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 | 87.88%[citation needed] |
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 (190,000 m2) Duquesne University campus, the law school is walking distance to Pittsburgh's downtown legal, corporate, and government communities. The School of Law has over 5,800 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]