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2023 ABA Standard 509 Information Report for University of Arkansas School of Law (PDF file)

The ABA Standard 509 Information Report includes basic disclosures on these topics: admissions data; tuition, fees, living costs, and financial aid; enrollment data and attrition and graduation rates; number of full-time and part-time faculty and administrators; curricular offerings, conditional scholarships, academic calendar, and academic requirements; library resources; and bar passage data. Additional information about some of these topics, as well as other important basic information about the School of Law, is given below.

Learning Outcomes

The faculty has adopted the following as the learning outcomes expected as a result of our J.D. program:

1. Our graduates will have an understanding of their ethical responsibilities.

Graduates should demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the ethical responsibilities of an attorney as a client representative, officer of the court, and member of society.

2. Our graduates will understand the law.

Graduates should demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the basic elements of substantive law, procedure, and legal theory.

3. Our graduates will be able to communicate the law.

Graduates should demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills in the context of predictive, persuasive, and prescriptive application of the law.

4. Our graduates will be able to use the law.

Graduates should demonstrate a reasonable array of legal practice skills, including the ability to conduct legal research, to engage in problem solving, to interact with clients, and to advocate on their behalf.

5. Our graduates will be professionals.

Graduates should demonstrate professionalism by conducting themselves in a professional manner, including by participating in opportunities to increase their professional knowledge and skills.

Tuition, Fees, Living Costs, Financial Aid, and Refunds

J.D. Program Costs and Financial Aid

LL.M. Program Costs and Financial Aid

Tuition Refund Policy

Transfer Student Policy

Curricular Offerings

Required coursework and other J.D. program requirements can be found in the School of Law Catalog. You can also view a list of the courses offered in the past three years.

Academic Requirements

Academic Policies

Academic Calendar

School of Law Academic Calendar 2024-27

Bar Passage Rates

• Bar Passage Rates 2024

Placement Rates

• Employment Summary Report 2023
• Employment Summary Report 2022
• Employment Summary Report 2021
• Employment Summary Report 2020
• Employment Summary Report 2019

Informational and Library Resources

Young Law Library resources can also be found in the Young Law Library section of this website.

Physical Facilities

The School of Law is housed in a 136,750 square foot building in the heart of the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. The building recently underwent a major renovation and was more than doubled in size. The modern addition to the building received a Merit Award for design from the Arkansas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

Among the features of the law school building is the 203-seat E.J. Ball Courtroom, which has hosted distinguished visitors such as the Arkansas Supreme Court, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, former Supreme Commander of NATO Wesley Clark, and former U.S. Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. There is wireless internet connectivity throughout the building, and the Young Law Library has its own gourmet espresso shop.

The building surrounds the Richard B. Atkinson Memorial Courtyard, a quiet sanctuary for faculty and students that is filled with sculpture by presidential Medal of Arts recipient Jesus Moroles.