# University of Nebraska College of Law

The University of Nebraska College of Law is the law school of the University of Nebraska system. It was founded in 1888 and became part of University of Nebraska in 1891. According to Nebraska's official 2017 ABA-required disclosures, 70.3% of the Class of 2016 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.

## History

Nebraska Law is a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools and is accredited by the American Bar Association.

## Admissions

For the class entering in 2023, the school accepted 65.90% of applicants, with 19.97% of those accepted enrolling. The average enrollee had a 158 LSAT score and 3.75 undergraduate GPA.

## Employment and rankings

According to Nebraska's official 2018 ABA-required disclosures, 87.5% of the Class of 2017 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required (i.e. as attorneys) or JD-advantage employment ten months after graduation. Nebraska's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 16.9%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2013 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation.
In 2016, Business Insider ranked U.S. law schools placing a higher weight on jobs and no weight on selectivity or reputation, ranked UNL College of Law as the 44th best law school in America. The 2024 U.S. News & World Report law school rankings placed Nebraska tied for 89th of the 196 ABA accredited law schools.

## Costs

Cost per credit hour for the 2023–2024 academic year is $420 for residents and $1,132 for non-residents. Annual fees for that academic year total $3,482 per student.

## Notable alumni

* Notable College of Law alumni include:
* John J. Pershing L.L.B. 1893 General of the Armies, Commander of American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
* John R. McCarl L.L.B. 1903 1st Comptroller General of the United States.
* J. Lee Rankin L.L.B. 1930 31st U.S. Solicitor General
* Ted Sorensen L.L.B. 1949 7th White House Counsel to John F. Kennedy
* Stanley K. Hathaway L.L.B. 1950 40th United States Secretary of the Interior, 27th Governor of Wyoming
* Lee C. White L.L.B. 1953 9th White House Counsel to Lyndon B. Johnson.
* C. Arlen Beam J.D. 1965 Judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
* Clayton Yeutter J.D. 1963 23rd U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 13th Counselor to the President.
* Ben Nelson J.D. 1970 37th Governor of Nebraska, U.S. Senator from Nebraska.
* William J. Riley J.D. 1972 Chief Judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
* Richard G. Kopf J.D. 1972 Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
* Laurie Smith Camp J.D. 1977 Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
* Deborah R. Gilg J.D. 1977 United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska.
* Joe Kelly J.D. 1981 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska.
* L. Steven Grasz J.D. 1989 Judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

## Notable professors
### Present

* Roger Kirst, professor of Civil Procedure, Civil Rights Litigation, and Evidence
* Harvey Perlman, former chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln

### Past

* Richard Dooling, novelist and screenwriter, former lecturer
* William J. Riley (deceased), former federal judge, former adjunct professor of Trial Advocacy
* David Landis, former Nebraska state legislator, former negotiation instructor
* Roscoe Pound (deceased), never received a law degree, former dean 1903-1911, former dean Harvard Law School 1916-1937