Oklahoma City University

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Oklahoma City, OK 73106-1493
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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#49 in Presence of Minority Students

OCU Law ranks #49 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (41.9%).

#88 in Presence of Minority Faculty

OCU Law ranks #88 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (13.0%).

#113 in Bar Passage Rate

OCU Law ranks #113 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (76.7%), and it underperforms by -10.2% the state of Oklahoma’s overall bar passage rate of 86.9%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#152 in Presence of Female Faculty

OCU Law is tied for #152 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (33.3%).

#158 in Median Undergraduate GPA

OCU Law ranks #158 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.20) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#160 in Private Sector Salary

OCU Law is tied for #160 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($58,900).

#166 in Median LSAT

OCU Law is tied for #166 in terms of the median LSAT score (149) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#166 in Public Sector Salary

OCU Law is tied for #166 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($45,000).

#172 in Library Size

OCU Law ranks #172 in terms of library size with 169,965 volumes or equivalents.

#174 in Acceptance Rate

OCU Law ranks #174 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 63.4% among those who applied for admission.

#179 in Highest Tuition

OCU Law ranks #179 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($35,340). We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates.

#186 in Student to Faculty Ratio

OCU Law is tied for #186 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (12.0:1).

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: August 1
Application Fee: $50

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 63.4% 72.1%
LSAT Score (Median) 149 149
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 146-152 146-151
GPA (Median) 3.20 3.16
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 2.87-3.55 2.79-3.53

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: OK OK
School's bar passage rate: 76.7% 78.3%
State overall bar passage rate: 86.9% 84.0%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: -10.2% -5.7%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: N/A N/A
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 74.8% 87.0%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $35,340 N/A
Room and Board: $12,600 $12,600
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 85.2% 70.4%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $14,000 $15,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $120,603 $121,607
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 72.9% 71.4%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 437 385
Men: 46.0% 52.2%
Women: 54.0% 47.8%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 58.1% N/A
Black: 6.6% N/A
Hispanic: 10.1% N/A
Asian: 5.5% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 12.0 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 69 N/A
Male: 66.7% N/A
Female: 33.3% N/A
Minority: 13.0% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $58,900 $60,000
Public Sector (Median): $45,000 $50,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 169,965 169,304