University of South Carolina

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The law school at University of South Carolina has an application deadline of March 1. The full-time program application fee at the law school at University of South Carolina is $60. Its tuition is full-time: $20,236 per year (in-state) and full-time: $40,494 per year (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 15.9:1. The law school at University of South Carolina has 53 full- and part-time faculty on staff. Of the 2009 graduates, 53.5 percent were employed at graduation.

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Year founded	1867
Public/private	Public
Law school designation	Regional

Admissions

Application deadline	March 1
Full-time program application fee	$60
Part-time program application fee	$0
Admissions Phone	(803) 777-6605
Admissions E-mail	usclaw@law.sc.edu
Web site	http://www.law.sc.edu/admissions

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	53
Student-faculty ratio	15.9 - Medium
Total faculty	65

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	681
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2009-2010	214

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $20,236 per year (in-state) Full-time: $40,494 per year (out-of-state)
Room and board	$11,661

Careers

Graduates known to be employed at graduation	53.5% - Low
Median private sector starting salary	$72,500
Median public service starting salary	$43,858

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

550,432

* Law School Overview details based on 2010 data