DEPAUL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW 2023–2024 FAST FACTS
FALL 2023 TOTAL ENROLLMENT
TUITION & FINANCIAL AID
JD Students University Enrollment
Full-time Program Part-time Program
531 21,348
FALL 2023 ENTERING JURIS DOCTOR CLASS Total Applicants Full-time Enrollment Part-time Enrollment
1,771 141 24
Median LSAT 157 LSAT 25th and 75th Percentiles 153–159 Median Undergraduate GPA 3.59 GPA 25th and 75th Percentiles 3.27–3.79 Full-time Age Range Full-time Average Age Part-time Age Range Part-time Average Age
21–38 24 22–39 28
Minority Students Female Students Out-of-state Enrollment
25% 69% 40%
LEGAL CLINICS $51,649 $33,558
Dean’s achievement scholarships are awarded at the time of acceptance and no separate application is required. Students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be considered for need-based aid.
Asylum & Immigration Law Business Law Civil Litigation & Health Law Criminal Appeals Croak Community Legal Clinic Family Law Technology/Intellectual Property
FACULTY Full-time Faculty Adjunct Faculty
36 101
INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS 1L Applied Legal Skills (ALS) Preparing to Practice (P2P)
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
Health Law
Specialized First-Year Legal Writing Sections in: - Business Law - Family Law - Health Law - Intellectual Property Law - Litigation - Public Interest Law
Information Technology, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Law
Academic Success and Bar Passage Programs
Business Law Criminal Law Family Law Health Care Compliance
Intellectual Property Law International & Comparative Law Patent Law Public Interest Law Tax Law
(over) Updated October 2023
EMPLOYMENT & CAREER SERVICES INFORMATION Numerous firms and public and private employers regularly recruit on campus. For the class of 2022, 91.8% of DePaul law graduates seeking employment reported being employed 10 months after graduation.*
JOINT DEGREE PROGRAMS
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
JD/LLM in Health Law
American Constitution Society
JD/LLM in Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology
Appellate Moot Court Society
JD/LLM in International Law
Asian Pacific American Law Students Association
Art & Cultural Heritage Law Society
JD/MBA
Black Law Student Association
JD/MS in Computer Science
Business Law Society
JD/Master in International & European Business Law
Child & Family Law Association
JD/MA in International Studies
DePaul Federal Bar Association
JD/MS in International Public Service
Entertainment & Sports Law Society
Decalogue Society
Federalist Society
JD/MNM (Nonprofit Management)
Reported Employment Type (Class of 2022)
JD/MPA (Public Administration)
First Generation Law Student Organization
JD/MPP (Public Policy)
Intellectual Property Law Society
JD/MS in Public Service Management
International Law Society
BA/JD (3+3 program with the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and the College of Communication)
Latino Law Student Association
Law Firms (53%) Business & Industry (14.8%) Government (14.3%) Public Interest (11.3%)** Judicial Clerkships (4.8%) Education (1.8%) * The information provided is taken directly from the annual American Bar Association (ABA) employment questionnaire, which includes all non-deferred employment, whether it is in the legal industry or in non-legal sectors, and also includes full-time, part-time, long-term and short-term employment. Additional insight on employment data reports can be found at law.depaul.edu. ** Public Interest as a category does not include government employment.
LAW LIBRARY Total Volumes (including microfiche)
– Preparing to Practice (P2P): an innovative, required first-year professional development and identity formation course – One-on-one job search strategy sessions with experienced advisors – M yriad networking opportunities to connect with alumni and employers – Public and private sector job postings – On-campus interview program and regional job fairs –M ock interview opportunities – Judicial clerkship advising and application support - Various practice area specific information sessions
423,673
Librarians Support Staff
Middle Eastern North African Law Student Association OUTlaws Part-Time Law Student Organization
6 3
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity Public Interest Law Association Society for Asylum & Immigration Law
Seating Capacity 490 Group Study & Media Viewing Rooms 18
Student Bar Association
JOURNALS
ELECTRONIC & ONLINE RESOURCES
DePaul Law Review
Westlaw, LexisNexis, I-Share, CALI, Bloomberg Law, FDsys, HeinOnline, E-books (including study aids), among others
Journal for Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law Journal of Health Care Law Journal for Social Justice
Office of Law Admissions 25 East Jackson Boulevard Chicago, Illinois 60604-2287 (312) 362-6831 lawinfo@depaul.edu
Updated October 2023
Law Students Supporting Neurodiversity
Muslim Law Student Association
Business and Commercial Law Journal
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Justinian Society
Women’s Bar Association
Computer Labs in Law Library (5th floor) and Lewis Center (13th floor) Printers on the 2nd and 5th floors; cost: eight cents per side; students receive $36/semester printing credit
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