The College of Law at DePaul University

Law School Admissions

Application

Director of admissions Michael Burns
Application deadline March 1
Full-time program application fee $60
Part-time program application fee $60
Besides the fall semester, can enter in N/A

The College of Law at DePaul University

Admissions & Enrollment (Overall)

Acceptance rate 42.2% – Medium
Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants 3.42
Median LSAT score for all program entrants 158

Admissions & Enrollment (Full-time)

Acceptance rate 43.4%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile) 155-160
Undergraduate GPA (25th-75th percentile) 3.13-3.59
Median undergraduate GPA for full-time program entrants 3.42
Median LSAT score for full-time program entrants 158

Admissions & Enrollment (Part-time)

Acceptance rate 33.4%
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile) 151-158
Undergraduate GPA (25th-75th percentile) 3.02-3.57
Median undergraduate GPA for part-time program entrants 3.44
Median LSAT score for part-time program entrants 154

Law School Academics

Academic Program Details

Academic calendar Semester
Joint degrees offered
J.D./M.B.A.
J.D./M.S. Public Service Management
J.D./M.A. International Studies
J.D./M.A. Computer Science
Special programs offered to J.D. students (as provided by the school)
DePaul is home to 15 academic research centers and institutes that focus on major legal issues of national and international scope. Additionally, DePaul offers 10 legal clinics, 11 certificate programs, 4 joint degree programs and 7 study abroad programs. For further information, visit: http://www.law.depaul.edu/
Programs/courses offered in
appellate advocacy intellectual property law
clinical training international law
dispute resolution tax law
environmental law trial advocacy
health care law

Curricular Offerings (Overall)

Classroom course titles, beyond the first-year curriculum, offered last year 152
Seminars 17
Positions available in seminars 340
Positions available in simulation courses 652
Positions available in faculty-supervised clinical courses 202
Student activities (as provided by the school)
At DePaul, students build their legal skills, enhance their resumes, establish job search networks and form lifelong friendships through participation in a variety of student journals and organizations. DePaul offers a particularly rich selection, giving graduates a competitive advantage in their professional development. http://www.law.depaul.edu/students/organizations_journals/

Curricular Offerings (Full-time)

Typical first-year full-time section size taught by full-time faculty (excludes small sections) 82
Is there typically a full-time “small section” of the first-year class taught by full-time faculty (excluding Legal Writing)? No
Typical size of first-year “small section” N/A
Positions filled in full-time program seminars 165
Positions filled in full-time program simulation courses 46
Positions filled in faculty-supervised full-time program clinical courses 195
Full-time students involved in field placements 244
Full-time students involved in law journals 72
Full-time students involved in advanced moot court or trial competitions 12
Full-time students enrolled in independent study 23

Curricular Offerings (Part-time)

Typical first-year part-time section size taught by full-time faculty (excludes small sections) 48
Is there typically a part-time “small section” of the first-year class taught by full-time faculty (excluding Legal Writing)? No
Positions filled in part-time program seminars 33
Positions filled in part-time program simulation courses 524
Positions filled in faculty-supervised part-time program clinical courses 7
Part-time students involved in field placements N/A
Part-time students involved in law journals N/A
Part-time students involved in advanced moot court or trial competitions N/A
Part-time students enrolled in independent study N/A

Faculty Profile (Fall 2011)

Student-faculty ratio 13.9:1 – Medium
Full- and part-time faculty 114
Full-time minority faculty 16.7%
Part-time minority faculty 8.3%
Total faculty 119
Total faculty (men) 64.7%
Total faculty (women) 35.3%
Total faculty (minorities) 12.6%

Class Size

Law School Ranking

#89 Best Law Schools

(4) Ranking by Specialties

#15 in Healthcare Law
#19 in Intellectual Property Law
#67 in Law Firms Rank Schools
#44 in Part-time Law

Law Ranking Scores

Score 44
Peer assessment score (out of 5) 2.3
Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5) 3.0
GPA (25th-75th percentile) 3.13-3.58
Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants 3.42
LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile) 154-160
Median LSAT score for all program entrants 158
Acceptance rate 42.2% – Medium
Student-faculty ratio 13.9:1 – Medium
Graduates known to be employed at graduation 76.1% – Medium
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation 84.4% – Medium
Bar passage rate (first-time test takers) 89.8% – Medium
State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar IL
Statewide bar passage rate (first-time test takers) 89.2%

Law School Student Body

Student Body (Overall)

Total Enrolled 1020

Student Body (Full-time)

Enrollment (full-time) 828

Student Body (Part-time)

Enrollment (part-time) 192

Attrition Rates for Full- and Part-time Students (2010-2011)

First-year students discontinuing law school 4.2%
Second-year students discontinuing law school N/A
Third-year students discontinuing law school N/A
Fourth-year students discontinuing law school N/A
Male students discontinuing law school 1.1%
Female students discontinuing law school 1.4%

Law School Cost

Financial Aid Contact Information

Financial aid director Paula Luff
Financial aid phone (312) 362-8091
Financial aid application deadline April 1

Expenses

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $41,690 per year
Part-time: $27,250 per year
Room and board $24,500
Books $1,800
Miscellaneous expenses N/A
Is the tuition the same for first-, second-, and third-year students? No
Does the university offer housing restricted to law students? No
Does the university offer graduate student housing for which law students are eligible? Yes
Does the university offer a public-interest scholarship program to current J.D. students? Yes

Grants (Full-time students)

Students receiving grants of less than one-half tuition 81.3%
Students receiving grants of one-half tuition or more but less than full 15.2%
Students receiving grants of full tuition N/A
Students receiving grants of more than full tuition N/A
Median grant amount $15,000
Grant range (25th–75th percentile) $8,000–$19,480
Full-time students receiving grants 96.5%

Grants (Part-time students)

Students receiving grants of less than one-half tuition 83.3%
Students receiving grants of one-half tuition or more but less than full 1.0%
Students receiving grants of full tuition N/A
Students receiving grants of more than full tuition N/A
Median grant amount $4,000
Grant range (25th–75th percentile) $2,862–$8,006
Part-time students receiving grants 84.4%

Indebtedness

Average indebtedness of 2011 graduates who incurred law school debt $126,794
Proportion who borrowed 79.0%
Does the school offer a loan repayment assistance program for 2011 J.D. graduates? Yes

Law School Library

Library Information Resources

Print titles (excluding nonbook titles) 72,467
Microform titles 8,486
Electronic titles 31,865
Other non-book titles 1,086
Total titles 113,904
Volumes (excluding microforms) 215,565
Volume equivalent microforms 192,926
Total volumes and volume equivalents 408,491
Number of volumes in the collection that are stored off site and are systematically retrievable 0
Library’s online catalog or website includes links to electronic titles or databases made available by another campus library or consortia Yes

Library Schedule of Operation

Number of hours per week library is open on a regular schedule 94
Number of hours per week professional staff are on duty on a regular schedule 75
Number of hours per week only full-time support staff are on duty on a regular schedule 15
Number of hours per week only students or other part-time staff are on duty on a regular schedule 4
Number of hours of reference service provided per week on a regular schedule 70
Number of weeks per year library operates on an abbreviated schedule 8
Number of hours per week library is open on an abbreviated schedule 74
Number of hours per week professional staff are on duty are on an abbreviated schedule 45
Number of hours per week only full-time support staff are on duty on an abbreviated schedule 27
Number of hours per week only students or other part-time staff are on duty on an abbreviated schedule 2
Number of hours of reference service provided per week on an abbreviated schedule 35
Number of weeks per year library operates on expanded schedule 36

Information Technology

Department(s) responsible for the law school information technology operations law school information technology department, law school library, university information technology department
Approximate number of full-time-equivalent information technology staff (excluding hourly students and other temporary staff) 2
Number of open, wired network connections available to students in the law library (excluding computer labs) 20
Number of open, wired network connections available to students in classrooms 0
Number of open, wired network connections available to students in computer labs 0
Number of open, wired network connections available to students elsewhere in the law school 0
Does the law school have a wireless network? Yes
Wireless network is available in the law library, in classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, elsewhere in the law school
Does the school require entering students to own a computer? No

Physical Library Facilities

Net square feet of space assigned for library purposes 36,690
Total seats available for library users 510
Details about the library and other facilities (as provided by the school) The law library’s primary mission is to support the research, teaching and service programs of the College of Law. The Library contains 408,491 volumes, which includes an extensive microfilm collection, serial subscriptions, and special subject areas. For further information, visit: http://www.law.depaul.edu/library/

Law School Careers

Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2010 administrations)

State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar IL
Bar passage rate (first-time test takers) 89.8% – Medium
Statewide bar passage rate (first-time test takers) 89.2%

Class of 2010 Graduates

Total graduates 289
Graduates known to be employed at graduation 76.1%
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation 84.4%

Class of 2010 Graduates-Class Breakdown at Graduation

Graduates whose employment status is unknown 1.0%
Graduates whose employment status is known 99.0%
Graduates known to be employed at graduation 76.1%
Graduates known to be enrolled in a full-time degree program 0.0%
Graduates known to be unemployed and seeking work 22.8%
Graduates known to be unemployed and not seeking work 0.0%

Class of 2010 Graduates-Class Breakdown at Nine Months

Graduates whose employment status is unknown 0.0%
Graduates whose employment status is known 100.0%
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation 84.4%
Graduates known to be enrolled in a full-time degree program 1.7%
Graduates known to be unemployed and seeking work 11.4%
Graduates known to be unemployed and not seeking work 2.4%

Starting Salaries of Graduates Employed Full-time (Class of 2010)

25th percentile private sector starting salary $42,000
Median private sector starting salary $54,500
75th percentile private sector starting salary $78,750
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information 48%
Median public service starting salary $49,500

Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2010)

Percent employed in academia 4.9%
Percent employed in business and industry 19.3%
Percent employed in government 14.8%
Percent employed in all judicial clerkships 2.0%
Percent employed in law firms 52.5%
Percent employed in public interest 5.3%
Percent employed in an unknown field 1.2%

Employment Location (Class of 2010)

Graduates employed in-state 79%
Graduates employed out-of-state 17.2%
Graduates employed in foreign countries 0.4%
Number of states where graduates are employed 19
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) 0.4%
Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA) 0.8%
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) 82.4%
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) 1.2%
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) 5.7%
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) 0.4%
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) 1.2%
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) 3.0%
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY) 0.8%
Employment location unknown 3.7%

Career Services

(Data appear as originally submitted by this school)

Career services operations Law Career Services is the primary center for career resources. It serves as an exchange center for employment information and all students are encouraged to take full advantage of the information, facilities and resources the office provides. For further information, visit: http://www.law.depaul.edu/career/

Job Type

Bar admission required/anticipated (e.g., attorney and corporate counsel positions, law clerks, judicial clerks) 73.8%
Bar admission required/anticipated – percent employed in full-time positions 79.4%
J.D. preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., corporate contracts administrator, alternative dispute resolution specialist, government regulatory analyst, FBI special agent) 8.2%
J.D. preferred – percent employed in full-time positions 85.0%
Professional other (jobs that require professional skills or training but for which a J.D. is neither preferred nor particularly applicable; e.g., accountant, teacher, business manager, nurse) 11.1%
Professional other – percent employed in full-time positions 70.4%
Non-professional other (job that does not require any professional skills or training or is taken on a temporary basis and not viewed as part of a career path) 6.1%
Non-professional other – percent employed in full-time positions 33.3%