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Thomas
M. Cooley Law School |
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Main
Campus: Lansing, Mich. |
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| Established: |
1972 |
| Type: |
Private
University |
| Dean: |
Don
LeDuc |
| Endowment: |
$13.3
million |
| Faculty: |
97
full-time faculty, 186 adjunct faculty |
| Students: |
535
full-time; 3,129 part-time |
| Type
of School: |
Four
or more years |
| Religious
affiliation: |
None |
| Location: |
Lansing,
Michigan, U.S.A. (also in Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor
and Auburn Hills) |
| Campus
Type: |
Mid-size
city |
| Website: |
www.cooley.edu |
| Acceptance
rate: |
66% |
| Student-Faculty
ratio: |
23.6
to 1 |
| Demographics: |
52%
male, 48% female |
| Student
profile: |
866
are members of minority groups; 151 are from foreign
countries |
| Racial
diversity: |
68%
Caucasian, 10% African American, 5% Hispanic American,
5% Asian American, 6% unknown, 6% foreign students,
0% American Indian |
| Students
by age: |
49%
25-29, 26% 22-24, 12% 30-34, 6% 35-39, 5% 40-49, 2%
50-64, 0% 65+, 0% 20-21 |
| Student
organizations: |
The
school hosts a wide variety of student clubs and organizations
for the overall development of the students. Some
of these are the Black Law Students Association (BLSA),
Cooley Muslim Law Society (CMLS), and Environmental
Law Society (ELS). |
| Degrees
offered: |
Juris
Doctor, JD/LL.M., JD/MPA; JD/MBA, LL.M. - Corporate
Law and Finance, LL.M. - Insurance Law, LL.M. - Intellectual
Property, LL.M. - Self-Directed, LL.M. - Tax, LL.M.
– U.S. Legal Studies for Foreign Attorneys |
| Greek
Life: |
N/A |
| Academic
calendar: |
Year-round
academic program with 3 semesters per year: January
(Hilary), May (Trinity), and September (Michaelmas).
Students may begin their studies in September, January,
or May. |
| Housing: |
On-campus
housing is not available |
| Libraries: |
600,000+
volumes - Brennan Law Library is among the largest
in the nation. It has 52 full-time staff + 27 professional
librarians. Reference Desk staffed 86 hours per week
by professional librarians. Research volumes from
all 50 states, plus Federal and International materials. |
| Student
services: |
Remedial
Services, Academic/career counseling servic, Employment
services for students, Placement services for completers |
| History: |
The
law school is named in honor of Thomas M. Cooley,
a prominent nineteenth-century jurist, Justice and
later Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court,
former Dean of the University of Michigan Law School,
and visiting faculty at the Johns Hopkins University.
Thomas M. Cooley Law School was established by a group
of lawyers and judges, led by the former Chief Justice
of the Michigan Supreme Court, Thomas E. Brennan,
in 1972. |
| Tuition
per year: |
In-state
and out-of-state, full-time: $40,645; $31,026 part-time
Estimated expenses: $13,800 (books, room & board,
personal, transportation, and loan fees for two
semesters). |
| Financial
Aid: |
Honors
Scholarships range from 25 to 100% of tuition, based
on Admission Index and LSAT score. Once enrolled,
students can earn or increase their scholarships based
on class rank.
52.5% of students receive scholarships.
Michigan residents may be eligible for a 10% scholarship
enhancement.
Financial Aid available! |
| Admissions: |
Admissions
eligibility is based on an applicant's LSAT and
Undergraduate Grade Point Average (UGPA).
UGPA
(as evaluated by Law School Data Assembly Service)
x 15 + LSAT (LSAT scores accepted up to 5 years.)
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Info
is current as of Spring 2010 -- Sources: Wikipedia.com
and MichiganCollegeGuide.com
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