University of the District of Columbia (Clarke)

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4200 Connecticut Avenue NW, Building 38 & 52
Washington, DC 20008

Students
216
enrolled (full-time)
150
enrolled (part-time)
Tuition
$11,265
per year (full-time, in-state)
$21,285
per year (full-time, out-of-state)
$360
per credit (part-time, in-state)
$720
per credit (part-time, out-of-state)

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The David A. Clarke School of Law at University of the District of Columbia has an application deadline of March 16. The full-time program application fee at the David A. Clarke School of Law at University of the District of Columbia is $35. The part-time program application fee at the David A. Clarke School of Law at University of the District of Columbia is $35. Its tuition is full-time: $11,265 per year (in-state); full-time: $21,285 per year (out-of-state); part-time: $360 per credit (in-state); and part-time: $720 per credit (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 12.9:1. The David A. Clarke School of Law at University of the District of Columbia has 42 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

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Year founded 1988
Public/private Public
Law school designation Regional

Admissions

Application deadline March 16
Full-time program application fee $35
Part-time program application fee $35
Admissions Phone (202) 274-7341
Admissions E-mail vcanty@udc.edu
Web site http://www.law.udc.edu

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty 42
Student-faculty ratio 12.9:1
Total faculty 44

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time) 216
Gender distribution (full-time)
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2011-2012 93

Cost

Tuition and fees

Full-time: $11,265 per year (in-state)
Full-time: $21,285 per year (out-of-state)
Part-time: $360 per credit (in-state)
Part-time: $720 per credit (out-of-state)

Room and board $20,200

Careers

Employed at graduation 2 N/A
Median private sector starting salary $50,000
Median public service starting salary $47,000

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents 268,282

* Law School Overview details based on 2012 data

2. Represents the percentage of all 2011 graduates who had a full-time job lasting at least a year for which bar passage was required or a J.D. degree was an advantage. These employment rates are part of the data on placement success used to determine a school’s ranking.
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