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The Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law is an American Bar Association accredited law school and is the only law school in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has been associated with the University of Memphis since the law school's formation in 1962. The school was named in honor of former University president Cecil C. Humphreys. The law school has graduated more than 4,500 students since its inception, and it currently has approximately 460 students and twenty-three full time professors. It is consistently named an "excellent value" in legal education by National Jurist Magazine. The law school also has had the highest bar passage rate in the State of Tennessee over the last 15 years surpassing both Vanderbilt University Law School and the University of Tennessee College of Law. Additionally, for the last two years, it has a top law school job placement rate in the state with over 98% of graduates being employed within nine months of graduation. Many students participate on moot court or mock trial teams or are involved with one of the school's law journals, the University of Memphis Law Review and the Tennessee Journal of Practice and Procedure. Last year's Moot Court team placed second in the nation, behind only Duke. A member of the Memphis team was named "Best Oral Advocate." Also, the school's Moot Court/Mock Trial program has sent seven teams in ten years to the national competitions.

Year Founded:1962Type:Public
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Memphis, TNWebsite:http://www.law.memphis.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Sue Ann McClellan
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$25 U.S. News (2009):400# Applications:1113Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:290LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:144J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:3/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:26%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:3/1/2008   Yield Rate:50% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):75Full Time Faculty:1875th GPA:3.7 75th LSAT:158
1L Section Size (PT):Part Time Faculty:18Median GPA:3.36 Median LSAT:155
2L/3L Courses:71Student to Faculty Ratio:16.525th GPA:3.06 25th LSAT:153
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:Yes1L Students:143 1L Attrition:4.9%Total Law Firms:25
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:379 Transfers In:3NY Law Firms:0
Other Grad Dorm:YesAll PT Students:29 Transfers Out:1DC Law Firms:0
  Total Students:408   CA Law Firms:0
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Resident Tuition (FT):$10,596% Receiving Grant Aid:29.5% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:TN
Resident Tuition (PT):$9,974Full Tuition & Stipend:0.3% % Employed (9 mos.):95.1%% Pass (First Time):91%
Non-Resident Tuition (FT):$28,946Full Tuition:3.5%   State Average:81%
Non-Resident Tuition (PT):$26,684Half Tuition:7.8%   Difference:10%
Living Expenses:$12,772Other Scholarships:18.0%     
Total Cost (FT):$41,718