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St. John's University School of Law is a law school in Queens, New York City, affiliated with St. John's University. According to the 2008 U.S. News rankings, St. John's is ranked 70th among the top 100 law schools in the nation. St. John's School of Law ranked 4th among New York State law schools in the percentage of first-time test takers who passed the 2005 bar examination. Ninety-one percent of first-time takers from St. John?s passed the July 2006 bar exam. The overall passing rate for first-time takers in New York State was 79%.

Year Founded:1925Type:Private
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Queens, NYWebsite:http://www.law.stjohns.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Robert M. Harrison
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$60 U.S. News (2009):88# Applications:3677Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:1294LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:307J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:4/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:35%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:3/1/2008   Yield Rate:24% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):80Full Time Faculty:4675th GPA:3.68 75th LSAT:161
1L Section Size (PT):65Part Time Faculty:47Median GPA:3.48 Median LSAT:158
2L/3L Courses:157Student to Faculty Ratio:15.725th GPA:3.24 25th LSAT:155
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:Yes1L Students:303 1L Attrition:4.6%Total Law Firms:124
Law School Dorm:YesAll FT Students:724 Transfers In:16NY Law Firms:59
Other Grad Dorm:YesAll PT Students:197 Transfers Out:5DC Law Firms:6
  Total Students:921   CA Law Firms:14
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Full Time Tuition:$32,700% Receiving Grant Aid:41.9% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:NY
Part Time Tuition:$24,525Full Tuition & Stipend:1.5% % Employed (9 mos.):88.1%% Pass (First Time):89%
Living Expenses:$18,110Full Tuition:12.3%   State Average:76%
Total Cost (FT):$50,810Half Tuition:7.4%   Difference:13%
Total Cost (PT):$42,635Other Scholarships:20.8%