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William S. Boyd School of Law
| William S. Boyd School of Law | |
|---|---|
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| Parent school | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| Established | 1998 |
| School type | Public |
| Dean | Leah Chan Grinvald |
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Enrollment | 442[1] |
| Faculty | 51 (full-time)[1] |
| USNWR ranking | 78th (tie) (2024)[2] |
| Bar pass rate | 72.54% (first time 2022)[3] |
| Website | law |
The William S. Boyd School of Law is the law school of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and the only law school in Nevada.[4] It is named after William S. Boyd, a Nevada attorney and co-founder of Boyd Gaming Corporation who provided the initial funding for the school.[5] The school opened in 1998 and graduated its first class in 2001.[6]
The school has held American Bar Association accreditation since 2003 and joined the Association of American Law Schools in 2004.[7]
In 2023, U.S. News & World Report ranked the law school's full-time program at No. 67 among 196 ranked full-time U.S. law schools and its part-time program at No. 20 among 70 ranked part-time U.S. law schools.[8] Although it has gone down in ranking and now sits at 89th for its full-time program, but has risen to 8th for its part-time program. [9]
- ^ a b "2022 Standard 509 Information Report - William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ "University of Nevada–Las Vegas". U.S. News & World Report – Best Law Schools. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "University Nevada Las Vegas First Time Bar Passage 2022". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law". Law School Admission Council. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ^ "Business Hall of Fame Inductee: William S. Boyd | Lee Business School | University of Nevada, Las Vegas". 11 September 2013.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Richard J. Morgan 2004was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Accreditation | UNLV - William S. Boyd School of Law". law.unlv.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
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