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The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and traces its origins to the founding of Cleveland Law School in 1897 as the first evening law school in the state of Ohio and one of the first in the U.S. to admit women and minorities. In 1946, Cleveland Law School merged with the John Marshall School of Law, founded in 1916, to become Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Cleveland-Marshall affiliated with Cleveland State University in 1969. The law school is known citywide for educating a multitude of highly esteemed and preeminent judges, and notable political figures. Due to its long tradition of providing evening education, the college has also produced successful business leaders, particularly in the real estate industry, who are non-practicing attorneys.

Year Founded:1897Type:Public
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Cleveland, OHWebsite:http://www.law.csuohio.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:N/A
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$40 U.S. News (2009):300# Applications:1688Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:599LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:227J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:5/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:35%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:5/1/2008   Yield Rate:38% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):59Full Time Faculty:3875th GPA:3.62 75th LSAT:157
1L Section Size (PT):48Part Time Faculty:27Median GPA:3.29 Median LSAT:154
2L/3L Courses:92Student to Faculty Ratio:13.625th GPA:2.95 25th LSAT:152
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:Yes1L Students:221 1L Attrition:18.7%Total Law Firms:37
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:486 Transfers In:4NY Law Firms:1
Other Grad Dorm:YesAll PT Students:216 Transfers Out:9DC Law Firms:3
  Total Students:702   CA Law Firms:0
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Resident Tuition (FT):$14,982% Receiving Grant Aid:29.4% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:OH
Resident Tuition (PT):$11,525Full Tuition & Stipend:0.7% % Employed (9 mos.):91.1%% Pass (First Time):72%
Non-Resident Tuition (FT):$20,525Full Tuition:5.5%   State Average:81%
Non-Resident Tuition (PT):$15,789Half Tuition:6.1%   Difference:-9%
Living Expenses:$16,262Other Scholarships:17.1%     
Total Cost (FT):$36,787