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Stanford Law School is a graduate school at Stanford University located near Palo Alto, California, United States, in Silicon Valley. The Law School was established in 1893 when former President Benjamin Harrison joined the faculty as the first professor of law. It employs about 50 faculty and hosts over 500 students who are working towards their Juris Doctor. Stanford Law School is one of the most prestigious and elite law schools in the United States, typically ranking in the top three in the US News & World Report annual rankings of law schools and currently ranked second. The late Chief Justice of the United States William Rehnquist and former Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor are both Stanford alumni, as is Chief Justice of California Ronald M. George.

Year Founded:1893Type:Private
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Stanford, CAWebsite:http://www.law.stanford.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Faye Deal
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$70 U.S. News (2009):2# Applications:4567Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):10# Admitted:398LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:171J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:2/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:9%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:3/15/2008   Yield Rate:43% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):60Full Time Faculty:5275th GPA:3.96 75th LSAT:172
1L Section Size (PT):Part Time Faculty:26Median GPA:3.87 Median LSAT:170
2L/3L Courses:148Student to Faculty Ratio:8.625th GPA:3.77 25th LSAT:167
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:Yes1L Students:171 1L Attrition:0%Total Law Firms:487
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:534 Transfers In:12NY Law Firms:76
Other Grad Dorm:YesAll PT Students: Transfers Out:0DC Law Firms:56
  Total Students:534   CA Law Firms:167
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Full Time Tuition:$37,836% Receiving Grant Aid:38.7% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:CA
Part Time Tuition:Full Tuition & Stipend:0.2% % Employed (9 mos.):98.1%% Pass (First Time):88%
Living Expenses:$23,122Full Tuition:0.8%   State Average:64%
Total Cost (FT):$60,958Half Tuition:13.3%   Difference:24%
Total Cost (PT):Other Scholarships:24.5%