Capital University Law School Quick Facts
Capital University Law School was founded in 1903 as an evening law program by the YMCA as part of a national program to assure access to a legal education by all men and women who could not afford to attend a full-time law school
2007 Entering Class Profile Statistics
- Total Applications: 1303
- Total Applications Accepted: 629
- Entering Class Size:
- 183 Full-Time
- 64 Part-Time
- Entering Class Median Credentials:
- Undergraduate Institutions Represented: 84
- States Represented: 18
- Percentage Male/Female: 56/44%
- Percentage Minority: 14%
Total JD Enrollment Fall 2006
- Full-Time: 471
- Part-Time: 238
Faculty
- Full-Time Tenure/Tenure Track: 32
- Full-Time Non-Tenure Track (Legal Writing, Legal Clinic, Bar Studies and Academic Success Program): 14
- Student-to-faculty Ratio: 16.47 to 1
- Capital’s faculty is complimented by a diverse group of adjunct faculty who are leading practitioners in their field.
Employment Statistics for the Class of 2006
Nine months after graduation, 95.2% of graduates seeking employment were employed or enrolled in a full-time degree program.
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% Graduates Employed
by Area of Practice |
Private Practice |
46.5% |
Business |
19.5% |
Government |
21% |
Public Interest |
6% |
Judicial Clerkships |
3% |
Academic |
4% |
Bar Passage
In July 2007, Capital’s first time pass rate was 89%.
Degree Programs
- J.D.
- LL.M. in Tax
- Masters in Taxation
- LL.M. in Business & Tax
- LL.M. in Business
Non-Degree Programs
- Paralegal
- Life Care Planner
- Legal Nurse Consultant
- Certificate in Mediation & Dispute Resolution
Centers & Institutes
- National Center for Adoption Law & Policy
- Center for Dispute Resolution
- Tobacco Public Policy Center
Tuition for Fall 2007
- Full-Time: $28,275
- Part-Time: $18,525
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