Case Western Reserve University
2017 Quick Stats
Address
11075 E. Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44106-7148
Students
380 enrolled (full-time)
1 enrolled (part-time)
Tuition and fees
$48,760 per year (full-time)
Law School Overview
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Law School Overview
The School of Law at Case Western Reserve University has an application deadline of April 1. The full-time program application fee at the School of Law at Case Western Reserve University is $40. Its tuition is full-time: $48,760 per year. The student-faculty ratio is 8.1:1. The School of Law at Case Western Reserve University has 61 full- and part-time faculty on staff.
The Case Western Reserve University School of Law is a Cleveland institution with a highly ranked healthcare law program. In addition to health law, students have the option to specialize in concentrations including international law, national security law, and law, technology, and the arts. For students who’d like to earn a second degree, the Case Western School of Law grants dual degrees including a J.D./M.B.A. in conjunction with the Case Western University Weatherhead School of Management, a J.D./master of arts in legal history through the Case Western Department of History, and a J.D./M.D. through the Case Western School of Medicine.
Experiential learning is stressed through the law school’s CaseArc Integrated Lawyering Skills program, which takes first- and second-year students through a series of legal problems, including interviewing clients and negotiating settlements. Further hands-on opportunities to get involved exist in the school’s clinics and labs, such as Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic and the Death Penalty Lab. Case Western also runs a unique War Crimes Research Lab, which performs background work for international criminal tribunals. In addition, the Case Western School of Law operates a variety of academic centers, including the Center for Business Law and Regulation, the Center for Social Justice, and the Institute for Global Security Law and Policy.
Students interested in getting further involved while at Case Western may be able to get involved in student organizations, including the Sports and Entertainment Law Society and the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, as well as a variety of student journals including the Health Matrix: Journal of Law-Medicine, the country’s sole student-edited health law journal, and the Canada-United States Law Journal, also unique in its topic coverage.
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| Year founded | 1892 |
| Public/private | Private |
| Law school designation | National |
Admissions
| Application deadline | April 1 |
| Full-time program application fee | $40 |
| Part-time program application fee | N/A |
| Admissions phone | (800) 756-0036 |
| Admissions email | lawadmissions@case.edu |
| Application website | http://www.law.case.edu/admissions/ |
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Academics
| Full- and part-time faculty | 61 |
| Student-faculty ratio | 8.1:1 |
| Total faculty | 67 |
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Student Body
| Enrollment (full-time) | 380 |
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Cost
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full-time: $48,760 per year |
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| Room and board | $18,320 |
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Careers
| Employed at graduation2 | 33.3% |
| Median private sector starting salary | $80,000 |
| Median public service starting salary | $59,340 |
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Library
| Total volumes and volume equivalents | 440,561 |
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Programs and Specialties
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