Capital University Law School Quick Facts

Capital University Law School was founded in 1903 as an evening law program by the YMCA and 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

2008 Entering Class Profile Statistics
  • Entering Class Size:
    • 164 Full-Time
    • 73 Part-Time
  • Entering Class Median Credentials:
    • GPA 3.2
    • LSAT 152
  • Undergraduate Institutions Represented: 80
  • States Represented: 16
  • Percentage Male/Female: 60/40%
  • Percentage Minority: 10%
Total JD Enrollment Fall 2008
  • Full-Time: 454
  • Part-Time: 211
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 2007

Nine months after graduation, 95% of graduates seeking employment were employed or enrolled in a full-time degree program.

 

% Graduates Employed
by Area of Practice

Private Practice

47%

Business

20%

Government

19%

Public Interest

10%

Judicial Clerkships

2%

Academic

4%


Bar Passage

In February 2008, Capital's first time bar pass rate was 94%; in July 2007, it was 89%.

Degree Programs
Non-Degree Programs
Centers & Institutes
Tuition for Fall 2008
  • Full-Time: $29,957
  • Part-Time: $19,627

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