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DePaul University College of Law is a law school located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Founded in 1897 as the Illinois College of Law, the school became part of DePaul University in 1912 and is one of the academic colleges of DePaul. The College is known for its Intellectual Property Law program, headed by Professor Barbara B. Bressler, and its Health Law program, headed by Professor Michele Goodwin. Both programs have garnered top 15 placements in the U.S. News & World Report rankings in recent years. In 2004, the school established the International Aviation Law Institute, the first of its kind in the United States. In 2007, DePaul University College of Law was ranked 91st among the "Top 100 Law Schools" in the United States by the U.S. News & World Report Graduate School Ranking.

Year Founded:1897Type:Private
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Chicago, ILWebsite:http://www.law.depaul.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Michael S. Burns
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$60 U.S. News (2009):88# Applications:4941Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):43# Admitted:1644LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:335J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:3/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:33%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:3/1/2008   Yield Rate:20% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):83Full Time Faculty:4975th GPA:3.58 75th LSAT:161
1L Section Size (PT):82Part Time Faculty:56Median GPA:3.34 Median LSAT:159
2L/3L Courses:175Student to Faculty Ratio:16.125th GPA:3.02 25th LSAT:154
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:Yes1L Students:335 1L Attrition:12.7%Total Law Firms:42
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:725 Transfers In:21NY Law Firms:3
Other Grad Dorm:YesAll PT Students:345 Transfers Out:7DC Law Firms:2
  Total Students:1070   CA Law Firms:3
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Full Time Tuition:$30,670% Receiving Grant Aid:43.6% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:IL
Part Time Tuition:$19,960Full Tuition & Stipend:0.3% % Employed (9 mos.):93.7%% Pass (First Time):84%
Living Expenses:$21,184Full Tuition:0.0%   State Average:86%
Total Cost (FT):$51,854Half Tuition:7.2%   Difference:-2%
Total Cost (PT):$41,144Other Scholarships:36.1%