DePaul University

Law School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #109 Best Law Schools

Specialties Locked in Intellectual Property Law #31 in Part-time Law

Law School Overview

The College of Law at DePaul University has an application deadline of March 1. The full-time program application fee at the College of Law at DePaul University is $60. The part-time program application fee at the College of Law at DePaul University is $60. Its tuition is full-time: $43,220 per year and part-time: $28,085 per year. The student-faculty ratio is 14.1:1. The College of Law at DePaul University has 112 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

At the DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, students can specialize their legal education in a variety of areas, including business law and taxation, intellectual property law and information technology, criminal law, and health law. Students interested in earning two degrees at once have several joint degree programs to consider, such as a J.D./M.B.A. through the DePaul University Charles H. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, a J.D./Master in Computer Science and Technology through the DePaul University College of Computing & Digital Media, and a J.D./Master of International Studies through the DePaul University College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.

Outside of class, students have options for extracurricular involvement, including student organizations, such as the Environmental Law Society and the Evening Law Students Society, as well as publications, such as the DePaul Law Review, the Business and Commercial Law Journal, and the Journal of Art, Technology, and Intellectual Property Law. The DePaul College of Law is also home to many research centers and institutes, including the Center for Animal Law, the Health Law Institute, the International Weapons Control Center, and the Center for Church-State Studies.

The College of Law offers both a full-time and part-time law program. Students who are admitted to DePaul’s law school are considered for scholarships, which include merit-based aid and, to a smaller extent, diversity-based awards (whether ethnic, racial, geographic, socio-economic, or another measure of diversity).

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Year founded	1912
Public/private	Private
Law school designation	National

Admissions

Application deadline	March 1
Full-time program application fee	$60
Part-time program application fee	$60
Admissions Phone	(312) 362-6831
Admissions E-mail	lawinfo@depaul.edu
Web site	http://www.law.depaul.edu

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	112
Student-faculty ratio	14.1:1
Total faculty	114

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	743
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2011-2012	365

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $43,220 per year Part-time: $28,085 per year
Room and board	$13,524

Careers

Employed at graduation 2	16.0%
Median private sector starting salary	$52,000
Median public service starting salary	$48,900

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

412,067

* Law School Overview details based on 2012 data