University of South Dakota

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The School of Law at University of South Dakota has an application deadline of March 15. The full-time program application fee at the School of Law at University of South Dakota is $35. The part-time program application fee at the School of Law at University of South Dakota is $35. Its tuition is full-time: $13,288 per year (in-state); full-time: $26,880 per year (out-of-state); part-time: $7,162 per year (in-state); and part-time: $20,754 per year (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 14.4:1. The School of Law at University of South Dakota has 16 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

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Year founded	1901
Public/private	Public
Law school designation	Regional

Admissions

Application deadline	March 15
Full-time program application fee	$35
Part-time program application fee	$35
Admissions Phone	(605) 677-5444
Admissions E-mail	law@usd.edu
Web site	http://www.usd.edu/law/

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	16
Student-faculty ratio	14.4:1
Total faculty	23

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	217
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2011-2012	76

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $13,288 per year (in-state) Full-time: $26,880 per year (out-of-state) Part-time: $7,162 per year (in-state) Part-time: $20,754 per year (out-of-state)
Room and board	$6,264

Careers

Employed at graduation 2	41.8%
Median private sector starting salary	$70,000
Median public service starting salary	$41,271

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

210,491

* Law School Overview details based on 2012 data