Accreditation Information

Pursuant to ABA Standard 509(b)(9), the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law is a duly accredited institution of professional education as determined by several national or regional agencies:

  • Brandeis Law's Juris Doctor program is approved by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association, with its accreditation status most recently approved in 2020. The next scheduled ABA accreditation site visit will take place in late 2025.
  • Brandeis Law has been a member of the Association of American Law Schools since 1933 and was approved without reporting requirements in 2011.
  • The University of Louisville is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees, including the Juris Doctor.

Consumer Information (ABA Required Disclosures)

As required by ABA Standard 509, Brandeis Law is pleased to provide the following information to help consumers make informed decisions. Consumer information for all ABA-approved law schools is available online at abarequireddisclosures.org.

Pursuant to ABA Standard 509(b)(1)-(6), which require the disclosure of admissions data, educational costs, enrollment data and more, we provide the following:

Pursuant to ABA Standard 509(b)(7), which requires the disclosure of employment outcome data, we provide the following:

Pursuant to ABA Standard 509(b)(8), which requires the disclosure of bar passage data, and in compliance with ABA Standard 316, we provide the following:

Please note that the Employment Summary Report and Bar Passage Report released in a given year report data on graduates from the previous year. Standard 509 Information Reports, Employment Summary Reports and Bar Passage Reports from prior years are available in our Consumer Reports archive. Information on employment and bar passage outcomes for a single year may not reflect a law school's typical results, so comparison of multiple years is encouraged.

Pursuant to ABA Standard 509(c), we provide the following:

  • For information on the JD academic calendar, please refer to the University of Louisville’s Academic Calendars page. Eligibility for a tuition refund is based on withdrawal date, with specific dates for each semester listed on the academic calendar.
  • For information on our curricular offerings and academic requirements, please visit our Academics page.
  • For our policies regarding the transfer of credit earned at another institution of higher education, please visit our How to Apply page and refer to the Transfers & Visitors section. Please note that only coursework completed at an ABA-approved law school may be eligible for transfer credit and that no credit will be awarded for coursework completed prior to matriculating at an ABA-approved law school.

If you have questions about the standards of accreditation referenced above, please contact the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar:

321 North Clark Street, 21st Floor
Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 988-6738
legaled@americanbar.org

Reservation of Rights

The University of Louisville and the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law reserve the right to change programs of study, academic policies, academic requirements, fees, schedules of courses, procedures for the confirmation of degrees or the announced academic calendar without prior notice. This website and the information it contains are for guidance only and do not constitute a contract or legal document.