The University of Baltimore School of Law
From "Rags" to "Riches"
Originally, the University of Baltimore School of Law in Baltimore, Maryland was meant to provide part-time night shift programs for the city of Baltimore's employed brood. This was all started in the year 1925, which makes the University of Baltimore School of Law 82 years old. (1) During that time, the University of Baltimore is a private, non-profit educational institution, which can well be the reason why they brought up the law school for a somewhat "vocational" cause. The first batch of students graduated in the University of Baltimore School of Law two years later. The first graduates that the University of Baltimore School of Law produced are only 38 in number. (1) Later on, it would be ranked among the tier four law schools by the US News and World Report. (2)
What It Means To Be In The US News and World Report's Tier 4
Belonging to the fourth tier in the US News and World Report Law School Rankings equates being one of the least reputable law schools in the United States. (3) Why do law schools get listed among the tier 4 law schools in the US News and World Report? Here are some of the reasons: (3)
* The law school is a public school or some required entries in the US News statistical survey have not been provided
* The school does not require SAT or ACT college entrance exams
* The data that US News has is not fresh data, i. e., data from the past years
* The data came from the law school's website.
* The law school is new or has not been registered before as among America's Best Colleges
* The data came from less than 51 percent of the new enrollees of the law school.
* The information has not been inputted in the form that US News requested from the school or from the respondents
The Largest Law School in Maryland
All these are just possible reasons, despite the University of Baltimore School of Law being the largest law school in the state of Maryland. (4) Its enrolled students number to around 1,000. As per the ratio of school personnel to student: for every 20 students, there's one school staff. (4) Its graduates later moved on to become state and national government officials, military officials, and court justices. (2)
Literary Citations & Article References:
(1) http://law.ubalt.edu/template.cfm?page=4
(2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Baltimore_School_of_Law
(3) http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t4natudoc_brief.php