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Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1843, the school offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D., and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars and several legal research centers. Yale Law School has been rated #1 in the United States by U.S. News and World Report in every year in which the magazine has ranked law schools. Among other luminaries, former U.S. President William Howard Taft was a professor of constitutional law there from 1913 until he resigned to become Chief Justice of the United States in 1921. Presidents Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton studied there later in the century, and the law school's library has been memorialized as the meeting place of Bill and fellow alum Hillary Clinton. Current U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito are alumni of the school.
Admissions (2007 – 2008) Rankings (2008 – 2009) Selectivity (Class of 2009) Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee: $70
U.S. News (2009): 1 # Applications: 3677 Part Time J.D.: No
Spring Deadline: None
Ciolli Nat'l (2005): 8 # Admitted: 249 LL.M. Program: No
Summer Deadline: None
LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated: 189 J.S.D. Program: No
Fall Deadline: 2/1/2008
LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate: 7% Joint Degrees: Yes
Financial Aid Deadline: 4/15/2008
Yield Rate: 76%
Curriculum (2006 – 2007) Faculty (2006 – 2007) GPA (Class of 2009) LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT): 62 Full Time Faculty: 71 75th GPA: 3.97
75th LSAT: 176
1L Section Size (PT): – Part Time Faculty: 29 Median GPA: 3.91
Median LSAT: 173
2L/3L Courses: 146 Student to Faculty Ratio: 7.3 25th GPA: 3.83
25th LSAT: 170
Housing(2006 – 2007) Enrollment(2006 – 2007) Attrition(Class of 2008) OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing: Yes 1L Students: 191
1L Attrition: 0% Total Law Firms: 388
Law School Dorm: Yes All FT Students: 576
Transfers In: 9 NY Law Firms: 71
Other Grad Dorm: Yes All PT Students: 3
Transfers Out: 0 DC Law Firms: 60
Total Students: 579
CA Law Firms: 87
Costs (2006 – 2007) Scholarships (2005 – 2006) Employment (Class of 2005) Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Full Time Tuition: $40,900 % Receiving Grant Aid: 45.6%
% Employed (Grad): n/a Primary Jurisdiction: NY
Part Time Tuition: – Full Tuition & Stipend: 0.0%
% Employed (9 mos.): 97.0% % Pass (First Time): 96%
Living Expenses: $15,700 Full Tuition: 0.3%
State Average: 76%
Total Cost (FT): $56,600 Half Tuition: 20.3%
Difference: 20%
Total Cost (PT): – Other Scholarships: 24.9%
