Catholic University of America (Columbus)

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Law School Overview

The Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America has an application deadline of March 9. The full-time program application fee at the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America is $65. The part-time program application fee at the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America is $65. Its tuition is full-time: $40,005 per year and part-time: $1,445 per credit. The student-faculty ratio is 11.9:1. The Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America has 118 full- and part-time faculty on staff. Of the 2009 graduates, 71.1 percent were employed at graduation.

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Year founded	1925
Public/private	Private
Law school designation	National

Admissions

Application deadline	March 9
Full-time program application fee	$65
Part-time program application fee	$65
Admissions Phone	(202) 319-5151
Admissions E-mail	admissions@law.edu
Web site	http://www.law.edu

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	118
Student-faculty ratio	11.9 - Low
Total faculty	121

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	562
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2009-2010	284

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $40,005 per year Part-time: $1,445 per credit
Room and board	$16,500

Careers

Graduates known to be employed at graduation	71.1% - Medium
Median private sector starting salary	$160,000
Median public service starting salary	$55,000

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

446,090

* Law School Overview details based on 2010 data