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SLU LAW 2009 SCHOOL INFORMATION

• Full-time faculty — 68
• Maximum first-year small section class size — 25
• Full-tuition scholarships awarded annually — 10
• Student organizations — 30+
• Law journals — 3
• Student competitions — 10+

ENTERING CLASS OF 2009

• Average LSAT score — 157
• 25th to 75th percentile of LSAT score — 154-160
• Full-time students in 2009 entering class — 243
• Part-time students in 2009 entering class — 88
• Minority enrollment — 18.1%
• Percentage of male and female students — 49 & 51%
• Undergraduate institutions represented —132
• States represented — 25
• Median undergraduate G.P.A. — 3.41
• 25th to 75th percentile of G.P.A. — 3.21-3.64

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

• Employment Law
• Health Law
• International and Comparative Law

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

• Business Transactional Law
• Civil Litigation Skills
• Criminal Litigation Skills
• Taxation
• Urban Development, Land Use and Environmental Law

EXTERNSHIPS & LEGAL CLINICS

• Amount of free legal assistance provided by students working in clinics and volunteer positions in the 2008-2009 academic year — $3.3 million
• In-house Legal Clinic areas of practice — 15+
• Student fellowships in 2009 — 49
• Judicial Process Externship
• Criminal Defense Clinic
• Corporate Counsel Practicum
• Government Agency Externship Program

DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS

• J.D./Master of Business Administration
• J.D./Master of Health Administration
• J.D./Master of Arts in Public Administration
• J.D./Master of Arts in Urban Affairs
• J.D./Master of Public Health
• J.D./Master of Public Health - Health Policy
• J.D./Master of Social Work
• J.D./Doctor of Philosophy in Health Care Ethics

CAREER SERVICES

• Interviews conducted in 2008–2009 — 2,100
• Law firms and agencies that conducted interviews
at SLU LAW in the 2008-2009 academic year — 75

TUITION

• Full-time — $17,090 (per semester)
• Part-time — $12,470 (per semester)

STUDY ABROAD

• Berlin, Germany
• Bern, Switzerland
• Cork, Ireland
• Madrid, Spain
• Paris or Orleans, France

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