| Oklahoma City University School of Law | |
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| Motto | Veritas Ecclesia Cognitio (Truth, Church, Knowledge) |
| Established | 1907 |
| School type | Private |
| Endowment | $ 80.5 million[1] |
| Dean | David Holt |
| Location | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Enrollment | 469[2] |
| Faculty | 33[2] |
| USNWR ranking | 150 (USNWR)[3] |
| Bar pass rate | 57.34%[4] |
| Website | law |
| ABA profile | OCU Law Profile |
Oklahoma City University School of Law, also known as OCU Law, is the law school of Oklahoma City University. OCU Law is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and was founded in 1907. OCU Law was located in the Sarkeys Law Center on the southwest side of the Oklahoma City University campus until spring 2015, when it moved to a new campus near downtown Oklahoma City.
The Chickasaw Nation Law Library at OCU Law houses a collection of more than 300,000 volume and volume equivalents, and is open to the public. OCU Law has been accredited by the ABA since 1960 and has been a member of the Association of American Law Schools since 2003.[5][6]
The 2023-2024 edition of U.S. News & World Report's Best Law Schools ranked OCU Law as #150 (out of a total of 175 ranked, with 180-196 being "rank not published").[3] The 2022 edition of U.S. News & World Report's Best Law Schools listed OCU Law as a 4th Tier Law School ranked #147-193 among 204 ABA accredited schools.[7][8] In 2023, preLaw Magazine ranked OCU Law in the top 5 schools for Native American and in the top 50 most diverse law schools.[9] In 2023, the Princeton Review ranked OCU Law in the top 10 law schools Most Chosen by Older Students and included OCU Law on its list of Best Law Schools.
According to OCU Law's 2021 ABA-required disclosures, 91.5% of the Class of 2021 were employed nine months after graduation and 86% of the class was employed in bar passage required or J.D. advantage positions.[10]
- ^ Law School Almanac - 2008 Endowments retrieved on 6-6-2009.
- ^ a b 2014 Standard 509 Information Report - Oklahoma City University
- ^ a b U.S. News & World Report, Best Law Schools 2023-2024, Oklahoma City University School of Law
- ^ "Bar Exam Statistics | the Oklahoma Board of Bar Examiners (OKBBE)".
- ^ LSAC profile, ABA "OCU Law". LSAC.org . retrieved on 2-8-2010
- ^ AALS member schools "Listing AALS member schools". AALS. retrieved 2-8-2010
- ^ 3,4 rankings Top Law Schools retrieved on 1-20-2009.
- ^ "Oklahoma City University". usnews.com. U.S. News & World Report L.P. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Rankings - Nationaljurist". 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ "Employment Summary for 2014 graduates" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-13.