Santa Clara University

Law School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #84 Best Law Schools

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Law School Overview

The School of Law at Santa Clara University has an application deadline of January 2. The full-time program application fee at the School of Law at Santa Clara University is $75. The part-time program application fee at the School of Law at Santa Clara University is $75. Its tuition is full-time: $1,312 per credit and part-time: $1,312 per credit. The student-faculty ratio is 12.4:1. The School of Law at Santa Clara University has 100 full- and part-time faculty on staff. Of the 2009 graduates, 65.6 percent were employed at graduation.

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Year founded	1851
Public/private	Private
Law school designation	Regional

Admissions

Application deadline	January 2
Full-time program application fee	$75
Part-time program application fee	$75
Admissions Phone	(408) 554-4800
Admissions E-mail	lawadmissions@scu.edu
Web site	http://www.scu.edu/law

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	100
Student-faculty ratio	12.4 - Medium
Total faculty	114

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	749
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2009-2010	307

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $1,312 per credit Part-time: $1,312 per credit
Room and board	$14,026

Careers

Graduates known to be employed at graduation	65.6% - Low
Median private sector starting salary	$160,000
Median public service starting salary	N/A

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

391,111

* Law School Overview details based on 2010 data