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Basic Information

Class of 2014 Profile

Tuition, Fees, and Expenses

Grants and Scholarships

Employment Statistics

JSL Student Body Profile

Faculty and Administration Profile

Curriculum Information

Basic Information
Type of School: Private Term: Semester Application Deadline: 06/15 Financial Aid Deadline: 07/1 Student to Faculty Ratio: 14.56 to 1 Can first year law students start in the Spring or Summer? No

Fall 2011 Admissions
Applications	694	LSAT Median	149
Enrollment	124	75th%	152
Women	38%	25th%	146
Minorities	17%	GPA Median	3.04
Out of State	36%	75th%	3.36
		25th%	2.66

Tuition - Academic Year (Fall and Spring Semesters)
	Resident	Non-Resident
Full-Time (2011-2012)	$32,000.00	$32,000.00
Full-Time (2012-2013)	$33,000.00	$33,000.00

Fees
Application Fee	....	$50.00
Audit Fee (per hour)	....	$330.00
Drop / Add Fee	....	$100.00
Graduation Fee	....	$150.00
Late Registration Fee	....	$100.00
Transcript Fee	....	$15.00
Student Activities Fee (one-time fee, first semester only)	....	$350.00
Emergency Notification Fee (per semester)	....	$10.00

Living Expenses
Singles/off campus (2011-2012)	....	$22,400.00
Singles/off campus (2012-2013)	....	$22,500.00

Grants and Scholarships (2010-2011)
The School of Law provides a comprehensive scholarship program. Merit scholarships are available based on an applicant's cumulative undergraduate GPA and average LSAT score. Each admitted applicant is under scholarship consideration. Scholarships are limited in number so applicants should apply early in the admissions year. For more information, please contact the Admissions Office at (800) 879-9816 ext. 7210.
	Number (full-time students)
Total number of law students receiving grants and scholarships from internal sources	110
Less than 1/2 tuition	43
Half tuition or more, but less than full tuition	51
Full tuition	16
More than full tuition	0
75th Percentile Grant Amount of aid per recipient	$23,625.00
50th Percential Grant Amount of aid per recipient	$15,500.00
25th Percential Grant Amount of aid per recipient	$10,395.00

Financial Aid
Federal Student Stafford Loans are available to law students. Students can borrow a maximum of $20,500.00 in Federal Stafford loans per academic year. Graduate PLUS loans are also available which can provide financing up to the cost of attendance. For more information on student loans, please contact the Financial Aid Office at (800) 879-9816 ext. 7197.

Bar Passage Rates
Alabama State Bar Exam	Summer 2010	Winter 2011	Summer 2011
# from school taking bar for the first time	52	18	56
School's certified rate for all first-time takers	90.4%	94.4%	89.3%
State's certified rate for all first-time takers	84.6%	71.7%	78.7%

Physical Facilities

The School of Law is housed in a beautiful neo-federal-style building on the campus of Faulkner University. In 2011, the School of Law completed the construction of the Allen Law Center, adding over 17,000 square feet of classroom, clinic, courtroom and student space. The facility provides accommodations for the George H. Jones, Jr. Law Library, the Institute for Dispute Resolution, and state-of-the-art research and lecture facilities. All classrooms are designed for laptop computer usage and wireless Internet is available. The facility also includes the Judge Walter B. Jones Moot Court Room. Student amenities include a student lounge, a coffee shop, and conference rooms for student organizational meetings.

Refund Policy
Withdrawal		Refund Percentage
Within 1st week	....	100% less $110.00
Within 2nd week	....	100% less $110.00
Within 3rd week	....	50%
Within 4th week	....	50%
After 4th week	....	0%
Due to the short length of the semester, tuition refunds for the Summer are as follows:
Within 1st week	....	100% less $110.00
Within 2nd week	....	50%
After 2nd week	....	0%
Students receiving Financial Aid should contact the Financial Aid Office concerning the "Satisfactory Progress for Financial Aid Policy." Financial Aid awards may be reduced or denied as a result of this policy.

Employment 2010
	Total	Percentage
Employment status known	84	98.82
Employment status unknown	1	1.18
The percentages and information included in the following four rows regarding employment are calculated based on the 84 graduates reported as "known" in the NALP survey in February 2011.
Employed	72	85.71
Pursuing graduate degrees	0	0
Unemployed seeking employment	6	7.14
Unemployed not seeking employment	6	7.14
Type of Employment - The percentages in this table are calculated based upon the number of 72 JSL graduates reported as "employed" on the NALP survey in February 2011.
# employed in law firms	42	58.33
# employed in business and industry	6	8.33
# employed in government	21	29.2
# employed in public interest	1	1.4
# employed as judicial clerks	2	2.8
# employed in academia	0	0
Geographic Location - The percentages in this table are calculated based upon the number of 72 JSL graduates reported as "employed" on the NALP survey in February 2011.
# employed in state	51	70.8
# employed out-of-state	21	29.2
# employed in foreign countries	0	0
# of states where employed	13	n/a

J.D. Enrollment & Ethnicity 2011-2012 (The part-time program is being phased out. Only one part-time student remains in the law school program.)
	Men		Women		1 st Yr		Full-Time
	#	% of male students	#	% of female students	#	% of 1st year class	#	% of full time students
African American	13	6.5	13	9.7	12	9.7	26	7.8
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1.0	2	1.5	4	3.2	4	1.2
Asian	2	1.0	2	1.2	3	2.4	4	1.2
Hispanic American	3	1.5	2	1.5	2	1.6	5	1.5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	2	1.5	0	0	2	.6
Total Minority	20	10.0	21	15.7	21	16.9	41	12.3
Nonresident Alien	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caucasian	175	87.5	109	81.3	96	77.4	284	85.0
Unknown	5	2.5	4	3.0	7	5.6	9	2.7
Total	200	100	134	100	124	100	334	100

Faculty & Administrators (Spring 2011 and Fall 2011)
	Total		Men		Women		Minorities
	Fall	Spr	Fall	Spr	Fall	Spr	Fall	Spr
Full-Time	19	18	16	15	3	3	2	3
Deans, Librarians, Adjunct Faculty & others who teach	20	18	12	9	8	9	0	1

JD Attrition (from prior year)
	Academic	Other	Total
	#	#	#	%
1st year	18	31	49	32.7
2nd year	1	2	3	3.4
3rd year	0	0	0	0
4th year	0	0	0	0

Curriculum 2010-2011

Typical first-year section size	75
Is there typically a "small section"of the first year class, other than Legal Writing taught by full-time faculty?	No
If yes, typical size offered last year	NA
# of classroom course titles beyond 1st year curriculum	51
Number of upper division course sections, excluding seminars, with an enrollment:
Under 25	41
25-49	15
50-74	9
75-99	0
100+	0
# of seminars	8

# of seminar positions available	96
# of seminar positions filled in seminar	71 full-time 5 part-time
# of positions available in simulation courses	226
# of simulation positions filled	187 full-time 11 part-time
# of positions available in faculty supervised clinical courses	80
# of faculty supervised clinical positions filled	75 full-time 1 part-time
# involved in field placements	73 full-time 2 part-time
# involved in law journals	42 full-time 3 part-time
# in interschool skills competitions	49
# enrolled independent study	2 part-time
# of credit hours required to graduate	90