger specialization programs, especially in the areas of business and tax law. Administration-wise, the school has three dedicated deans who work to keep the tuition affordable while still managing to offer a broad range of academic and practical experiences, and a helpful staff to boot. Faculty and administration have made great strides in getting student feedback, and there are always student question-and-answer sessions with new and prospective faculty members.
UND Law has the biggest law library in the state, including full and free access to WestLaw, LexisNexis, CALI, and Audio Case Files, as well as a section in the library dedicated to "academic success" that includes study aids and treatises. Beyond that, "the audiovisual technology and seating arrangement are great, however that greatness ends at the door. More bathrooms are needed just about everywhere, and as far as the classrooms go, there's one state-of-the-art classroom (used almost exclusively by 1Ls), and the rest are "straight out of The Paper Chase, wooden chairs and all."

Students Say - Campus Life
For most UND Law students, "law school is about everyone getting to the end, not who can get there first," and there's very little competition amongst classmates, fostering an "amicable environment with level-minded people." There are many extra and co-curricular activities at UND, ranging from special interest organizations to art auctions, formals, football games between the UND Law and Med students, student-run plays, and "hundreds of fun-but wallet-blasting-fundraisers"; student social events, "whether 'official' or not, are very well attended." Every year the Student Association throws a party for the students to celebrate the half way point for the 2Ls. There's a sense that everybody knows everybody, along with the idea that "you're going to have to work with these people when you get out, so be nice while you're here." There are a surprising number of out-of-state attendees, and although diversity is incredibly low, the small size of the school eliminates any different treatment of minorities. The school's Norway exchange program "is one of the coolest things this school does, both from a diversity standpoint (read: fresh blonde females each year for a semester) and from an educational one, with respect to international law." UND Law is in the small town community of Grand Forks, so the nightlife is not so much centered on the town, but "there are always parties of one kind or another going on, and for the most part everyone is always invited."

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