Georgia State University

Law School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #54 Best Law Schools

Specialties #3 in Healthcare Law #16 in Part-time Law

Law School Overview

The College of Law at Georgia State University has an application deadline of March 1. The full-time program application fee at the College of Law at Georgia State University is $50. The part-time program application fee at the College of Law at Georgia State University is $50. Its tuition is full-time: $15,154 per year (in-state); full-time: $34,834 per year (out-of-state); part-time: $11,940 per year (in-state); and part-time: $26,686 per year (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 10.9:1. The College of Law at Georgia State University has 52 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

Georgia State University’s College of Law is a public institution in downtown Atlanta that is highly ranked for healthcare law. About 90 percent of enrolled students are from Georgia, though the school does not give preferential treatment to state citizens who apply. Georgia Law students can attend school on a full- or part-time basis.

For students interested in earning two or more degrees, Georgia State Law partners with other parts of its university system to offer programs such as a unique J.D./M.B.A./M.H.A. through the Robinson College of Business and the Institute of Health Administration. Students also have the option to complete a J.D./master of city and regional planning through the Georgia Institute of Technology College of Architecture.

Students can get hands-on legal training helping out at the school’s HeLP Legal Clinic and its Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic. To get more involved, there are dozens of student organizations, from the Be Your Own Boss group to the Estate Planning and Wealth Management Law Society, and legal journals including the Georgia State University Law Review. There are also a variety of research centers and institutes at Georgia State Law, including the Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth and the Center for Law, Health, and Society. In addition, students may find involvement opportunities through the school’s Consortium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution or the Intellectual Property Initiative.

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Year founded	1982
Public/private	Public
Law school designation	Regional

Admissions

Application deadline	March 1
Full-time program application fee	$50
Part-time program application fee	$50
Admissions Phone	(404) 651-2048
Admissions E-mail	admissions@gsulaw.gsu.edu
Web site	http://law.gsu.edu

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	52
Student-faculty ratio	10.9:1
Total faculty	75

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	461
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2011-2012	197

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $15,154 per year (in-state) Full-time: $34,834 per year (out-of-state) Part-time: $11,940 per year (in-state) Part-time: $26,686 per year (out-of-state)
Room and board	$9,000

Careers

Employed at graduation 2	64.5%
Median private sector starting salary	$67,838
Median public service starting salary	$54,268

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

402,150

* Law School Overview details based on 2012 data