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Wayne State University Law School is located in the City of Detroit?s Cultural Center, and is one of the schools of Wayne State University. It one of two public law schools in the state of Michigan. The Law School has educated and trained lawyers since 1927, and its 10,000+ alumni serve as successful leaders of the bench and bar. Alumni include six of the last ten presidents of the State Bar of Michigan, members of Congress, the former national president of the Federal Bar Association, and a quarter of all sitting judges in the Michigan judiciary.

Year Founded:1927Type:Public
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Detroit, MIWebsite:http://www.law.wayne.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Marcia McDonald
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$50 U.S. News (2009):300# Applications:1216Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:507LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:214J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:3/15/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:42%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:3/30/2008   Yield Rate:42% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):93Full Time Faculty:3975th GPA:3.68 75th LSAT:159
1L Section Size (PT):38Part Time Faculty:21Median GPA:3.48 Median LSAT:156
2L/3L Courses:75Student to Faculty Ratio:18.825th GPA:3.24 25th LSAT:153
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:Yes1L Students:211 1L Attrition:8.5%Total Law Firms:39
Law School Dorm:YesAll FT Students:553 Transfers In:1NY Law Firms:1
Other Grad Dorm:YesAll PT Students:117 Transfers Out:10DC Law Firms:2
  Total Students:670   CA Law Firms:1
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Resident Tuition (FT):$17,358% Receiving Grant Aid:63.6% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:MI
Resident Tuition (PT):$10,046Full Tuition & Stipend:5.5% % Employed (9 mos.):71.2%% Pass (First Time):82%
Non-Resident Tuition (FT):$32,231Full Tuition:0.0%   State Average:78%
Non-Resident Tuition (PT):$18,545Half Tuition:9.3%   Difference:4%
Living Expenses:$21,536Other Scholarships:48.8%     
Total Cost (FT):$53,767