University of Oklahoma College of Law Versus Oklahoma City University School of Law
Which Law School is Right for You?
There is a third law school in the state of Oklahoma, Tulsa University. However, Tulsa University is located in eastern Oklahoma and is approximately a one and a half to two hour drive from the other two law schools in Oklahoma. Accordingly, for purposes of this article, the focus will be on comparing OU Law School and OCU Law School.
The Four Tiers of US Law Schools
US News & World Reports annually publishes a ranking system for all American Bar Association accredited law schools in the United States. The ranking system is broken down into the top 100 law schools and the third and four tier law schools. The third and fourth tier law schools are law schools that do not make it into the top 100.
The University of Oklahoma College of Law normally falls in the top 100. In the most recent publication by US News & World Reports, published in October 2007, OU was one of the top 100 law schools, ranked as the 70th best law school in the nation.
Oklahoma City University School of Law is typically ranked in the fourth tier group of law schools. In the most recent publication by US News & World Reports, published in October 2007, OCU once again fell into the bottom tier, the fourth tier.
According to US News & World Reports ranking system, OU's law school is clearly a higher quality law school to attend than OCU's law school.
Two Reasons to Choose to Attend Oklahoma City University School of Law
1. You have received a substantial scholarship to Oklahoma City University School of Law that makes your total costs significantly less expensive than if you attended the University of Oklahoma College of Law.
Considering that Oklahoma City University is a private college and therefore charges a much higher tuition than the University of Oklahoma charges, the scholarship to OCU would have to be practically a full scholarship for it to be worth it to choose OCU over OU.
2. You have been accepted by OCU, but you have not been accepted by OU.
The OU Law School has higher admittance standards than OCU Law School. Since it is more difficult to be accepted by the OU Law School, you may find yourself in the position of being accepted only by the OCU Law School. If your heart is set on attending a law school in the Oklahoma City area, then by all means attend OCU Law School in this case.
Published by Lori Wheat
Lori Wheat is a progressive, reformed attorney turned freelance writer, gardener, and property manager. She lives with her wonderful husband and adopted greyhound dog in Norman, Oklahoma. View profile
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10 Comments
Post a CommentI read this article because I needed a genuine comparison between the schools. The fact of one possibly being cheaper and easier to get into just says that you get what you pay for. I find that interesting. OCU doesn't have a football team to spend all its valuable resources on and therefore might be able to afford better teachers. Could that be true?
I would be interested in knowing the bar pass rate of both schools. There is so much good information that you could have shared but you didn't, it makes me wonder if you even went to school at all. It sounds as though you are one of my 7th grade students trying to do spend minimal effort to write a theme paper. No facts, no quotes, no recommended resources to compare by. I am sorry I wasted my time reading this article. The only people who could possibly benefit from it are OU fans. They are all about hype anyway.
Interesting article? nahht. Your distinctions between the schools are elementary, very elementary. You should include information about bar passage rates, quality of faculty, and success of graduates (perhaps what fields of law they go into). Did you go to law school?? Based on your comparisons, I am assuming that you didn't. Perhaps you should start serving coffee at Starbuchs.
It is very interesting that many of OU's teams that compete in moot court competitions seem to lose to the teams from OCU Law... i'm not personally from OCU Law, but have seen the two teams in competition at Texas.......well have fun making yourself feel more secure in your choice of education
Truth be told, this "article" does not posess any journalistic qualities. There is no real comparison using any statistical evidence that is relevant. It is simple Ms. Weaver opinion. Everyone has an opinion but that doesn't make them viable unless they are well founded and well thought out. It is also rather curious that Ms. Weaver attended OU law but fails to disclose that gem of bias. Perhaps that is why Ms. Weaver failed at the law and is now a gardener by trade. I don't have a dog in this fight. However, I find Ms. Weaver's comments to be "clearly" inappropriate in that she is making misrepresentions.
Worst article ever. I read your OU/OCU article. According to US World News Report, OCU doesn't turn in the info sheet each year so it is automaticly placedin the 4th tier. No doubt that OU has higher admission standards...but just because the US Report says OU is ranked higher doesn't meant that OU is "clearly" a better school. Give me break, I am a 1L at OCU and it is nice being taught by Profs from Harvard, Yale, Chicago, and OU.
Great article. I so regretted my choice my law school.
Thanks for the info! :)
This information will prove really useful to people who cannot decide which institution to go for.
Sophie
Very nice comparison!
Fantastic info Lori!