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University of Nebraska College of Law
Established	1888
School type	Public
Dean	Richard Moberly
Location	Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Enrollment	348
Faculty	35
USNWR ranking	80[1]
Website	law.unl.edu

The University of Nebraska College of Law, colloquially known as the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law, is one of the professional graduate schools of 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.^[2]

History

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

Employment

According to Nebraska's official 2018 ABA-required disclosures, 87.5% of the Class of 2017 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage employment ten months after graduation.^[3] 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.^[4]

Costs

Cost per credit hour for the 2018-2019 academic year is $384.75 for residents and $1,016.75 for non-residents. Annual fees for the 2018-2019 academic year total $3,386 per student.^[5]

Notable alumni

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  Clarence Arlen Beam, 1965, Federal Judge


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  Curt Bromm, 1970, Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature
  


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  Jon Bruning, 1994, attorney general of Nebraska
  


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  Elmer Burkett, 1893, U.S. Senator from Nebraska


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  William G. Cambridge, 1955, Federal Judge


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  Hal Daub, 1966, U.S. Representative for Nebraska and mayor of Omaha
  


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  James Donnewald, 1949, Illinois State Treasurer


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  Stanley Knapp Hathaway, 1950, Governor of Wyoming


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  George Heinke, 1908, U.S. Representative for Nebraska


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  Frank Brenner Morrison, 1931, Governor of Nebraska
  


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  Fred Gustus Johnson, 1903, U.S. Representative for Nebraska


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  John Freudenberg, 1995, Justice, Nebraska Supreme Court
  


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  Harvey M. Johnsen, 1919, Federal Judge


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  Richard G. Kopf, 1972, Federal Judge


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  Thomas F. Konop, 1904, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin


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  John A. Maguire, 1899, U.S. Representative for Nebraska


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  John R. McCarl, 1903, first Comptroller General of the United States
  


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  Howard Shultz Miller, 1900, U.S. Representative for Kansas


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  Ben Nelson, 1970, Governor of Nebraska, U.S. Senator from Nebraska


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  John J. Pershing, 1893, General of the Armies, Commander of American Expeditionary Forces in WWI


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  John Coleman Pickett, 1922, Federal Judge


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  J. Lee Rankin, U.S. Solicitor General
  


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  William J. Riley, 1972, Federal Judge


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  Donald Roe Ross, Federal Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  


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  Laurie Smith Camp, Judge on United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
  


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  Mark Quandahl, 1972, Federal Judge, U.S. Senator from Nebraska


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  Ted Sorensen, 1949, Special adviser and speechwriter to President John F. Kennedy
  


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  Kenneth C. Stephan, 1973, Justice, Nebraska Supreme Court
  


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  Charles Thone, 1950, U.S. Representative for Nebraska, Governor of Nebraska
  


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  Robert Van Pelt, 1922, Federal Judge


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  Arthur J. Weaver, 1896, Governor of Nebraska


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  John F. Wright, 1970, Justice, Nebraska Supreme Court
  


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  Clayton Yeutter, 1963, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
  


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  Jeffrey J. Funke, 1994, Justice, Nebraska Supreme Court
  


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  Deborah R. Gilg, 1977, United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska
  


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  Michael Heavican, 1975, Chief Justice, Nebraska Supreme Court
  


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  Harvey Perlman, 1966, Chancellor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
  


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  Stephanie Stacy, 1991, Justice, Nebraska Supreme Court
  


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  Lee Calvin White, Special Counsel to the President of the United States

Notable professors

• Roger Kirst


• Richard Dooling


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  William J. Riley, Federal Judge, adjunct Trial Advocacy professor


• David Landis


• Roscoe Pound


• Harvey Perlman

References

External links

• Official site

Coordinates: 40°49′51″N 96°39′37″W / 40.83083°N 96.66028°W / 40.83083; -96.66028