| University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law | |
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| Established | 1799 |
| School type | Public |
| Dean | Paul E. Salamanca |
| Location | Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| USNWR ranking | 60th (2024)[1] |
| Website | law |
The University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law, also known as UK Rosenberg College of Law, is the law school of the University of Kentucky located in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded initially from a law program at Transylvania University in 1799, the law program at UK began operations in 1908; it was one of the nation's first public law schools. In 1913, the college became the first in the nation to institute a trial practice program, and is host to the tenth-oldest student-run law review publication in the United States. The dean of the College of Law is Mary J. Davis, who happens to be the first woman dean of the Rosenberg College of Law.
According to UK Law's official disclosures to the American Bar Association, nearly 86% of the Class of 2020 successfully obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo practitioners.[3] Per U.S. News & World Report, UK Law is the 67th best law school among all public and private universities in the nation, and the highest-ranked law school in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.[4]
The University of Kentucky pass rate for the July 2021 Kentucky Bar Exam was 83%, 11% higher than the overall Kentucky pass rate. For first-time takers the pass rate was 83%, 6% higher than the overall first-time taker pass rate in Kentucky.
- ^ "University of Kentucky - Best Law Schools". University of Kentucky (Rosenberg). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ As of June 30, 2021. UK Endowment | University Financial Services (Report).
- ^ "Class of 2020 Employment Statistics" (PDF).
- ^ "Best Law Schools". U.S. News & World Report. March 29, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.