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University of Colorado Law School

University of Colorado Law School
Wolf Law Building
MottoLet Your Light Shine
Established1892
School typePublic
Parent endowment$827.64 million[1]
DeanLolita Buckner Inniss
LocationBoulder, Colorado, US
40°00′05″N 105°15′45″W / 40.00125°N 105.26239°W / 40.00125; -105.26239
Enrollment555[2]
Faculty79[2]
USNWR ranking48th (tie) (2024)[3]
Bar pass rate82.39% (first time takers)[4]
Websitewww.colorado.edu/law/
ABA profileUniversity of Colorado Law School
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The University of Colorado Law School is one of the professional graduate schools within the University of Colorado System. It is a public law school, with more than 500 students attending and working toward a Juris Doctor or Master of Studies in Law.[5] The Wolf Law Building is located in Boulder, Colorado, and is sited on the south side of the University of Colorado at Boulder campus. The law school houses the William A. Wise Law Library, which is a regional archive for federal government materials and is open to the public. United States Supreme Court Justice Wiley Blount Rutledge graduated from the University of Colorado Law School in 1922.[6]

According to Colorado's official 2015 ABA-required disclosures, 74.2% of the Class of 2015 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.[7] For 2015 graduates, the overall employment rate was 96% at 10 months after graduation, including JD-required, JD-advantaged, and other positions.[8]

  1. ^ "University of Colorado Endowment Survey". Sustainable Endowments Institute. 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "2015 Standard 509 Information Report" (PDF). University of Colorado. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "University of Colorado – Boulder". usnews.com. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "University of Colorado Law School - 2015 Standard 509 Information Report" (PDF). colorado.edu. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "MSL Degree Program". University of Colorado. December 15, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  6. ^ "Wiley B. Rutledge, 1943-1949 « The Supreme Court Historical Society". Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "Employment Summary for 2015 Graduates" (PDF). University of Colorado. April 7, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  8. ^ "CU Law Graduate Employment Data" (PDF). University of Colorado. April 7, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016.

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