FALL 2011-12 ENTeRING CLASS PROfILe
Te X A S W e S L e Y A N S C H O O L O f L A w
Statistical Profile Total Applications = 1915 • Total Admits = 764 • Total Number of Schools Represented in Entering Class = 75 colleges and universities Class Size: 25TH % LSAT/GPA: Median LSAT/GPA: 75TH % LSAT/GPA:
All 236 151/2.94 153/3.22 155/3.48
Full Time 163 151/2.95 153/3.21 156/3.51
Part Time 73 150/2.88 152/3.23 154/3.44
Average Age: % Ethnic Diversity: % Women:
27 25.85% 40.25%
25 23.93% 41.10%
30 30.14% 38.36%
Tuition and Fees Cost of Attendance (COA) is based on the 9-month academic year.
Tuition Full Time Tuition: Part Time Tuition:
$28,000 $19,600
COA includes tuition plus: Room and Board
Full Time $10,845
Part Time $10,845
Fees (annually): Tuition per Unit
$790 $920
Book Allowance Transportation Personal/Miscellaneous Loan Fees
$1,800 $1,035 $2,250 $300 $45,020
$1,440 $1,035 $2,250 $300 $36,260
Total Cost of Attendance
Scholarships There is no separate application for scholarships; all applicants are considered at the time they are admitted to our program. Admitted student scholarships are awarded on a 3- or 4-year basis and may be maintained by achieving the ranking criteria associated with the specific scholarship awarded. yy President’s Scholarships – full tuition award yy Faculty Scholarships – partial tuition award in varying amounts yy Diversity Scholarships – partial tuition award Continuing student scholarships are awarded to students who did not originally receive scholarship at the time of an admit decision but who have distinguished themselves at the end of their first academic year. There is also the opportunity to receive an increased award after the first academic year for students with entering scholarship and who have distinguished themselves academically. Average Scholarship Award: Number of scholarships awarded to the fall 2011 entering class:
$12,435.71
Average Scholarship Award 2010: Number of scholarships awarded to the fall 2010 entering class*: Number of students retaining scholarship*: Number receiving new continuing scholarship*:
$11,439.06
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149 47 18
* Numbers based on the fall 2010 entering class and were ranked at the conclusion of the spring 2011 academic semester.
Placement Statistics Class of 2010 graduates: 237 graduates (83% of class responded to employment survey) # Responding 196 154 2 31 9
Employment Status Known Employed: Pursuing Degree: Unemployed Seeking: Unemployed Not Seeking:
% of Responding n/a 79% 1% 16% 5%
Employment Status Unknown for Class of 2010: 41 (17% of graduating class)
Of those Employed: yy Full Time – 118 or 77% of the 154 who replied to survey indicated that they were employed and checked the FT box on the questionnaire. yy Part Time – 7 or 5% of the 154 who replied to the survey indicated that they were employed and checked the PT box on the questionnaire.
Type of Employment (of the 154 who provided type of employer on employment survey): Law Firm: Solo practice firms Practices with 2-10 attorneys Practices with 11-25 attorneys Practices with 26-50 attorneys Unknown size Government: Business: Public Interest: Judicial Clerkships: Academic: Unknown:
81 or 53% 15 49 8 4 5 22 or 14% 40 or 26% 4 or 3% 2 or 1% 3 or 2% 2 or 1%
Employment Location: In-State: Out-of-State
125 15
Salary: yy Of the 154 who reported that they were employed, only 48 reported a salary (only 31%). yy Median salary: $58,500 based on the 48 graduates providing this data. yy Average salary: $57,455 based on the 48 graduates providing this data. Contact the Office of Admissions Phone: Fax: Email:
817-212-4040 or 800-733-9529, ext. 4040 817-212-4141 lawadmissions@law.txwes.edu
Website: Mail:
www.law.txwes.edu Texas Wesleyan School of Law Office of Admissions 1515 Commerce St., Fort Worth, TX 76102-6509