Facts and Figures

Admissions

Deadlines:

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 Palm Walk
  • Early Decision Nov. 1 (non-binding)
  • Regular Decision Feb. 1

2009 Entering Class:

  • 187 enrolled first-year students
  • 75th Percentile: 163 LSAT / 3.8 GPA
  • 50th Percentile: 161 LSAT / 3.6 GPA
  • 25th Percentile: 158 LSAT / 3.3 GPA
  • 25% Students of Color
  • Average age at entry: 26
  • Approximately 2,500 applicants

Value

Tuition & Fees for 2009-2010

  • Residents: $19,225
  • Non-Residents: $32,619

Average Debt: $67,441

Programs

  • Nation’s first and largest Center for the Study of Law, Science & Technology
  • Indian Legal Program
  • Center for Transnational Public-Private Governance
  • Committee on Law and Philosophy
  • Certificates offered in:
    • Environmental Law
    • Health Care Law
    • Indian Law
    • Intellectual Property Law
    • Law, Science & Technology
  • J.D./M.B.A., J.D./Ph.D., J.D./M.D. with the Mayo Medical School
  • LL.M. (Master of Laws) Programs in:
    • Biotechnology & Genomics
    • Tribal Policy, Law, & Government
  • M.L.S. (Master of Legal Studies) Program

Faculty

  • 66 Full-Time Faculty
     Students in class 06
     
  • One of the best student/faculty ratios in the country
  • More than 70% of upper-division classes have 20 or fewer students 
  • Legal Research & Writing classes taught by six full-time legal writing professors

Experience

  • Clinics
    • Civil Justice Clinic
    • Criminal Practice Clinic
    • Immigration Law & Policy Clinic
    • Indian Legal Clinic
    • Lodestar Mediation Clinic
    • Post-Conviction Clinic 
    • Public Defender Clinic
    • Technology Ventures Legal Clinic
  • Externship Program
    • Over 150 placements per year

Pro Bono

  • 24 student-run Pro Bono Organizations
  • Joyce Holsey Loan Repayment Assistance Program
  • Community-based training
  • 2008 - 2009 Statistics
    • Over 73,000 hours of free legal & law related services to community
    • Two-thirds of graduates participated in pro bono activities
    • 37% of the 2009 graduates earned Pro Bono Distinction

Library

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Ross-Blakley Law Library
  • Stunning, award-winning facility 
  • Wall-to-wall wireless network
  • Three computer labs
  • Seven-person IT department

Jobs

  • Unparalleled access to Phoenix legal market
  • Fall/Spring on-campus interviews
  • Career counseling & workshops
  • Five-person Career Services department
  • 99% placement rate nine months after graduation
  • Average starting salary:
    • Public sector: $54,000
    • Private sector: $100,000

 

The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law is located on the 700-acre main campus of Arizona State University in the growing Phoenix metropolitan area. Phoenix is America’s fifth largest city and Arizona’s state capitol, and enjoys more than 300 days of sunshine per year. In addition, the College of Law is the city’s leading law school. This affords our students and graduates tremendous opportunities for work and study.