The College of Law at the University of Arizona is a nationally prominent law school that has developed an outstanding academic program to prepare lawyers for leadership and service throughout the State, the country and internationally. We have created a close-knit community of scholars, educators and students who seek to advance justice. Our core values— justice, professional integrity, public leadership and community service—inform all of our programs, activities and decisions.

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The University of Arizona College of Law—the first law school in Arizona and one of the first established in the West— was founded in 1915, when a Department of Law was created as part of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at the University of Arizona, Arizona’s first University. In 1925, the College of Law was established as the fifth college at the University of Arizona. In 1999, the College was renamed the James E. Rogers College of Law, in honor of the generous support of James E. Rogers, prominent attorney, businessman, educational leader and philanthropist, who graduated from the College of Law in 1962. During the College’s almost 100-year history, many of Arizona’s most distinguished judges and lawyers have pursued their legal educations at the UA. In addition, our graduates hold positions of leadership in the legal, corporate and political arenas throughout the U.S. and internationally.

The College is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and has been a member of the Association of American Law Schools since 1931. The College is one of 80 law schools nationwide to have a chapter of the Order of the Coif, the prestigious national law academic honor society.

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The University of Arizona Rogers College of Law is part of one of the world’s premier research universities and we are located in Tucson, a vibrant Southwestern city that straddles multiple cultural and national borders. We are dedicated to first-rate teaching, research and service to the public and the legal profession. We strive to create an educational environment that challenges, nourishes and embraces each student. We are small by choice. Our size— approximately 150 students in each entering class and a total student body of about 500—and varied curriculum permit small classes and close interaction between students and faculty. Our spirit of collegiality promotes an environment of collaboration among students.

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When the ASU College of Law changed its name to the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, it signaled its determination to become a great law school – one that, like its namesake, would have the talent and courage to set a new path for law and legal education in the United States. The urgent challenges of our time – such as climate change, terrorism, local and international poverty, threats to human rights and the rule of law, and translating biomedical research into medical practice – transcend disciplinary boundaries. Their solutions will as well. We want students who are as excited as we are about meeting and overcoming the world’s newest challenges and those not yet imagined.

The College has a large, nationally acclaimed faculty with a tradition of high standards in both teaching and research. About half of our professors have advanced degrees in disciplines other than law. Our Center for the Study of Law, Science, and Technology is the oldest, largest and by far the most comprehensive law and science center in the country. Our Indian Legal Program is arguably the best in North America. The College’s faculty, staff, and students enjoy high esprit de corps. We provide our students with a unique degree of individualized attention and with choices you may never have thought possible.

Our diverse and accomplished student body currently ranges in age from 18 to 70 and represents nearly 200 undergraduate institutions. Minority students comprise 30 percent of the class that entered in 2006. Because the College is the only accredited law school in the Phoenix metropolitan area, our students have tremendous opportunities. Phoenix is the fifth largest city in the country and the only large capital city served by only one accredited law school.

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