Overview

School of Law / School of Law is located in Kansas City, MO, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA)
Master of Laws (LL M)
Juris Doctor (JD)
Juris Doctor/Master of Laws (JD/LL M)
Master of Laws/Master of Public Administration (LL M/MPA)
Juris Doctor/Master of Public Administration (JD/MPA)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	25
Doctoral Degrees	159

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam LSAT Thesis (for general)

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

588

Applied

154

Accepted

154

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	March 1st	March 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	LSAT
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0 (for general), 2.7 (for taxation)
Doctoral Degree Exam	LSAT

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

446

Total Graduate Students

5%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	8.07%
Black or African American	4.93%
White or Caucasian	75%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.22%
Asian	1.57%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.35%
Unknown	2.69%

Gender

Male (56%)

Female (43%)

Faculty

45

Total faculty

Full-time - 36

Part-time - 9

Male (26)

Female (19)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Family and children's issues, litigation, estate planning, urban law, business, tax entrepreneurial law
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO  64110
United States

Contact Barbara Glesner Fines
Acting Dean
Email: glesnerb@umkc.edu
Phone: 816-235-2380
Fax: 816-235-5276

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