The School of Law at Mississippi College
EDU
March 2, 2019
Law School Admissions
Application
| Director of admissions |
Patricia Evans |
| Application deadline |
June 1 |
| Full-time program application fee |
$0 |
| Part-time program application fee |
$0 |
| Besides the fall semester, can enter in |
summer |
Admissions & Enrollment (Overall)
| Acceptance rate |
57.5% – High |
| Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants |
3.19 |
| Median LSAT score for all program entrants |
149 |
Admissions & Enrollment (Full-time)
| Acceptance rate |
57.6% |
| LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile) |
147-152 |
| Undergraduate GPA (25th-75th percentile) |
2.78-3.44 |
| Median undergraduate GPA for full-time program entrants |
3.19 |
| Median LSAT score for full-time program entrants |
149 |
Admissions & Enrollment (Part-time)
| Acceptance rate |
100.0% |
| LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile) |
152-153 |
| Undergraduate GPA (25th-75th percentile) |
3.79-4 |
| Median undergraduate GPA for part-time program entrants |
3.79 |
| Median LSAT score for part-time program entrants |
152 |
Law School Academics
Academic Program Details
| Academic calendar |
Semester |
| Joint degrees offered |
|
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| Special programs offered to J.D. students (as provided by the school) |
| Child Advocacy students represent a child, interview, make court appearances. Legal Aid Office provides opportunity to assist the underserved, acquire basic consumer expertise, experience client interviewing. Externships provide practical experience with judges/govt agencies. Foreign study: Korea/Mexico/Germany. Legal Ctrs: Family, Bus/Tax, Bioethics/Health, Public Serv, Internatl Law, Litigation. |
| 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 |
87 |
| Seminars |
14 |
| Positions available in seminars |
285 |
| Positions available in simulation courses |
777 |
| Positions available in faculty-supervised clinical courses |
52 |
| Student activities (as provided by the school) |
| Students publish Law Review, write comments/case notes. Moot Court Board oversees appellate advocacy competition/ national competition teams. Other: Honor Court, Black Law Stu Assn, Christian Legal Society, Phi Delta Phi, Environmental Law, Federalists Society, Law Student Bar, PAD, Delta Theta Phi, Womens Bar, Trial & Defense Lawyers Assns, Federal Bar Assn, Young Democrats & Republicans. |
Curricular Offerings (Full-time)
| Typical first-year full-time section size taught by full-time faculty (excludes small sections) |
69 |
| Is there typically a full-time “small section” of the first-year class taught by full-time faculty (excluding Legal Writing)? |
Yes |
| Typical size of first-year “small section” |
61 |
| Positions filled in full-time program seminars |
213 |
| Positions filled in full-time program simulation courses |
622 |
| Positions filled in faculty-supervised full-time program clinical courses |
25 |
| Full-time students involved in field placements |
154 |
| Full-time students involved in law journals |
40 |
| Full-time students involved in advanced moot court or trial competitions |
73 |
| Full-time students enrolled in independent study |
72 |
Curricular Offerings (Part-time)
| Typical first-year part-time section size taught by full-time faculty (excludes small sections) |
1 |
| 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 |
0 |
| Positions filled in part-time program simulation courses |
1 |
| Positions filled in faculty-supervised part-time program clinical courses |
0 |
| Part-time students involved in field placements |
0 |
| Part-time students involved in law journals |
0 |
| Part-time students involved in advanced moot court or trial competitions |
0 |
| Part-time students enrolled in independent study |
0 |
Faculty Profile (Fall 2011)
| Student-faculty ratio |
16.5:1 – High |
| Full- and part-time faculty |
110 |
| Full-time minority faculty |
11.5% |
| Part-time minority faculty |
13.1% |
| Total faculty |
114 |
| Total faculty (men) |
54.4% |
| Total faculty (women) |
45.6% |
| Total faculty (minorities) |
12.3% |
Class Size
Law School Ranking
| Rank Not Published |
Best Law Schools |
|
|
(1) Ranking by Specialties
#40 in Part-time Law
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Law Ranking Scores
| Score |
N/A |
| Peer assessment score (out of 5) |
1.6 |
| Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5) |
2.1 |
| GPA (25th-75th percentile) |
2.78-3.44 |
| Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants |
3.19 |
| LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile) |
147-152 |
| Median LSAT score for all program entrants |
149 |
| Acceptance rate |
57.5% – High |
| Student-faculty ratio |
16.5:1 – High |
| Graduates known to be employed at graduation |
43.5% – Low |
| Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation |
79.4% – Medium |
| Bar passage rate (first-time test takers) |
71.2% – Low |
| State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar |
MS |
| Statewide bar passage rate (first-time test takers) |
80.3% |
Law School Student Body
Student Body (Overall)
Student Body (Full-time)
| Enrollment (full-time) |
555 |
Student Body (Part-time)
| Enrollment (part-time) |
21 |
Attrition Rates for Full- and Part-time Students (2010-2011)
| First-year students discontinuing law school |
2.3% |
| 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 |
0.6% |
| Female students discontinuing law school |
1.4% |
Law School Cost
Financial Aid Contact Information
| Financial aid director |
Jackie Banes |
| Financial aid phone |
(601) 925-7110 |
| Financial aid application deadline |
June 1 |
Expenses
| Tuition and fees |
Full-time: $29,150 per year
Part-time: $926 per credit |
| Room and board |
$12,375 |
| Books |
$1,200 |
| Miscellaneous expenses |
$7,650 |
| 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? |
No |
| 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 |
11.7% |
| Students receiving grants of one-half tuition or more but less than full |
7.0% |
| Students receiving grants of full tuition |
7.4% |
| Students receiving grants of more than full tuition |
3.4% |
| Median grant amount |
$12,000 |
| Grant range (25th–75th percentile) |
$3,000–$25,440 |
| Full-time students receiving grants |
29.5% |
Grants (Part-time students)
| Students receiving grants of less than one-half tuition |
0.0% |
| Students receiving grants of one-half tuition or more but less than full |
0.0% |
| Students receiving grants of full tuition |
0.0% |
| Students receiving grants of more than full tuition |
0.0% |
| Median grant amount |
$0 |
| Grant range (25th–75th percentile) |
$0–$0 |
| Part-time students receiving grants |
0.0% |
Indebtedness
| Average indebtedness of 2011 graduates who incurred law school debt |
$110,169 |
| Proportion who borrowed |
75.8% |
| 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) |
23,569 |
| Microform titles |
163,273 |
| Electronic titles |
22,058 |
| Other non-book titles |
1,134 |
| Total titles |
210,034 |
| Volumes (excluding microforms) |
134,195 |
| Volume equivalent microforms |
252,061 |
| Total volumes and volume equivalents |
386,256 |
| 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 |
108 |
| Number of hours per week professional staff are on duty on a regular schedule |
65 |
| Number of hours per week only full-time support staff are on duty on a regular schedule |
0 |
| Number of hours per week only students or other part-time staff are on duty on a regular schedule |
43 |
| Number of hours of reference service provided per week on a regular schedule |
65 |
| Number of weeks per year library operates on an abbreviated schedule |
19 |
| 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 |
50 |
| Number of hours per week only full-time support staff are on duty on an abbreviated schedule |
0 |
| Number of hours per week only students or other part-time staff are on duty on an abbreviated schedule |
24 |
| Number of hours of reference service provided per week on an abbreviated schedule |
50 |
| Number of weeks per year library operates on expanded schedule |
4 |
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) |
3 |
| Number of open, wired network connections available to students in the law library (excluding computer labs) |
0 |
| 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 |
32,217 |
| Total seats available for library users |
394 |
| Details about the library and other facilities (as provided by the school) |
New construction has created a law school campus with modern classrooms, seminar rooms, student center with food court, new bookstore, courtrooms, comfortable areas to study or meet with fellow students, wireless internet service, hi-tech audio/visual setups in the classrooms, three-story library, and generous parking in a downtown location proximate to government offices, law firms, & businesses. |
Law School Careers
Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2010 administrations)
| State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar |
MS |
| Bar passage rate (first-time test takers) |
71.2% – Low |
| Statewide bar passage rate (first-time test takers) |
80.3% |
Class of 2010 Graduates
| Total graduates |
170 |
| Graduates known to be employed at graduation |
43.5% |
| Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation |
79.4% |
Class of 2010 Graduates-Class Breakdown at Graduation
| Graduates whose employment status is unknown |
0.0% |
| Graduates whose employment status is known |
100.0% |
| Graduates known to be employed at graduation |
43.5% |
| Graduates known to be enrolled in a full-time degree program |
4.1% |
| Graduates known to be unemployed and seeking work |
51.2% |
| Graduates known to be unemployed and not seeking work |
1.2% |
Class of 2010 Graduates-Class Breakdown at Nine Months
| Graduates whose employment status is unknown |
3.5% |
| Graduates whose employment status is known |
96.5% |
| Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation |
79.4% |
| Graduates known to be enrolled in a full-time degree program |
4.1% |
| Graduates known to be unemployed and seeking work |
12.9% |
| Graduates known to be unemployed and not seeking work |
0.0% |
Starting Salaries of Graduates Employed Full-time (Class of 2010)
| 25th percentile private sector starting salary |
$48,000 |
| Median private sector starting salary |
$60,000 |
| 75th percentile private sector starting salary |
$75,000 |
| Percent in the private sector who reported salary information |
18% |
| Median public service starting salary |
$53,000 |
Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2010)
| Percent employed in academia |
0.7% |
| Percent employed in business and industry |
15.6% |
| Percent employed in government |
10.4% |
| Percent employed in all judicial clerkships |
12.6% |
| Percent employed in law firms |
58.5% |
| Percent employed in public interest |
2.2% |
| Percent employed in an unknown field |
0.0% |
Employment Location (Class of 2010)
| Graduates employed in-state |
66% |
| Graduates employed out-of-state |
33.6% |
| Graduates employed in foreign countries |
0% |
| Number of states where graduates are employed |
16 |
| New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) |
N/A |
| Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA) |
1.0% |
| East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) |
1.0% |
| West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) |
N/A |
| South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) |
7.0% |
| East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) |
80.0% |
| West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) |
9.0% |
| Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) |
1.0% |
| Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY) |
1.0% |
| Employment location unknown |
0.0% |
Career Services
(Data appear as originally submitted by this school)
| Career services operations |
Career Services helps students obtain employment/judicial clerkships; assists students with clerking, other work & volunteer opportunities while in law school; provides information on employment opportunities; sponsors an on-campus recruiting program; offers seminars to prepare for interviewing & employment. A public service employment program is available for students after their first year. |
Job Type
| Bar admission required/anticipated (e.g., attorney and corporate counsel positions, law clerks, judicial clerks) |
87.0% |
| Bar admission required/anticipated – percent employed in full-time positions |
98.1% |
| J.D. preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., corporate contracts administrator, alternative dispute resolution specialist, government regulatory analyst, FBI special agent) |
0.0% |
| J.D. preferred – percent employed in full-time positions |
100.0% |
| 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) |
13.0% |
| Professional other – percent employed in full-time positions |
100.0% |
| 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) |
0.0% |
| Non-professional other – percent employed in full-time positions |
0.0% |
