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U Arizona drops non-resident tuition by 30%

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Another law school is lowering its tuition in hopes it will attract more applicants.

The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law will lower non-resident tuition from $42,000 a year to $29,000, a drop of more than 30 percent. But Marc Miller, dean of the law school, said it is close to the true cost of attendance — tuition minus scholarships.

The rate for in-state students will remain about the same at $24,400. For non-residents, the University of Arizona will now be much cheaper than most of its competitors, including The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, which charges $41,700.

“The drastic decrease in law school applicants nationally since 2008 means a much more competitive environment for attracting the best students from Arizona and beyond,” said the university’s proposal for the fee change.

This is the second year in a row that the University of Arizona has dropped tuition. It reduced rates rates by 8 percent for nonresidents and 11 percent for residents last year. Five other law schools have already announced tuition cuts for 2014-2015 — Penn State University, University of Cincinnati, Ohio Northern University, Roger Williams University and University of Iowa. 

First-year enrollment at University of Arizona is down from 469 in 2010 to 404, a 13.9 percent drop. Arizona State is down 7.7 percent and Arizona Summit, a private school is up 30.8 percent.

The University of Arizona is also the first to offer a Bachelor of Arts in Law. The degree is desgiend to prepare individuals for a number of professions in which a strong knowledge of law is advantageous, such as corporate compliance, city planning, water resources management, business management, health care administration, human resources, policy analysis, and legal technology consulting. The new degree is the product of a partnership between the College of Law and the School of Government and Public Policy in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

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