University offers
bargain law degree
Tuition rates for nonresidents
are higher at Oregon’s private
colleges, while resident costs
are less in neighboring states
By Jan Montry
Oregon Daily Emerald
Incoming University law students
will pay the lowest tuition in Ore
gon this year, making the School of
Law a better financial choice than
two other Oregon law schools.
The 2003 tuition for resident
law students is $13,924 and
$17,872 for nonresidents. These
rates don’t factor in added expens
es, such as a required laptop for
first-year students, which can add
thousands of dollars.
In comparison, tuition at Lewis &
Clark Law School and Willamette
University College of Law — the
two private law schools in Oregon
— are much higher.
At Lewis & Clark, tuition is
$23,196 for full-time students and
$17,400 for part-time evening class
es, and tuition at Willamette Uni
versity College of Law is $21,800.
However, University tuition for
residents is a bit more costly than at
other West Coast schools.
For instance, tuition at the Uni
versity of Washington School of
Law is $10,221 for residents, while
UCLA School of Law tuition is only
$11,713 for residents.
University tuition and fees may
seem low compared to other Ore
gon schools, but after three years of
education, students can incur in
credible debt, which is a good in
centive to explore the many finan
cial aid options available.
Three common forms of federal
financial aid are the Federal
Perkins Loan Program , the Federal
Work-Study Program and the
William D. Ford Federal
Direct/Stafford Loan Program.
The Perkins loan — a limited
fund — is a long-term loan with a
set 5 percent interest on unpaid bal
ance. Loan amounts vary every
year, but the combined maximum a
student may receive for undergrad
uate and graduate work is $40,000.
Work-study positions allow stu
dents to earn an hourly wage at a
campus, government or selected
nonprofit agency to help pay for ex
penses. Full-time students may
work a maximum of 20 hours per
week during the academic year.
The Stafford loan provides both
subsidized and unsubsidized long
term loans to students. Interest
rates on both types of loans are vari
able, and students may delay pay
ment six months after graduation.
For law students who want to
avoid debt after college, many
scholarships are available for first
year students.
The dean’s scholarships and
alumni scholarships give away a to
tal of $75,000 and $25,000, respec
tively, to first-year students. These
scholarships are renewable for
three years and have no grade-point
stipulations.
This year, $124,000 is also being
distributed as “awards of excel
lence” to first-year students with a
3.5 GPA or above.
“I believe (awards of excellence
are) directly responsible for the in
creased quality of this year’s incom
ing class,” law school Admissions
Director Katherine A. Jemberg said.
Contact the reporter
at janmontry@dailyemerald.com.
Nonresident law school tuition
$24,000 r
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