University of Akron School of Law

University of Akron School of Law
MottoFiat Lux
Established1921
School typePublic
Parent endowment$133.3 million
DeanEmily M. Janoski-Haehlen
LocationAkron, Ohio, U.S.
Enrollment526
Faculty52
USNWR ranking127th (2025)
Bar pass rate89.4% in Ohio
Websitewww.uakron.edu/law/

University of Akron School of Law is the law school at the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. Offering both Juris Doctor and Master of Laws degrees, it was founded in 1921 as the Akron School of Law and merged with the University of Akron in 1959, becoming fully accredited by the American Bar Association in 1961. Since 1921, the school has produced over 6,000 graduates.

Located across from E. J. Thomas Hall on University Avenue, the University of Akron School of Law is housed in the C. Blake McDowell Law Center on the northwest portion of the University of Akron campus. It also houses the Joseph G. Miller and William C. Becker Institute for Professional Responsibility and The University of Akron Center for Constitutional Law, one of only four constitutional law centers established by Congress in the United States.