ACADEMICS
FACULTY
300+
77%
18
Business Law | Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law | Environmental Law | Estate Planning | Family Law | Health Care Law | Human Rights Law | Immigration Law | Intellectual Property Law | International Law | Litigation, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution | Maritime Law | Real Estate Law | Social Justice & Public Interest | Tax Law | Technology Law
Course Offerings
Areas of Study
Upper-level courses have under 25 students
7:1
Student to faculty ratio
380+
Total faculty
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
68
369
170
Students participate in field placement opportunities including:
Experiential Courses
Field Placements
9 CLINICS
Bankruptcy Children & Youth Environmental Justice Health Rights Human Rights Immigration Innocence Investor Rights Startup
Students participate in law clinics with direct client representation per year
2,110
Seats available in simulation or lawyering skills courses per year
DC Semester in Practice Program | Litigation Skills Externship Program | Judicial Clerkships Program | Florida Supreme Court Program | Miami Law Externship Program
5 JOURNALS
Business Law Review Inter-American Law Review International and Comparative Law Review Race and Social Justice Law Review University of Miami Law Review
CENTERS AND INITIATIVES
Center for Ethics & Public Service Global Summer Academy Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning HOPE Public Interest Resource Center International Arbitration Institute
3 ADVOCACY PROGRAMS
Charles C. Papy Moot Court Board International Moot Court Program Trial Team
LawWithoutWalls Ralph E. Boyer Institute on Condominium and Cluster Development Summer Legal Academy We Robot
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The U COMMUNITY
22,000+ Law Alumni Represented in All 50 States, DC, Several Territories, and 85 Countries
48% of alumni are outside of FL and abroad 2,100+ alumni in NYC and DC metro areas 500+ alumni overseas 55+ law student organizations
STRATEGIC LOCATION
1,400+ Multinational Corporations Headquartered in South Florida
FALL 2023 INCOMING JD CLASS
AS OF 8/17/2023
Miami is home to 18 of the 25 largest law firms in the US 4 largest economy in the US and 16 largest in the world th
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#2 international banking center in the US #1 city for US startup activity (Kauffman Foundation, 2020)
CAREERS
89% 2022 graduates were Employed within 10 Months of graduation
Law.com Ranking: Top 50 law school for percentage of graduates placed in the country’s largest 100 law firms 9 attorney advisors at the Office of Career and Professional Development
INTERDISCIPLINARY OPPORTUNITIES
4,194
Applications received
355 118 Enrolled students
3.72
162 Median LSAT
Undergraduate institutions represented
Median UGPA
64
Majors represented
56% women 43% men 1% prefer not to answer
Age range
From 34 states + DC & 24 countries
19 – 39
55% Students of color 65% Speak one or more foreign languages 15% First-generation college students 74% First-generation law school students 51% Out of undergraduate for one year or more 68% Received merit-based scholarships
20+ Joint Degrees 8 Joint JD/LLM Programs 25+ International Exchange Programs in 13 Countries
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