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| Printable format | Thomas M. Cooley Law School | University of Memphis | University of Tennessee | Vanderbilt University | ||||||||
| Data | Rank | Data | Rank | Data | Rank | Data | Rank | |||||
| Total J.D. Enrollment | 3664 | 1 | 417 | 4 | 469 | 3 | 601 | 2 | ||||
| Total Minority Enrollment | 754 | 1 | 72 | 4 | 75 | 3 | 99 | 2 | ||||
| Percentage of Minority Students | 20.6 | 1 | 17.3 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 16.5 | 3 | ||||
| Median Percentile Undergraduate Grade Point Average | 3 | 4 | 3.37 | 3 | 3.59 | 2 | 3.74 | 1 | ||||
| Median Percentile LSAT Scores | 146 | 4 | 156 | 3 | 160 | 2 | 167 | 1 | ||||
| Total Applications | 4978 | 1 | 941 | 4 | 1408 | 3 | 3985 | 2 | ||||
| Number of Full-Time Faculty | 91 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 38 | 2 | ||||
| Number of Part-Time Faculty | 140 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 37 | 2 | 37 | 3 | ||||
| Total Teaching Faculty | 252 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 84 | 2 | 81 | 3 | ||||
| Total Minority Faculty | 25 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | ||||
| Student-Faculty Ratio | 24.3 | 4 | 17.7 | 3 | 13.4 | 2 | 12.9 | 1 | ||||
| Typical First-Year Section Size | 57 | 2 | 75 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 95 | 4 | ||||
| Number of Course Titles Beyond the First Year | 247 | 1 | 69 | 4 | 126 | 3 | 133 | 2 | ||||
| Full-Time Resident Tuition | 25436 | 3 | 11412 | 1 | 11502 | 2 | 39838 | 4 | ||||
| Full-Time Nonresident Tuition | 25436 | 1 | 30598 | 3 | 27762 | 2 | 39838 | 4 | ||||
| Percentage of Students Receiving Grants/Scholarships | 55 | 2 | 32.4 | 4 | 47.7 | 3 | 65.5 | 1 | ||||
| Median Amount of Grants/Scholarships | 7872 | 2 | 3850 | 4 | 5000 | 3 | 15000 | 1 | ||||
| Total Volumes in Library | 577975 | 3 | 275198 | 4 | 586086 | 2 | 607105 | 1 | ||||
| Total Titles in Library | 183840 | 2 | 49758 | 4 | 144300 | 3 | 188136 | 1 | ||||
| Total Serial Subscriptions | 6723 | 3 | 2328 | 4 | 6733 | 2 | 6956 | 1 | ||||
| Number of Library Professional Staff | 41 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 3 | ||||
| Library Hours per Week with Professional Staff | 88 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 71 | 2 | 60 | 3 | ||||
| Total Library Hours per Week | 124 | 1 | 105 | 4 | 112 | 2 | 111 | 3 | ||||
| Library Seating Capacity | 946 | 1 | 291 | 3 | 437 | 2 | 252 | 4 | ||||
| Number of Student Computer Workstations | 180 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 103 | 2 | 54 | 3 | ||||
| Library Total Square Footage | 67940 | 1 | 29465 | 4 | 56307 | 2 | 42520 | 3 | ||||
| Non-Library Total Square Footage | 360294 | 1 | 56482 | 3 | 48080 | 4 | 108300 | 2 | ||||
| Total Law School Square Footage | 428234 | 1 | 85947 | 4 | 104387 | 3 | 150820 | 2 | ||||
| Percentage of Graduates Employed | 82.2 | 4 | 91.3 | 3 | 94 | 2 | 97.5 | 1 | ||||
| Number of States in which Graduates are Employed | 37 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 29 | 2 | ||||
| First-Time Bar Passage Percentage | 80 | 4 | 91 | 3 | 92 | 2 | 98 | 1 | ||||
| Program Achievement Rating Rank | 82 | 4 | 87 | 2 | 85 | 3 | 88 | 1 | ||||
| Average Ranking | Average | 1.88 | Average | 3.47 | Average | 2.5 | Average | 2.16 | ||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | 1 | Overall | 4 | Overall | 3 | Overall | 2 | ||||
| * | For an overall view click here: http://www.cooley.edu/rankings/overall2008.htm |
| * | There are three schools at this time that are not included in the search program. Charleston School of Law, Liberty University School of Law, and Phoenix University School of Law do not have enough comparable data available for our ranking results. University of Marquette and Wisconsin University do not have Bar Exam and PAR results. These schools are not compared through our online program at this time. |
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