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The Marshall-Wythe School of Law, more commonly known as William & Mary Law School (W&M Law), located in Williamsburg, Virginia, is a law school in the United States. It is a part of the College of William & Mary, the second-oldest college in the United States after Harvard University. William & Mary Law School maintains an enrollment of roughly 600 juris doctor degree seeking students. As a public university, William and Mary charges relatively low tuition. W&M Law has generally been listed in the top 30 in the nation in the U.S. News & World Report rankings of American Law Schools; it was ranked #31 in the 2008 ranking (in a three-way tie with the law schools of Ohio State University and University of Wisconsin-Madison). W&M Law School is the 10th-highest-ranked public university law program on the U.S. News & World Report survey. The Law School's Dean is W. Taylor Reveley III, former managing partner of Hunton & Williams.

Year Founded:1779Type:Private
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Williamsburg, VAWebsite:http://www.wm.edu/law
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Faye F. Shealy
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$50 U.S. News (2009):30# Applications:4209Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):29# Admitted:1014LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:204J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:3/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:24%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:2/15/2008   Yield Rate:20% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):70Full Time Faculty:3575th GPA:3.84 75th LSAT:166
1L Section Size (PT):Part Time Faculty:37Median GPA:3.64 Median LSAT:165
2L/3L Courses:113Student to Faculty Ratio:15.625th GPA:3.33 25th LSAT:162
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:No1L Students:215 1L Attrition:1.5%Total Law Firms:190
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:607 Transfers In:13NY Law Firms:20
Other Grad Dorm:NoAll PT Students: Transfers Out:7DC Law Firms:31
  Total Students:607   CA Law Firms:19
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Full Time Tuition:$26,800% Receiving Grant Aid:27.8% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:VA
Part Time Tuition:Full Tuition & Stipend:0.0% % Employed (9 mos.):90.1%% Pass (First Time):88%
Living Expenses:$13,600Full Tuition:0.0%   State Average:76%
Total Cost (FT):$40,400Half Tuition:2.8%   Difference:12%
Total Cost (PT):Other Scholarships:25.0%