Southern Illinois University--Carbondale

Law School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #140 Best Law Schools

Law School Overview

The School of Law at Southern Illinois University--Carbondale has an application deadline of April 1. The full-time program application fee at the School of Law at Southern Illinois University--Carbondale is $50. Its tuition is full-time: $16,995 per year (in-state) and full-time: $38,567 per year (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 12.8:1. The School of Law at Southern Illinois University--Carbondale has 31 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

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Year founded	1973
Public/private	Public
Law school designation	Regional

Admissions

Application deadline	April 1
Full-time program application fee	$50
Part-time program application fee	N/A
Admissions Phone	(800) 739-9187
Admissions E-mail	lawadmit@siu.edu
Web site	http://www.law.siu.edu

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	31
Student-faculty ratio	12.8:1
Total faculty	37

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	345
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2011-2012	128

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $16,995 per year (in-state) Full-time: $38,567 per year (out-of-state)
Room and board	$12,158

Careers

Employed at graduation 2	22.7%
Median private sector starting salary	$47,500
Median public service starting salary	$47,500

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

432,900

* Law School Overview details based on 2012 data