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Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law is the law school at Arizona State University located in Tempe, Arizona. The law school is approved by the American Bar Association and opened in 1964. The Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law was ranked 51st nationally by U.S. News and World Report in 2007. The law school was renamed after retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in 2006. The College of Law is frequently ranked as one of the top 10 legal writing schools in the nation. It also provides certificate programs for Indian Law, Law Science and Technology, and International Law. Clinical programs are available include, Civil Justice Clinic, Criminal Practice Clinic, Immigration Clinic, Indian Legal Clinic, Mediation Clinic, Public Defender Clinic, and Technology Ventures. Longtime faculty include Jonathan Rose, Michael Berch, Alan Matheson, and Bob Bartels. Patricia White is the current Dean.

Year Founded:1964Type:Public
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Tempe, AZWebsite:http://www.law.asu.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Chitra D. Damania
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$50 U.S. News (2009):52# Applications:2944Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:617LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:165J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:2/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:21%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:3/1/2008   Yield Rate:27% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):80Full Time Faculty:5175th GPA:3.78 75th LSAT:162
1L Section Size (PT):Part Time Faculty:32Median GPA:3.54 Median LSAT:158
2L/3L Courses:139Student to Faculty Ratio:9.725th GPA:3.31 25th LSAT:155
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:No1L Students:166 1L Attrition:6.3%Total Law Firms:33
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:629 Transfers In:9NY Law Firms:0
Other Grad Dorm:NoAll PT Students: Transfers Out:10DC Law Firms:0
  Total Students:629   CA Law Firms:3
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Resident Tuition (FT):$13,278% Receiving Grant Aid:48.8% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:AZ
Resident Tuition (PT):Full Tuition & Stipend:5.8% % Employed (9 mos.):93.9%% Pass (First Time):67%
Non-Resident Tuition (FT):$23,864Full Tuition:3.1%   State Average:71%
Non-Resident Tuition (PT):Half Tuition:7.1%   Difference:-4%
Living Expenses:$14,594Other Scholarships:32.8%     
Total Cost (FT):$38,458