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Washington University School of Law, is a private American law school located in St. Louis, Missouri. The law school is one part of the seven graduate and undergraduate schools at Washington University in St. Louis. Founded in 1867, the Washington University School of Law is the oldest continually operating private law school west of the Mississippi river. Originally, the law school was located in downtown St. Louis, and in 1904 it relocated to the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis. Presently, the law school is located in Anheuser-Busch Hall, part of the Danforth Campus at Washington University in St. Louis.

Year Founded:1867Type:Private
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:St. Louis, MOWebsite:http://www.law.wustl.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Janet Bolin
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$70 U.S. News (2009):19# Applications:3325Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):25# Admitted:933LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:241J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:3/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:28%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:3/1/2008   Yield Rate:26% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):82Full Time Faculty:5675th GPA:3.7 75th LSAT:167
1L Section Size (PT):Part Time Faculty:56Median GPA:3.6 Median LSAT:166
2L/3L Courses:139Student to Faculty Ratio:11.525th GPA:3.2 25th LSAT:162
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:Yes1L Students:241 1L Attrition:5.0%Total Law Firms:173
Law School Dorm:YesAll FT Students:788 Transfers In:51NY Law Firms:14
Other Grad Dorm:YesAll PT Students:12 Transfers Out:7DC Law Firms:14
  Total Students:800   CA Law Firms:16
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Full Time Tuition:$36,380% Receiving Grant Aid:58.8% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:MO
Part Time Tuition:Full Tuition & Stipend:4.3% % Employed (9 mos.):96.5%% Pass (First Time):89%
Living Expenses:$19,600Full Tuition:0.7%   State Average:88%
Total Cost (FT):$55,980Half Tuition:15.3%   Difference:1%
Total Cost (PT):Other Scholarships:38.5%