Wayne State University

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Law School Overview

The Law School at Wayne State University has an application deadline of March 15. The full-time program application fee at the Law School at Wayne State University is $50. The part-time program application fee at the Law School at Wayne State University is $50. Its tuition is full-time: $24,871 per year (in-state); full-time: $27,187 per year (out-of-state); part-time: $13,440 per year (in-state); and part-time: $14,675 per year (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 13.7:1. The Law School at Wayne State University has 61 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

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Year founded	1927
Public/private	Public
Law school designation	Regional

Admissions

Application deadline	March 15
Full-time program application fee	$50
Part-time program application fee	$50
Admissions Phone	(313) 577-3937
Admissions E-mail	lawinquire@wayne.edu
Web site	http://www.law.wayne.edu

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	61
Student-faculty ratio	13.7 - Medium
Total faculty	70

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	482
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2009-2010	144

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $24,871 per year (in-state) Full-time: $27,187 per year (out-of-state) Part-time: $13,440 per year (in-state) Part-time: $14,675 per year (out-of-state)
Room and board	$12,350

Careers

Graduates known to be employed at graduation	N/A
Median private sector starting salary	$100,000
Median public service starting salary	$55,000

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

630,042

* Law School Overview details based on 2010 data