Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University
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The Thomas R. Kline School of Law is the law school of Duquesne University, a private Catholic university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is approved by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Dean April M. Barton joined the school in 2019 as its 13th dean.
Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University | |
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Motto | Salus Populi Suprema Lex "The Welfare of the People is the Highest Law" |
Parent school | Duquesne University |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic (Spiritan Fathers) |
Established | 1911; 113 years ago (1911) |
School type | Private |
Parent endowment | $260.6 Million[1] |
Dean | April Mara Barton |
Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. 40.43649°N 79.99196°W / 40.43649; -79.99196 |
Enrollment | 471 |
USNWR ranking | 94th (2024)[2] |
Bar pass rate | 83.33% |
Website | www |
ABA profile | ABA profile |
The School of Law was founded in 1911, and is the only multiple-division law school in western Pennsylvania. Located on the 47-acre (19 ha) Duquesne University campus, the law school is walking distance to Pittsburgh's downtown legal, corporate, and government communities. The School of Law has over 8,500 alumni globally.
According to Duquesne's 2022 ABA-required disclosures, admission acceptance rate is 56.3% while 73.6% of the Class of 2022 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment ten months after graduation, excluding solo practitioners.[3] Duquesne's 2023 ABA-required disclosures indicate an 83.33% bar passage rate across all jurisdictions where law school graduates took the bar exam for the first time.[4]
In 2024, U.S. News & World Report ranked the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University one of the top 100 law schools in the nation. The legal writing program is ranked No. 57 in the nation and the part-time evening J.D. program is ranked No. 39 in the nation.[5] Additionally, the National Jurist recognized the Kline School of Law at Duquesne as one of the Top Law Schools in Public Policy, awarding Duquesne an A- and noting it as one of the top 25 schools in this area of study.[6]