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Chapman University School of Law, referred to sometimes as Chapman Law, is a private, non-profit law school located in Orange, California. The school offers the Juris Doctor (JD), a combined JD/MBA and an LL.M. in Taxation. The law school is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Chapman Law opened in 1995, and is a part of Chapman University.

Year Founded:1995Type:Private
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Orange, CAWebsite:http://www.chapman.edu/law/
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Mayella Valero
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$60 U.S. News (2009):300# Applications:2309Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:805LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:216J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:6/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:35%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:3/2/2008   Yield Rate:27% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):65Full Time Faculty:2675th GPA:3.47 75th LSAT:159
1L Section Size (PT):65Part Time Faculty:31Median GPA:3.19 Median LSAT:156
2L/3L Courses:84Student to Faculty Ratio:17.525th GPA:2.9 25th LSAT:155
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:No1L Students:211 1L Attrition:4.6%Total Law Firms:13
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:516 Transfers In:7NY Law Firms:1
Other Grad Dorm:NoAll PT Students:50 Transfers Out:8DC Law Firms:0
  Total Students:566   CA Law Firms:11
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Full Time Tuition:$34,250% Receiving Grant Aid:33.3% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:CA
Part Time Tuition:$22,604Full Tuition & Stipend:0.0% % Employed (9 mos.):86.2%% Pass (First Time):59%
Living Expenses:$20,532Full Tuition:4.5%   State Average:64%
Total Cost (FT):$54,782Half Tuition:1.3%   Difference:-5%
Total Cost (PT):$43,136Other Scholarships:27.5%